Yafeth Richards teaches Epistemology and the History of Science, guiding students through the shifting landscapes of how knowledge is built, challenged, and sometimes undone. Though his academic training includes Clinical Psychology—“my second major, but my first love,” as he calls it—his true focus lies in uncovering the fragile architectures of belief and the hidden logics that govern our moral worlds.

He once led the Arab Atheists Network, working with scholars to translate and publish critical studies on Islam and atheism—endeavors that carried serious risks in regions where dissent can be lethal. But when the network narrowed into a single-issue, anti-Islam polemic, Richards stepped away. For him, authentic skepticism refuses partisanship; it must remain equally critical of all doctrines, religious or otherwise.

From 2012 to 2016, he stood among the very few openly declared atheists in the Arab world, facing backlash and even death threats. Yet he insists that the violence he encountered cannot be reduced to religion alone; it is better explained through the deeper, often ignored fractures of psychology and society.

In his teaching and writing alike, Richards draws students and readers into the fault lines of knowledge itself—where history, culture, and psychology converge. His work unsettles easy answers, exposing the paradoxes of belief, disbelief, and the identities we cling to. He does not merely lecture about epistemology; he stages an encounter with the invisible machinery of thought.