Category: News
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Dissent within minority communities Podcast
Mihir Joshi talks to activist MaryamNamazie about honour based violence, blasphemy and the popular revolt against the Iranian regime, Backchat, 10 May 2020 Spotify Apple Dissent within minority communities is often not only badly reported in the media but is actually actively silenced under the guise of political correctness. On the final episode of this…
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Celebrating Blasphemy and Dissent in the Ex-Muslim Movement | Maryam Namazie
The below was published in Shuddhashar magazine, Blasphemy issue, 1 May In a quarter of the world’s countries and territories, people are legally killed, imprisoned or persecuted for blasphemy and apostasy. It is astonishing that in the 21 Century, thought, and opinion are still criminalised in this way. The argument for blasphemy laws is that…
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First Online Protest to Save the Life of Atheist Soheil Arabi
A three-hour online protest took place on 4 April reaching out to thousands on social media to highlight the urgent plight of Soheil Arabi in prison in Iran since 2013. Arabi was initially sentenced to death for “insulting the prophet.” He was eventually acquitted of this charge and his sentence reduced on appeal to seven…
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Join Urgent Online Solidarity Protest to Save Atheist Soheil Arabi’s Life
Join Urgent Online Solidarity Protest to Save Soheil Arabi’s Life Via Livestream on Youtube 14 April 2020 3:00-6:00pm London time/6:30-9:30pm Tehran time Iranian atheist, activist and blogger Soheil Arabi has resumed his hunger strike on April 4 in protest to the Iranian regime’s denial of medical care and leave during the Coronavirus epidemic, inhuman prison conditions…
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#ShunShunning
n the second International Atheist Day, 23 March 2020, which was established in 2019 by a number of ex-Muslim and atheist organisations, we call on families, communities and societies to end the heinous practice of shunning atheists, ex-Muslims and freethinkers. Shunning is akin to long-term psychological torture and a form of social death penalty. See counselling psychologist Savin…
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Court of Appeal ruling will force women to discriminatory Sharia courts
PRESS RELEASE 14 FEBRUARY 2020 Court of Appeal rules that women who are unable to register their marriage in accordance with the law are not entitled to financial remedies on the break-up of their marriage. On the 13th and 14th November 2019, Southall Black Sisters (SBS) intervened in an important case (Akhter v Khan) which…
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From 2013-2020, the campaign against World Hijab Day gaining strength
Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain (CEMB) took direct action against the veil and compulsory veiling in London on 1 February to challenge World Hijab Day with Sadia Hameed, Fay Rahman and Zara Kay. Even on streets of London, a man told the women they were “embarrassing themselves”. (Video by Reason4Freedom) CEMB is pleased…
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“On The Side Of Those Who Fight For Freedom”
The below was first published on Centre for Women’s Justice website written by Maryam Namazie, joint prize winner of the Emma Humphrey’s Memorial Prize 2019. I started Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain and One Law for All more than a decade ago to publicly mobilise dissent against religious laws. An expression of “not in my…
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حجاب: جلوگیری از تحمیل عرف
این مقاله اولین بار در نشریه انگلیسی زبان ’رهایی کارگران’ در دفاع از ممنوعیت حجاب کودکان در ۲۷ نوامبر ۲۰۱۹ منتشر شد. English مریم نمازی در مورد حجاب کودکان، منع قانونی نماد‌های مذهبی آشکار برای کودکان، دفاعی مهمی از حقوق کودکان است. کودکان ملک والدینشان نیستند. آنها افرادی دارای حقوق و تمامیت جسمی هستند، و…
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The hijab: “preventing common impositions”
حجاب: جلوگیری از تحمیل عرف The hijab: “preventing common impositions” was published in Workers Liberty Solidarity in defence of banning child veiling on 27 November 2019. Maryam Namazie is an activist with the Council of Ex-Muslims and other secularist groups. On the issue of child veiling, a state ban on conspicuous religious symbols for children…