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Waleed Al-Husseini

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Waleed Al-Husseini or Walid Husayin (Arabic: وليد الحسيني; born June 25, 1989) is a Palestinian atheist, secularist essayist, writer, blogger, ex-Muslim and founder of the Council of Ex-Muslims of France. Born and raised in Qalqilya in the West Bank, he has been living in France since 2012. Al-Husseini, who published material satirizing religion on the Internet, was arrested in October 2010 by the Palestinian Authority for allegedly blaspheming against Islam on Facebook and in blog posts. His arrest garnered international attention, and Al-Husseini said he was tortured during his time in prison. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Waleed Al-Husseini is the 6,079th most popular writer (up from 6,382nd in 2019). (up from 4,694th in 2019)

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Among writers, Waleed Al-Husseini ranks 6,079 out of 7,302. Before him are Anthony Powell, Mary Lamb, Antonín Sova, Manuel Rojas, David Simon, and Hugh Blair. After him are Sigitas Geda, Nalini Bala Devi, Mikhail Svetlov, Wallace Stegner, Ralph Giordano, and Karin Slaughter.

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Among people born in 1989, Waleed Al-Husseini ranks 112. Before him are Riley Keough, Pierre Niney, Matthew Lewis, Ashley Benson, Tiffany Young, and Paulo Henrique Ganso. After him are Teddy Riner, Aleix Vidal, Miroslav Stoch, Seiko Yamanaka, Ki Sung-yueng, and Adèle Haenel.

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