Abdullah Sameer

أَلَا يَعْلَمُ مَنْ خَلَقَ وَهُوَ اللَّطِيفُ الْخَبِيرُ Does He who created not know, while He is the Subtle, the Acquainted? (67:14)

How India’s Most Famous Painter Had to Leave India

Hello from your friendly neighborhood ex-Muslim Abdullah Sameer. In today’s blog post we are going to discuss how a famous painter, known as the “Picasso of India”, MF Hussain, angered a nation and had to leave his native country. His story is the best example of the intersection of religion, politics, and human rights and exemplifies how we need to stand for the right to be blasphemous. How is it that something Husain did in the 70s suddenly became a problem in the 90s? Because of “religious sentiment”. Let’s hear what happened. (more…)

My Thoughts on David Wood Eating the Quran

What did I think of David Wood eating the Quran? So Let us rewind to a few weeks ago. I was on a live stream with David Wood and something unexpected happened. He ripped a page of his Quran and ate it. I was there thinking OMG what is he doing. Those of you who saw the now viral clip know that I wasn’t comfortable. I’m going to tell you what was going on in my head.

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