Many of Iraq’s atheists have been forced underground as religious hard-liners battle for control of the young democracy.
Many of Iraq's atheists have been forced to hide their beliefs as religious hard-liners battle for control of the young democracy.Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.Fadi does not believe in God, and he is terrified.
“I am afraid of being discovered — then I would be killed,” he says in a voice that rarely rises above a whisper. “This may also harm my family, although none of them know that I don’t believe.” Like all of the 20 atheists NBC News spoke to, Fadi asked to be identified by a pseudonym to avoid being targeted by militias or police.
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