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In 2012, ''The Economist'' indicated:
 
In 2012, ''The Economist'' indicated:
 
{{cquote|In a handful of majority-Muslim countries atheists can live safely, if quietly; [[Turkey]] is one example, [[Lebanon]] another. None makes atheism a specific crime. But none gives atheists legal protection or recognition. [[Indonesia]], for example, demands that people declare themselves as one of six religions; atheism and agnosticism do not count. Egypt’s draft constitution makes room for only three faiths: Christianity, Judaism and Islam.<ref>[http://www.economist.com/news/international/21567059-ex-muslim-atheists-are-becoming-more-outspoken-tolerance-still-rare-no-god-not Ex-Muslim atheists are becoming more outspoken, but tolerance is still rare],'' The Economist'', 2012</ref>}}
 
{{cquote|In a handful of majority-Muslim countries atheists can live safely, if quietly; [[Turkey]] is one example, [[Lebanon]] another. None makes atheism a specific crime. But none gives atheists legal protection or recognition. [[Indonesia]], for example, demands that people declare themselves as one of six religions; atheism and agnosticism do not count. Egypt’s draft constitution makes room for only three faiths: Christianity, Judaism and Islam.<ref>[http://www.economist.com/news/international/21567059-ex-muslim-atheists-are-becoming-more-outspoken-tolerance-still-rare-no-god-not Ex-Muslim atheists are becoming more outspoken, but tolerance is still rare],'' The Economist'', 2012</ref>}}
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Turkey and Lebanon have had significant Christian influence in their cultural past.
    
== Islamic violence against atheists: Recent high profile incidents ==
 
== Islamic violence against atheists: Recent high profile incidents ==
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