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CEMB march at Pride 2018 in London: A Victory against Islamism

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On July 9, 2018
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Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain marched in Pride in London on 7 July for LGBT rights in countries under Islamic rule; in 15 states or territories, homosexuality is punishable by death. The march was a victory against Islamist forces in Britain like Mend and East London Mosque that tried and failed to stop CEMB from […]

Ex-Muslims: A community in protest

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On July 3, 2018
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Published in sister-hood on 2 July 2018. When the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain (CEMB) started 11 years ago, in June 2007, we were hard pressed to find 25 people who would come out publicly to break the apostasy taboo. Today, we are witnessing an international ex-Muslim ‘community’ – a tsunami of atheism. But for me, this has […]

Pret-A-Patriarchy – on “modest” fashion

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On June 7, 2018
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The below was published in The New European on 31 May 2018 “Modest” fashion is a fast growing industry with companies like Dolce & Gabbana, H&M, Marks and Spencer, DKNY, Zara and others all rushing to cash in. But while more choice is undoubtedly good, I have a problem with the labelling. Positioning some types […]

Demand for atheism rises in countries under Islamic rule

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On March 27, 2018
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My latest column in The Freethinker. The scientist and author Richard Dawkins is giving away translations of The God Delusion in countries under Islamic rule like Saudi Arabia, Iran and Pakistan. The reason behind the decision is the thirst for atheism in such countries. Whilst 3.3 million copies of the bestseller have been sold since 2006, the unofficial […]

God: A Human History – a rescue attempt by Reza Aslan

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On November 23, 2017
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My new piece in The Freethinker. “Religion scholar” Reza Aslan’s new book, God: A Human History (Bantam Press, £18.99), traces the human relationship with God-types from the Palaeolithic, Greek, and Egyptian eras to the rise of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Aslan’s history highlights the ongoing compulsion to attribute human characteristics onto Gods over millennia and […]

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