Author: Maryam Namazie
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Hundreds protest against Khatami’s visit to Chatham House
To see more pictures from the demonstration at Chatham House, London, in opposition to Khatami’s invitation there, click here.
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Update on Protest at St. Andrew’s University
The protest was covered in several papers: The Herald The Guardian International Herald Tribune Jerusalem Post The West Australian A couple of media outlets also pictured Sirvan Qaderi at the protest including the BBC and Scotsman: For those who live in London, hope to see you at the demo today at Chatham House.
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Nothing could be more offensive! On St Andrews University’s invitation to ex-president Khatami
Mr Khatami, a former president of the Islamic Republic of Iran (1997-2005) has been invited to St Andrews University on October 31 to receive an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws in recognition of his ‘efforts to encourage interfaith dialogue’. Giving a theocrat a degree in secular law and doing so ‘considering global tensions relating…
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Join protests against Khatami!
Join the protests Khatami is a criminal! He must be arrested and put on trial! Scotland: Tuesday 31 October 3:00- 6:00pm In front of University of St Andrews St Andrews Fife KY16 9AJ Scotland Speaker: Maryam Namazie, 2005 Secularist of the Year, Director of the Worker-communist Party of Iran’s International Relations Committee London: Wednesday 1…
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Sign a Petition against Khatami’s visit to the UK
Sign a Petition Against Khatami’s visit to Chatham House and University of St. Andrews, in UK by clicking here.
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Join Nov 1 protest against Khatami
Wednesday 1 November 2006 From 4:30 – 6:30pm Chatham House 10 St James’s Square London SW1Y 4LE Nearest tube station: Piccadilly Circus /Green Park Former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami has been invited by Chatham House London and the University of St Andrews to deliver a speech and receive an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws.…
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On Jack Straw and the Veil
Visit TV International English site for an interesting interview with Hamid Taqvaee on the veil in this week’s programme by clicking here. More to follow on this issue here on this blog.
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Two sides of one coin
A 21st century worthy of human beings is difficult to envision when our lives, our rights, our children, cities, schools and homes – are caught in the crossfire in a war of terrorists. On the one hand, we are faced with US-led militarism. Iraq is a model for what the USA represents for the 21st…
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Stop Stonings Now!
28 September 2006 UA 257/06 Death penalty/ stoning IRAN Parisa (f) ] Iran (f) ] full names known to Amnesty International Khayrieh (f) ] Shamameh Ghorbani (also known as Malek) (f) Kobra Najjar (f, aged 44) Soghra Mola’i (f) Fatemeh (f) The women named above are at risk of execution by stoning. Parisa was arrested…