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Abdullah al-Qasemi (1907 – 9 January 1996; Arabic : عبدالله القصيمي ) was a Saudi Arabian 20th-century writer and intellectual . He was one of the most controversial intellectuals in the Arab world because of his radical change from defending Salafism to defending atheism and rejecting organized religion. He questioned the existence of God and criticized religions , which resulted in the allegations of him becoming an atheist , therefore his books were banned all over the Arab world . After surviving assassination attempts in Egypt and Lebanon while suffering imprisonment under instigation from the Yemeni government, he was hospitalized at the Ain-Shams hospital in Cairo on 12 December 1995 and died of cancer on 9 January 1996. "مالك بارودي - نفحات عطرة من سيرة وأحاديث رسول الإلحاد عبد الله القصيمي صلّى العقل عليه وسلّم" .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Abdullah al-Qasemi (1907 – 9 January 1996) ( ) was a Saudia Arabian 20th-century writer and intellectual . He is one of the most controversial intellectuals in the Arab world because of his radical change from defending Salafism to defending atheism , and for his sceptical and secular writings. He denied the existence of God and criticized Islam , and his books were banned all over the Arab world. After surviving assassination attempts in Egypt and Lebanon, he died of cancer in Ain-Shams Hospital in Cairo, Egypt on 1 September 1996. "مالك بارودي - نفحات عطرة من سيرة وأحاديث رسول الإلحاد عبد الله القصيمي صلّى العقل عليه وسلّم" .
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Abdullah al-Qasemi (1907 – 9 January 1996) ( ) was a Saudi Arabian 20th-century writer and intellectual . He is one of the most controversial intellectuals in the Arab world because of his radical change from defending Salafism to defending atheism and rejecting organized religion. He questioned the existence of God and criticized religions , which resulted in the allegations of him becoming an atheist , therefore his books were banned all over the Arab world .After surviving assassination attempts in Egypt and Lebanon while suffering imprisonment under instigation from the Yemeni government, he was hospitalized at the Ain-Shams hospital in Cairo on December 12, 1995 and died of cancer on January 9, 1996. "مالك بارودي - نفحات عطرة من سيرة وأحاديث رسول الإلحاد عبد الله القصيمي صلّى العقل عليه وسلّم" .
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Abdullah al-Qasemi (1907 – 9 January 1996; ) was a Saudi Arabian 20th-century writer and intellectual . He is one of the most controversial intellectuals in the Arab world because of his radical change from defending Salafism to defending atheism and rejecting organized religion. He questioned the existence of God and criticized religions , which resulted in the allegations of him becoming an atheist , therefore his books were banned all over the Arab world . After surviving assassination attempts in Egypt and Lebanon while suffering imprisonment under instigation from the Yemeni government, he was hospitalized at the Ain-Shams hospital in Cairo on 12 December 1995 and died of cancer on 9 January 1996. "مالك بارودي - نفحات عطرة من سيرة وأحاديث رسول الإلحاد عبد الله القصيمي صلّى العقل عليه وسلّم" .
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