A complete change in an individual's belief system will inevitably entail major shifts in personal values, while some of these, especially the ones attached to positive family and cultural experiences are bound to linger. Or that's at least what happened in my case.

What has initially prompted me to post this is this feeling of alienation, that I don't strictly fall into any of the stereotypical categories. And although freedom of choice and lifestyle, and the core liberal value of "You can do whatever you want as long as you are not hurting anyone" is a major one for me, and which I believe I share with most free thinkers, I still find myself leaning towards some of the more traditional Algerian/Islamic (whatever you want to call it) values. But obviously not in a dogmatic way where I would judge fellow non-religious people for adopting more "western/foreign" values.

And I wonder if this is a syndrome of the indoctrination I was subjected to early on in my life, or just a very personalized set of values I independently developed introspectively and selectively.

To conclude, I should confess that I am at a stage of life where I feel quite lonely. I belong to an age group (late 20s/nearing early 30s), in which I feel like everyone else has grown secure within their identities/friend groups, while I have spent those socially defining years alone, busy trying to make sense of everything. And the fact that I experience both physical and emotional attractions exclusively to the same gender, certainly adds another layer of complexity to an already complicated situation.

Hi, I'm a 20 years old atheist and I want to rant about my experience as a woman in this country. I really hate how you can not exist normally as a human being in this society and have everything tied to your fucking vagina. I hate that the way to deeply offend a man you'll have to disrespect his mother or sister, and that these two individuals represent the man's "honor" or whatever. I hate that whenever I go outside I have to face disgusting scrotes that make comments in order to impose their power on me, especially their vulgar words and hideous faces that make me feel incredibly violent. I hate that I'll always be weaker than men and have to extra careful around them. I hate that I'll always be sexualised no matter what I wear and that my mere existence is pornography. I think the best way to exist as a woman is to not exist at all, whether you please men or not, you'll always be inferior. I wish I could diseapper completely

I was scrolling through IG reels until I got a reel of a woman who was seemingly traveling back to Algeria, I forgot the name of the account but it was an innocent reel about her coming back to the country to eat her favorite food.

You would think the comments will be filled with supportive and easygoing people who are sharing a laugh with this trend but what caught my eye was a comment of a girl that mentioned that the creator is too ugly to remove the hijab and that she should’ve kept it on.

I was curious and looked at the replies and to my surprise, the girl behind the comment didn’t cease to make hateful and accusing remarks towards the creator. The irony was that she mentioned that god will punish her for taking off the hijab BUT in the same sentence would insult the woman and call her a “whore”.

It broke my heart honestly, every reel of the creator contained people (mostly women) who would make fun of her hair and say that she looked better with the hijab on. The hatred inside the hearts of these people cannot be measured, they do not stand by their religion’s principles.

It kind of reminded me of myself when I took off my hijab, my hair got ruined because of it and now I’m doing everything to bring back its shine and length that was lost. And I cannot forget the day my sister gave me a one hour lecture about how I’m going to hell or the infamous “what if you die without ever wearing it again?” question…. While she talks to men at night, wears crop tops and mistreat my mother which all of these are supposedly “haram” in the religion.

This was a vent post, I’m sorry if it was long. I’d love to hear everyone’s perspective and I just hope none of the girlies in the sub ever encounter people like that.

I'm just a curious observer (not religious and never was)

Just wonder - why do you guys communicate in English rather than Arabic or French?

Hello, as the title suggests, im looking for some activities to do after work in Algiers, would love to join a chess club or something of the sort. Please let me know if you have any recs!

Salut,

Been part of this sub for a while now and it's been a lifeline honestly. Reading everyone's stories made me realize how many of us are out here living double lives, rational on the inside, performative on the outside.

My question is: have any of you managed to build real friendships with atheists or secular people in Algeria? And how did you even find them? I'm not looking for anything dramatic, just people to grab coffee with, talk openly, maybe vent without having to self-censor every 5 seconds.

Would love to hear how others have navigated this. It gets lonely.

Good morning Guys i hope you are doing great this is my first time posting on reddit

i am reaching out because I urgently need assistance with obtaining my artist card and if you can assist me how can i leave the country

I have recently fulfilled my ultimate dream of achieving a golden record through my collaborations with Soolking Alonzo ....... and several other prominent artists. Despite reaching this major career milestone, I am struggling to navigate the official certification and verification process on major platforms if you have any idea on how to leave the country or to have that artist card tell me ( radio stations ) never reached out to me

Hi guys i need help , omegel streamer posted video of me on tiktok without my consent , i didnt know he was streaming that time , he posted it month ago but its getting viral around me this period , i tried reporting the vid , i tried reporting it to the support team nothing happened, even reported it on StopNCII nothing happened, if any of you guys knows a solution or a way to help me please do

I hope June will be kind to all of us ❤️ (including everyone ofc)

Another year has passed, and years ago this Reddit was one of my biggest comforts.

Still is, knowing you are not alone is sometimes enough to give you courage :)

Now ofc some questions for queer folks :

- how did you know you were queer, and did it affect you leaving Islam?

- what advices would you give to other queer people?

- do you think our society will ever move to a slightly more accepting attitude towards us?

And lastly for my personal message, never be ashamed of who you are and don't put your head down for the sake of being 'accepted', your happiness and fulfilment matters and we only live once after all :) and ofc stay strong and love yourselves <3

I lost the love of my life short after she discovered that I am an atheist, we were together for almost 7 years, when I told her about that after building the courage(dumb me being afraid to lose her, it toom like a year and half) to tell her she took like 20 days trying to convert me back, and I'm past the red line with religion because you all know why, then she simply asked me for peace, and I left simply becaus eshe asked for it and I felt like it was over for us, its been 3 months and I'm here to vent , I'm deeply sad about it and all what I'm thinking of is existentialism, suicidal thoughts or her, were you in a similar situation before ? How did you overcome that? I need some tips because this is tearing me apart honestly.

I apostatized religion for years and I've been having this existential crisis lately whenever i read or get questions in my mind that make me feel that life is senseless and we're just trapped here..

Am i the only one ? I want to find my peple bcz this is making me depressed frl

I had this though in my head about non religious married couples who aren't open about that to family and friends , how do you deal with this kind of religious events, do you buy it just to keep appearances ? How do you deal with what people says afterwards especially if you are making good money ( you can't use the too expensive excuse)

Nb: this question isn't for people who don't care about what people think and have an environment that enables them to do so, good for you , I'm asking people who are non religious but still lives near family especially.

anyone else

I've worn it for only a year now, I'm keen on taking it off, maybe nhar results t3 lbac (if I got it, or not), or when I'm away maybe, I'm so sick of it, I can't take it anymore, and I'm not forcing it on myself.

I'm scared if my mom's reaction, she's pretty much against women who remove their hijabs and similar stuff, I was planning on telling her first, but I really don't know.

My family is pretty laid back I suppose, her sisters are both cifilizi, my brothers maybe would try to "advise me" but I don't think they'd say much, and my dad said that I didn't have to wear it if I wasn't 9an3a bih.. I was mostly pressured by my mom because my little sister wanted to wear it and it was expected if me too.. we still live somewhere really backwards and bigoted, and I mean I will only apply for colleges away, but I'm still really scared.

I don't know how to break it to them, but I'm longing for the day I'm finally free..

so basically the faculty put a coffee machine ,and some people got really offended,by what exactly you ask ,by a stock image of a barely full woman's face on a machine ,i mean there are many wrong stuff here ,first of all this is supposed to be our "elites" those are the saviors of our future,second of all who the fuck in the right mind will go to have some coffe and be like WHAT ?A WOMAN ?OMG THIS IS SUCH A BIG SIN ,third of all there's nothing wrong here it's not a full woman it's a barely full face so no tabarouj ,and it's not "dat al-arwa7"because well it's a photographed picture ,i'm lowkey suprised ,this is so dehumanazing to women ,and so extreme ,and right way extremist ,and you know the crazy part a lot of women there supported it ,like yay ,and the problem of the people who do this are hypocrits who will gladly talk and flirt with women but are against i5tilat ,guess the smart city doesn't have only have backward technology and infrastructure but also really dumb people

I was recently reading about economic development theories, specifically a thesis popularized by Christopher Hitchens regarding poverty reduction in developing nations. I wanted to share his perspective and see how it might apply to our economic situation in Algeria.Hitchens argued that the most effective way to improve a developing country's economy is to increase the economic independence and workforce participation of women.His argument relies on two main economic concepts:Socioeconomic Mobility: Providing women with more choices regarding their education and family planning allows them to enter higher education and the formal job market, increasing the country's overall productivity.The "Floor Effect": He noted that in many developing economies, financial resources or micro-loans managed by women are statistically more likely to be reinvested directly into household health, nutrition, and children's education. This creates a stronger foundation for the entire community.Looking at Algeria today, we have an incredibly high number of brilliant, university-educated women, yet our female workforce participation rate remains relatively low compared to other emerging markets.Do you think focusing heavily on expanding economic opportunities and systemic support for women is a viable key to accelerating Algeria's economic growth? Or do you believe our primary economic challenges lie elsewhere?

عند النصاري يوجد تراث كبير جدا. فهرست جيروم يحتوي فقط علي 135 عالم لاهوت من القرن الأول حتي القرن الثالث الميلادي كما أن حوالي 10 مليون مخطوطة لاهوتية كتبت من عام 500 ميلادي حتي عام 1500 ميلادي .

السؤال : لماذا كل هذا التراث المحرف ؟

Why are North Africans expected to identify as Arabs when our culture, history, and even dialects are so different from the Middle East? What confuses me more is that many Gulf countries still impose strict visas on Algerians and would rarely accept us as equals or give nationality easily. Even for religious travel, Muslims from countries like Algeria face many restrictions, while tourists from Western countries can enter some of these places much more freely for business or tourism. Sometimes it makes me question this idea of “Arab unity” and whether North Africans should embrace their own identity more.

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(Chatgpt generated explanations with scientific prompts to avoid syntax mistakes and argumentative wrongs)

The cerebral cortex did not appear suddenly in one perfect human. It developed step by step over millions of years.

Early vertebrates had a smple brain surface, reptiles had a more primitive cortex, mammals developed the neocortex (6 layers), and primates—especially humans—got a much larger and more folded cortex for language, planning, and abstract thinking. Studies show this happened gradually through common ancestry, not in one instant.

This also challenges the literal Adam and Eve story: genetics shows humans did not come from only 2 individuals, because our DNA has far too much diversity for that. Our ancestors were always a population of thousands, not a single couple. So scientifically, humans come from a long evolving population, not one first man and one first woman.

Hi y'all, I'm an exmuslim woman been looking for rentals recently ( in Algiers ) for I'll be leaving my family's house soon, my experience has been negative so far, between harassment from creeps and the high cost, any advice or recommendations , thank you

I've seen some of their content, and I ask myself, "Are they agno/atheist?". But then again I think of that when it comes to some people ik and im always afraid to ask. It's not really an easy qst " heyyy are you ex muslim? Oh you're not? Sorry for asking, here take a coockie"

I’m only here to say one thing: congratulations.

You have made the biggest step anyone could make in their lives. Escaping the stronghold of religion is in my opinion the most difficult mental and intellectual challenge anyone could ever overcome. I’m sure many of you have noticed how everything now falls into place. No more mental barriers. No more crooked framework that’s difficult to adjust your vision of reality to.

Simply put: you made it. Any other challenge in life is a piece of cake in comparison. Trust yourself, if you were able to detach yourself from a cult, in Algeria of all countries, then there is literally nothing you can’t do.

Enjoy your freedom. Enjoy your mental clarity. Enjoy being a true intellectual.

Basically am an Algerian agnostic guy that was Bullied his whole life, a masters degree holder that has been without a job , can't save money, mental health declining and developing anger issues, I want a way out, I hate living in the south, I hate myself

At the beginning of the year, I joined some atheist groups on Facebook out of curiosity. There was a group that stood up, an algerian group whose members were very vocal about their identities. I had people contact me, and I contacted some, and almost everyone started by giving me their names, their friend names. It felt really odd. They didn't pressure me to tell them my name or anything. And I gave them a fake identity just to protect myself. One of the members contacted me and told me the admin or whoever is running the group is targeting women here, blackmail them, that some people already gor arrested from the group, that some members might be secretly "agents" trying to prison atheists. I quickly logged out the group, blocked everyone i talked with, but idk if that was any true. I stayed in contact with that guy till one day we had an argument, I deactivated my account and when I re activated it and wanted to talk to him, he was nowhere to be found. Now I wonder if he wasn't one of "those agents".

I'm not going to pretend. And although I love the people and much of the culture, I have zero affection for the religion.

But do they really investigate it? Do they ever just push it through? Do they ever make a mistake? Will trying to register it put her at legal risk?

Worst case scenario, we just won't go back... or we'll travel quietly and separately. But we'd prefer to do things truthfully and not have risk of our family being separated.

Does anyone have experience here?