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Epic Celebrating Dissent Festival in Amsterdam

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On August 6, 2019
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Celebrating Dissent Festival during August 31 – September 1 in Amsterdam at De Balie will be a huge and historic event with nearly 50 contributors from 30 countries worldwide coming together to celebrate freedom through theatre, talks, poetry, film and stand-up comedy. The festival Celebrating Dissent honours freedom: freedom to think differently, freedom not to […]

We understand intolerance better than most; Blasphemy is not Bigotry

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On July 28, 2019
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On 15 July, Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain (CEMB) wrote to the newspaper Het Parool to ask for a right to reply to a piece by Dino Suhonic, director of Maruf platform for queer Muslims in the Netherlands where a number of intentionally false statements were made about the CEMB and our fight for LGBT […]

CEMB marches at Pride in London 2019 as topless Imams of Perpetual Indulgence

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On July 9, 2019
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On 6 July 2019, Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain (CEMB) marched in Pride London for the 3rd time as an organisation. This year, we marked the 40th anniversary of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a rebellion against the church’s religious morality, by marching as the Imams of Perpetual Indulgence. Instead of being the Council […]

Must take an unequivocal stand against all forms of hate

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On July 2, 2019
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My interview with Nilantha Ilangamuwa in Sri Lanka’s FT She is energetic and outspoken. Her creativity on resistance against repressive regimes has attracted many communities around the globe. Maryam Namazie is an Iranian-born writer and activist based in London. She is the Spokesperson for Fitnah – Movement for Women’s Liberation, One Law for All and the […]

Defining Islamophobia

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On June 19, 2019
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The below article was published on sister-hood. “Islamophobia is rooted in racism and is a type of racism that targets expressions of Muslimness or perceived Muslimness” – All-Party Parliamentary Group on British Muslims definition of Islamophobia The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on British Muslims’ definition of Islamophobia has mainly been framed as a free speech issue. […]

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Epic Celebrating Dissent Festival in Amsterdam

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Must take an unequivocal stand against all forms of hate

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