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The cost of being an atheist in Nigeria

Heart and Soul by BBC

Feb 10, 202326:25Religion & Spirituality

When Mubarak Bala posts criticism of Islam on social media, it sparks a landmark legal case and leaves him facing 24 years in jail. Raised in a Muslim family, Mubarak is the son of an Islamic scholar in the religiously c...

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The cost of being an atheist in Nigeria is an episode from Heart and Soul by BBC. When Mubarak Bala posts criticism of Islam on social media, it sparks a landmark legal case and leaves him facing 24 years in jail. Raised in a Muslim family,...

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