Author: Maryam Namazie
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Islamists’ slippery debates, US foreign policy towards Iran, Zahra Kamalfar and Mostafa Tabatabainejad
See TV International by clicking here. In this week’s programme, I interview: Fariborz Pooya on Islamists’ slippery debates on rights and choice in the west Hamid Taqvaee on changes in US foreign policy towards Iran Farshad Husseini on Zahra Kamalfar and her children’s languishing in a Moscow airport And show a clip on the police…
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Mansoor Ossanlou re-arrested
PRESS RELEASE 19 November 2006 At 8am today (local time), Mansoor Ossanlou, President of the Union of Workers of Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company (“Sherkat e Vahed”), was arrested in Tehran. Ebrahim Madadi, union Vice President who was with Mansoor Ossanlou at the time of the arrest, was reportedly beaten up by the plain clothes’…
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7 women at risk of stoning
7 women are at risk of imminent execution by stoning in Iran. Sign the petition against it by clicking here. This outrage has to be stopped now!
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‘Beyond the Veil: Perspectives on Muslim Women in a Western Secular Context’
It is crucial to speak about the rights of ‘Muslim’ women, go beyond the issue of the veil, and talk about secularism, particularly in light of the political Islamic movement’s assault on women and their rights, but restricting the debate in this way is seriously flawed. Firstly, the so-called grouping of Muslim women is a…
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Challenges to Zahra Kamalfar’s imminent deportation to Iran
Moments of resistance Latest Update from Farshad Hoseini, Executive Director of the International Federation of Iranian Refugees Today was a very important day in the life of Zahra Kamalfar and her children who have been languishing in Moscow’s airport for some time now. It was like a hidden war between a mother and her two…
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Saddam Hussein, Veil and US elections
To see this week’s TV International Programme, click here. The programme interviews: ● Sohaila Sharifi (a survivor of chemical bombardment in Iraq) on her grievance against Saddam Hussein and her opposition to his execution ● Clip of Maryam Namazie’s debate with Islamists on More4 TV on Muslims and Islam in Britain ● Interview with Azar…
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On ‘Muslims’ in Britain, the Veil and Secularism
On November 10, Maryam Namazie took part in a debate on ‘Muslim in Britain’ on David Starkey’s Last Word on More4 with two Islamists from the Muslim Council of Britain and Hizb ul Tahrir. More to follow on the programme. However, for now, to see a clip of the programme, click here. On Monday 13th…
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Certainly not justice: on Saddam Hussein’s execution
Clearly, Saddam Hussein has committed crimes against humanity and acts of genocide – many of them whilst on the payroll of western governments. He must be held accountable and justice must be served but not in this way. Not in a sham victor’s court. And not the death penalty. In a country which has been…
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In pursuit of Khatami, a wanted man
The visit to the UK of Khatami, the ex-president of the Islamic regime of Iran, was an attempt by the British government and its cohorts in academia and foreign policy think tanks to promote a kinder gentler Islam with Khatami as the poster boy. They failed in their attempt to cover up the ugly face…
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Radio Interview on Khatami’s visit to the UK
Listen to the coverage of protests to Khatami’s visit, here.