Maryam Namazie

Maryam Namazie is a political activist, campaigner and blogger

Category: News

  • We condemn the murderous attack on Charlie Hebdo by Islamic terrorists

    The murderous attack today by Islamic terrorists on the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo has aroused people’s anger and disgust around the world. Charlie Hebdo is a left, progressive satirical weekly which criticises and ridicules religion and religious beliefs, prejudices and taboos. In 2011 the magazine’s office was firebombed by Islamists for publishing a caricature…

  • Press release – Women’s rights campaigners welcome withdrawal of the Law Society’s sharia wills practice note

    24 November 2014 One Law for All, Southall Black Sisters, the Centre for Secular Space, Nari Diganta and the Iranian and Kurdish Women’s Rights Organisation have welcomed the Law Society’s withdrawal of their sharia wills practice note. The practice note advised solicitors on how to draw up ‘Sharia-compliant’ wills, stating that “… illegitimate and adopted…

  • Onwards to establishing an International Front for Secularism

    “Secular conference created a sense of imminent and momentous change – and women will be the driving force” – Terry Sanderson, President of the National Secular Society The two-day International Conference on the Religious Right, Secularism and Civil Rights held in London during 11-12 October 2014 was a rousing success, promoting a much-needed global secular…

  • More video clips of Secular Conference 2014

    A lot more video clips have been uploaded of the 11-12 October International Conference on the Religious-Right, Secularism and Civil Rights. You can see the latest here below: Iranian-born Campaigner Maryam Namazie’s Opening Address: Secularism is our response to the Religious-Right Algerian Sociologist Marieme Helie Lucas: “Attacks on Secularism” Tribute by Karima Bennoune to those…

  • United against ISIS and for Kobane

    Here’s my speech at the 1 November Global day of Action for Kobane: I was disgusted to see Social Workers’ Party and Stop the War Coalition speaking at the protest when they have been the stalwart defenders of the “ISIS” of Iran and other countries. If you don’t know about their collaboration with the Islamists,…

  • Reyhaneh Jabbari was executed

    They killed Reyhaneh on October 25 – a day of international protest against the throwing of acid on women in Iran for “bad veiling”. Reyhaneh lives on in all those fighting against the vile Islamic regime of Iran. Despite huge amounts of security, her funeral was held yesterday on 26 October. Here is footage of…

  • Secular Conference 2014 rallies in support of Kobane and against religious-Right

    Press Release 15 October 2014 The two-day International Conference on the Religious Right, Secularism and Civil Rights held in London during 11-12 October 2014 was a rousing success. A broad coalition of secularists, including believers, free-thinkers, agnostics and atheists assembled from the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia and the Diaspora at the unprecedented and…

  • Just some more Islamist threats – but it won’t stop us

    It seems be an Islamist, you must not only have a thing for murder but you have to be downright stupid as well. Here’s an email circulated amongst the “brothers” on 10 October Friday before the 11-12 October conference on the Religious-Right, Secularism and Civil Rights in London trying to mobilise their herds to stop our event…

  • Promoting global secular alternative in the ISIS era

    MARIEME HÉLIE-LUCAS and MARYAM NAMAZIE 4 October 2014 While many of us watch in horror as ISIS advances, and fundamentalist ideas spread across religious traditions around the world, Maryam Namazie and Marieme Hélie-Lucas – secular feminists from Iran and Algeria – told Karima Bennoune why they are convening the International Secular Conference in London next…

  • International Day to Save Reyhaneh Jabbari

    Join 05 October – the international day to save Reyhaneh Jabbari from execution in Iran. There will be actions in various cities. In London, the action will be in Trafalgar Square on 5th October 2014 from 1 to 2pm. The Islamic Regime of Iran has announced that 26-year-old Reyhaneh Jabbari, is to executed next week.…

  • Reyhaneh’s Letter From Prison: I do not deserve to die. Death is not for me. Please save me.

    My name is Reyhaneh Jabari, I am twenty six (26), Iranian and I have been living in prison where I have been confined for years; having nightmares of being executed at any point in time. Days pass by and my fear grows on daily basis as I stand being strangled with a rope around my…

  • Law Society failure to withdraw Sharia-compliant Practice Note gross derogation of duty

    The below letter was sent to all Law Society Council Members stating that the Law Society’s continued failure to withdraw its Sharia-compliant Practice Note amounts to a gross derogation of duty on both legal and moral grounds.  A copy of our Legal Advice (Law Society Sharia Advice final August 2014) was included. We write this open letter…