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People sometimes think of humanism as a
modern Western phenomenon but actually

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humanism has a very deep
and diverse history and humanists can be

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found all around the world. This week
we'll learn about what it means to be a

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humanist in a more global context. In
many parts of the world people don't

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have the opportunity and the freedom to
be humanists. Blasphemy and apostasy laws

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restricting freedom of expression and
belief mean that they face very real

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threats to their liberty and in some
cases even their lives. Others face less

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immediate dangers but still face the
challenge of being an overlooked or

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underrepresented minority. We'll ask: How
do humanists fight against

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discrimination and injustice in
different parts of the world? How do they

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live their lives in places where their
beliefs are considered to be a crime?

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What achievements are they making in
their battles to ensure that human

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rights are respected, and in their work
to try to create fairer and more equal

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societies? To help you explore these
questions, this week we'll meet humanists

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from around the world. We'll encounter
some of those humanists living at risk

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because of their beliefs. But we'll also
hear stories of success, of the places

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where humanists are making a positive
difference to people's lives and we'll

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explore what motivates each of them to
do what they do, often in challenging and

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hostile environments. Hopefully by the
end of the week you'll have developed a

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better understanding of what it means to
be a humanist from a more global

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perspective.