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Bangladeshi Blogger Seeks Refugee Status in Canada

There is a long history of discrimination against the irreligious. Perhaps it’s because they’re underrepresented in the media—often portrayed as confused ex-believers or even sinister agents trying to take away people’s faith—or perhaps it’s because the taboo against criticism of religion is still so prevalent, especially in deeply religious communities. In the West, they’re often treated as outsiders—apostates who’ve abandoned ...

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