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The 2013 Freedom of Thought report published the International [[Secular humanism|Humanist]] and Ethical Union indicates: "...the [[United States|U.S.]] has long been home to a social and political atmosphere in which [[Atheism|atheists]] and the non-religious are made to feel like lesser Americans or non-Americans."<ref>[http://freethoughtreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/FOTReport2013.pdf 2013 Freedom of Thought] by International Humanist and Ethical Union</ref> See also: [[American atheism]]
The 2013 Freedom of Thought report published the International [[Secular humanism|Humanist]] and Ethical Union indicates: "...the [[United States|U.S.]] has long been home to a social and political atmosphere in which [[Atheism|atheists]] and the non-religious are made to feel like lesser Americans or non-Americans."<ref>[http://freethoughtreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/FOTReport2013.pdf 2013 Freedom of Thought] by International Humanist and Ethical Union</ref> See also: [[American atheism]]
== Stigma of atheism in Islamic countries ==
== Islamic countries, atheism and the death penalty ==
''See also:'' [[Persecution of atheists]]
In several Islamic countries or where Islam has significant influence, atheism is punishable by the [[capital punishment|death penalty]] (see: [[Atheism vs. Islam]]).
In 2016, Siobhan Fenton wrote in the ''Independent'':
{{Cquote|In thirteen countries, you can be sentenced to death for not having a [[faith]]:
[[Image:Mecca.jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[Mecca]] is a city in the Hejaz in [[Saudi Arabia]], the capital of its Makkah Region.]]
1. Afghanistan
2. Iran
3. Malaysia
4. Maldives
5. Mauritania
6. Nigeria
7. Pakistan
8. Qatar
9. Saudi Arabia
10. Somalia
11. Sudan
12. United Arab Emirates
13. Yemen<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/the-13-countries-where-being-an-atheist-is-punishable-by-death-a6960561.html The 13 countries where being an atheist is punishable by death] by Siobhan Fenton, ''Indepednent''</ref>}}
== See also ==
== See also ==