Author: Maryam Namazie
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Being a woman is in and of itself and act of blasphemy
Blasphemy – and of course apostasy, heresy, enmity against god – are portrayed negatively and always from the perspective of the religious. The religious view is the default view. Blasphemy is therefore, seen to be at best offensive and hurtful. At worst it is seen to be a danger to national security, morality, stability of…
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Celebrating Dissent Oslo, A Landmark Event
Celebrating Dissent Oslo, held during 31 August – 1 September 2024, was a resounding success. The event organised by Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain (CEMB) and Dømmekraft focused on blasphemous women and paid homage to Shabana Rehman, the late Norwegian ex-Muslim of Pakistani descent, who was a taboo-breaking comedian and activist. In his tribute, which…
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Aisan Eslami: Not Your Fucking Honour
A video is circulating of Aisan Eslami, an ‘Influencer’ who lives in the USA with millions of followers, promoting the ‘honour’-killing of an Iranian women Simin Pourmehr on social media for her saying that one could go on holiday with the money it costs to go out for one night in Dubai. It’s a masterclass…
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انقلاب نه اصلاحات
This is a translation from an essay called ‘Revolution not Reform,’ first published in English in Feminist Dissent and in Italian in Psiche. Translation, thanks to Arsalan and Siavash. این ترجمهای است از مقالهای به نام انقلاب نه اصلاحات، که برای اولین بار به زبان انگلیسی در فمینیستی دیسسنت و به زبان ایتالیایی در سایچ…
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Statement on the far-right riots following the Southport attack
We, the undersigned, stand in utter condemnation of the murderous violence against girls in Southport and mourn the lives lost and harmed by violence against women and girls in all its forms. We are further alarmed by and we condemn the instrumentalisation of that violence by racists and fascists on the streets and in the…
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تبلیغات و اخلاق اسلامی آذر ماجدی و هما ارجمند
مریم نمازی انتقادات اخیر آذر ماجدی و هما ارجمند از فمینیست ها، سکولارها و مسلمانان سابق تحت عنوان دفاع از مردم فلسطین، با توجه به استفاده آنها از تبلیغات و ادبیات اسلامی و چپ اسلام گرا نگران کننده است. بیانیه آنها «نسلکشی در غزه: جنبش حقوق زنان کجا ایستاده است؟» به درستی نسلکشی را محکوم…
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Azar Majedi and Homa Arjomand’s Islamist Propaganda and Morality
By Maryam Namazie Azar Majedi and Homa Arjomand’s recent criticisms of feminists, secularists and ex-Muslims under the guise of defending the Palestinian people are worrying given their use of Islamist and pro-Islamist Left propaganda. Their statement ‘Genocide in Gaza: Where does the Women’s Rights Movement stand?’ rightly condemns genocide but has not one word condemning…
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Joint Statement on the The Sikh Court
The Sikh Court: Parallel Justice Systems are a Danger to Women We are alarmed by the establishment of a Sikh Court in the UK. Spokespeople for The Sikh Court describe it as an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mechanism operating within the provisions of the Arbitration Act 1996. They expect it to deal primarily with family matters and gurdwara conflicts. They…
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Iran’s tentacles around Britain: Kidnap fears, murder plots and rape threats
BIG READ Iranian dissidents in the UK reveal their fears of being targeted and why they want the regime’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps proscribed as a terrorist group Rob Hastings Rob is Special Projects Editor at i. He won the Legal Reporting Award in 2019 and was shortlisted for the Washington Post’s Laurence Stern Fellowship…
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Celebrating Dissent Oslo 2024 – Join Us
GET YOUR TICKETS HERE. More than 50 freethinkers from Algeria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Egypt, Germany, India, Iran, France, Kenya, Kosovo, Lebanon, Morocco, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Syria, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Turkey, Tunisia, UK, Ukraine, USA and the Diaspora will gather in Oslo during 31 August – 1 September 2024 for…
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Fast-Defying Picnics and Atheist Day RUMadan
CEMB organised picnics at embassies that persecute those who refuse to fast during Ramadan on 18 March, including of Iran, Morocco, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. On Atheist Day, 23 March, we also asked atheists to take a shot of Rum for atheists and ex-Muslims across the globe. Since it’s Ramadan, we will use the hashtag…
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Tuesdays against Executions in Iran
Resistance against surging executions in Iran continue. On 25 January 61 women political prisoners in Evin prison held a day-long hunger strike in condemnation of the surge in executions, including of a protestor arrested during the Woman, Life, Freedom revolution, Mohamad Ghobadlou. On 30 January, there was a national strike in Iranian Kurdistan against the…