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The answer is a global human resistance to Islamism

  • Posted by Maryam Namazie
  • On November 14, 2015
  • 0 Comments
  • ISIS, Islamism, Paris
FRENCH: Attaques sur Paris : la réponse doit être une résistance humaine globale à l’islamisme We mourn our dead in Paris today and stand in solidarity with the people of France – no ifs or buts. And whilst we mourn the dead, let us not forget the many other civilians who whilst going about their daily lives […]
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Promoting Secularism in the age of ISIS

  • Posted by Maryam Namazie
  • On July 12, 2015
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  • apostasy, ISIS, Islam, Islamism, Secularism
See my speech at the INR5 Conference in Vancouver, Canada in June this year. Here is the text of the speech.
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United against ISIS and for Kobane

  • Posted by Maryam Namazie
  • On November 4, 2014
  • 4 Comments
  • ISIS, Islamists, Kobane, StWC, SWP
Here’s my speech at the 1 November Global day of Action for Kobane: I was disgusted to see Social Workers’ Party and Stop the War Coalition speaking at the protest when they have been the stalwart defenders of the “ISIS” of Iran and other countries. If you don’t know about their collaboration with the Islamists, […]
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Secular Conference 2014 rallies in support of Kobane and against religious-Right

  • Posted by Maryam Namazie
  • On October 15, 2014
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  • Civil Rights, ISIS, Kobane, religious-Right, Secular Conference 2014, Secularism
Press Release 15 October 2014 The two-day International Conference on the Religious Right, Secularism and Civil Rights held in London during 11-12 October 2014 was a rousing success. A broad coalition of secularists, including believers, free-thinkers, agnostics and atheists assembled from the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia and the Diaspora at the unprecedented and […]
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Promoting global secular alternative in the ISIS era

  • Posted by Maryam Namazie
  • On October 4, 2014
  • 0 Comments
  • ISIS, Secular Conference 2014, Secularism
MARIEME HÉLIE-LUCAS and MARYAM NAMAZIE 4 October 2014 While many of us watch in horror as ISIS advances, and fundamentalist ideas spread across religious traditions around the world, Maryam Namazie and Marieme Hélie-Lucas – secular feminists from Iran and Algeria – told Karima Bennoune why they are convening the International Secular Conference in London next […]
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Fitnah Unveiled: June/July on ISIS, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, and more

  • Posted by Maryam Namazie
  • On August 21, 2014
  • 0 Comments
  • Fitnah, Iran, ISIS, Israel, Palestine, Unveiled
A Publication of Fitnah – Movement for Women’s Liberation June/July 2014 Volume 2, Issues 6 and 7 Editor: Maryam Namazie Design: Kiran Opal DOWNLOAD PDF OF ISSUE HERE. IN THIS ISSUE * The unfolding of a human tragedy, On the Israeli-Palestinian issue, Interview with Nira Yuval-Davis * ISIS is no-one’s representative, Interview with Houzan Mahmoud * Newsflash June/July […]
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Maryam Namazie tears ISIS flag

  • Posted by Maryam Namazie
  • On August 12, 2014
  • 6 Comments
  • fascism, flag, ISIS, Islamism
At the World Humanist Congress this weekend, I urged Humanists to stop self-flagellating and called on them to focus on the fascists of our era – the Islamists – rather than looking inwards to the so-called “aggressive atheists”. It’s during a question and answer period with Richard Dawkins where I also mention his contribution to […]
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Islam in the state is the end of everything worthy of a 21 century life

  • Posted by Maryam Namazie
  • On August 9, 2014
  • 41 Comments
  • ISIS, Islam, Islamism, Muslim
The below is my opening remarks at the World Humanist Congress today 9 August 2014. In this day and age, there is most certainly something about Islam. Not because it is any worse than other religions. As I have said many times before, all religions are equal and equally bad. No religion looks favourably upon […]
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ISIS is the fascism of our times

  • Posted by Maryam Namazie
  • On August 9, 2014
  • 4 Comments
  • fascism, Iraq, ISIS, Sinjar
داعش فاشىسم اين دوره در دفاع از مردم کردستان عراق و سينجار ISIS is fascism of our time In support of people of Sinjar 8 August 2014
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