Category: News
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Counterpoints x Footnote Prize Readings at Southbank
Sun 31 May 2026, 7.45pm Meet the finalists for this £15,000 fiction prize for writers from refugee and migrant backgrounds who shine a light on today’s most pertinent topics. More details forPurcell Room Tickets from £5 + £4 booking feeView more time and price information Run time 1 hour and 15 minutes (approx) Dates & tickets This…
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Footnote x Counterpoints Prize 2026 shortlist announced
The shortlist of the Footnote x Counterpoints Prize 2026 has been announced, with six writers nominated. The prize for writers from refugee and migrant backgrounds shining a light on today’s most pertinent topics through their dazzling works of fiction, will be awarded in June. The winner will be selected by a judging panel composed of…
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Bread and Roses TV going back on air
We have raised £6,650 of our £10,000 goal to bring Bread and Roses TV back on air. Thank you to the 74 donors who have made this possible: Afsi, Ali, Alix, Amir, Ana, Anonymous, Anonymous, Anonymous, Anonymous, Arash, Ariane, Babak, Bahar, Centre for Civil Courage, Claire, Cynthia, Elahe, Elif, Enobong, Erika, Fatma, Gita, Goranka, Hamna,…
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Help Bring Bread and Roses TV Back on Air
Across Iran, the region, and the global diaspora, people have risked everything for Woman, Life, Freedom, demanding a society grounded in rights, equality, and human dignity. Today, those aspirations face renewed pressure. Authoritarian forces, whether draped in religion or wrapped in nationalist flags, are growing louder, while progressive, feminist, and secular voices are pushed to…
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Burn your hijab: Stand in solidarity with women of Iran on No Hijab Day
On 1st February 2026, Ex-Muslims International (EXMI) calls on people everywhere to stand in solidarity with the women of Iran: Burn your hijab. Light up in solidarity with the women of Iran. The Iranian people have once again risked their lives in mass protests against an Islamic regime that suppresses society through the control, policing, and disciplining…
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Global Mattress Action: #FreeBetty
Press Release For Immediate Release – Dec 9, 2025 On Human Rights Day, December 10, activists across multiple countries will take part in the Global Mattress Action, a coordinated series of peaceful demonstrations calling for the immediate release of Moroccan feminist and human rights defender Ibtissame Betty Lachgar. Actions will take place in cities including…
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Israel & Hamas: Get the fuck out of Gaza
o|o Israel & Hamasget the fuckout ofGaza #FEMEN Arabic:إسرائيل و حماسخارج غزة Farsi:اسرائیل و حماس، گورتان را از غزه گم کنید! #Israel #Hamas #Gaza
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International women’s open letter for a democratic Syria based on women’s freedom
I have joined 650 women and women’s groups to call for a democratic Syria based on women’s freedom Since the fall of the Assad regime in Syria on December 8, 2024, discussions have been underway about the future of Syria, and with that, the new opportunities for a democratic reconstruction of Syrian society. It is…
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Hijab Silences: On No Hijab Day, Take off your Hijab and Put it on a Man
Ex-Muslims International No Hijab Day Statement | February 1, 2025 No Hijab Day was created on 1 February as a direct response to World Hijab Day, which promotes the hijab as a symbol of women’s choice and empowerment. Rather, No Hijab Day seeks to illuminate the coercive and oppressive realities of the hijab as a pillar of…
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Joint submission to the WEC on Gendered Islamophobia
Joint submission to the Women and Equalities Committee on Gendered Islamophobia Ahead of the Women and Equalities Committee’s (WEC) one off session around Gendered Islamophobia on Wednesday, 15th January 2025, Southall Black Sisters (SBS) along with One Law For All and the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain (CEMB) submitted joint written evidence. In it, we focused…
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Maryam Namazie: the godless godmother of European ex-Muslims
Thanks to Janna Aanstoot, Magnus Timmerby and @SvHumanisterna for great coverage of #CDOslo & #ExMuslim movement. There is also an interview with me in the Islam issue, which you can read in full here. 1. You are the “Godmother” of ex-Muslims. If you could give three advices to a young Muslim who wants to leave…