Is Atheism Growing in the Arab World?

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Uploaded 26-02-26

Is atheism rising in the Arab world? Drawing on Arab Barometer surveys, satellite data from Ramadan, and recent scholarship, this video explores what the numbers really show and how language, stigma, and politics shape nonreligious identity in Arab-majority countries.

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