Category: News
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Witch Trials in Tunisia
The three young German and French FEMEN activists who protested topless at a Tunisian court in defence of Amina have been sentenced to four months in prison! According to an interview with one of their lawyers: We knew that the maximum sentence was six months. The court in Tunis has not gone so far but…
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Rim Razek must be granted asylum in the US
Updated: 13 June Today is the last day of Rim’s campaign. Donate now. Here’s a blog post from “Between a veil and a dark place” on why you should. **** Rim Razek writes to the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain: I was born in Egypt. I come from a strictly religious background; most members of…
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We are Human too; Half of Iran and the World
When asked about the women registering for Iran’s upcoming presidential election, Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi, a member of the Guardian Council, which vets all candidates, said: “It is reminiscent of the person who wasn’t allowed to enter a village but was nonetheless asking to meet the village elder. The law doesn’t allow women to run… The…
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Iranian People’s vote is the Overthrow of the Islamic Regime
The Islamic regime in Iran will be holding another round of its so-called presidential election this coming June 14th. Election, under a regime that holds onto power through use of force, oppression, and execution, is a farce. Nothing could be more ridiculous than calling the event of changing the president of such a state the…
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Multiculturalism and Child Protection in the UK: Sharia Law and Other Failures
Today, 11 June 2013, 18.00 hours, at London School of Economics, STC.S75 in St. Clement’s Building, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE, Anne-Marie Waters and Baroness Cox will be speaking about One Law for All’s newest report on the state of children’s rights in Britain. The report “Multiculturalism and Child Protection in the UK: Sharia Law…
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Who to Blame: Islam or Islamism
Much of the debate on Sharia law and its misogyny against women, the brutal murder in Woolwich, terrorism and more comes back to the question of Islam. Islam we are told is to blame for it all. After all Sharia law, jihad, misogyny are rooted in the Koran and Hadith (the sayings and action of…
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A question of god
Here’s a panel discussion on the question of god at last year’s QED conference that was just uploaded on Youtube. The panellists are Ophelia Benson, Paula Kirby, D J Grothe and myself:
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Amina Akbar
Tunisian FEMEN activist Amina was brought back to court today in handcuffs and covered in a blanket. The “secret hearing” under police supervision meant that the decision of the court is unknown, according to FEMEN. Amina faces up to two years in prison for writing “FEMEN” on a mosque wall and carrying pepper spray for…
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Calling ex-Muslim Imams and Mullahs
I spoke to Catherine Dunphy, Executive Director of the Clergy Project, at the Washington DC Women in Secularism conference end May about incorporating ex-Muslim imams and mullahs into the Clergy Project which is a confidential online community for faithless clergy. If you are an imam and mullah who has finally seen the light, please get…
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Protests in Turkey continue
Dozens have been injured, two have been killed, four have permanently lost their eyesight after being hit by gas canisters or plastic bullets, and more than 1,700 people arrested in 235 demonstrations in 67 cities in Turkey. Here’s a video showing brutal attacks on protesters by security forces. İstanbul/İzmir/Ankara Occupy Gezi-The Police Violence from Aybars…
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Release Amina and FEMEN activists now
On 30 May, FEMEN activist Amina Tyler went on trial on charges of ”desecration of a grave” and “carrying harmful weapons”. She had scrawled the slogan FEMEN on a mosque wall and had pepper spray for her own protection with her. The judge decided to keep her jailed and added the charge of “attack on…
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A kiss and the finger for Erdogan
By the way, 85 women’s groups have released a statement supporting Canan Arın, advocate and founder of Mor Çatı who is currently being charged with “insulting” Mohammed and President Abdullah Gül. During a conference on “Violence Against Women and Women Rights Law”, Arın mentioned that child marriages was a common practice in Turkey’s history mentioning…