Category: News
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We can’t leave Islam? Watch us!
I was at Birmingham University yesterday speaking on apostasy and freedom of conscience for the Atheist, Secularist and Humanist Society’s Reason Week. We had an excellent discussion. Of course, there had been complaints about my speaking there (yes it is very controversial to defend the rights of apostates not to die!). The Society was even…
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I am away for a week
I just wanted to let everyone know that I am away this week and won’t be blogging. I’ll be at the below events the following week: 25 February 2013 Ex-Muslim apostate and refugee meet-up group from 11:30am-1:00pm. To RSVP and receive further details, email exmuslimcouncil@gmail.com. February 26, 2013 Birmingham Reason Week 26 February 2013 Birmingham,…
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La lucha continua
Atheist blogger, 35 year old Ahmed Rajib known by his online identity Thaba Baba, had his head hacked apart with a machete one day after attending anti-Islamist protests in Bangladesh. This is the usual Islamist response to any opposition: assassination, decapitation and sheer barbarity. But nothing – not even the brutal murder of yet one…
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Sharia Law: Extremism the Government Ignores
In her latest Huffington Post article, One Law for All Spokesperson Anne Marie Waters concludes: One Law for All has repeatedly asked the government why it allows sharia councils, with their blatant disregard for human rights and democracy, to yield power in such important areas as family and criminal law; the government response? It doesn’t…
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: Pot. Kettle. Black.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has accused his political rivals of plotting to rig this summer’s presidential election in Iran. Pot. Kettle. Black. Of course he should know as that’s how he got to be president. But seriously, even his most ardent supporters, like George Galloway, know that elections in Iran are nothing but a farce. For starters, the…
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Council of Ex-Muslims: Updates and Reminders
Dear friend I wanted to write a quick note updating you on the work of the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain, reminding you of some important events, and asking for some help. March 14: International Day to Defend Blasphemers and Apostates We will be organising another international day to defend blasphemers and apostates. On the…
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Too outrageous even for the Saudi royal family
Public outrage over the rape, torture and murder of 5 year old Lama and the lenient sentence imposed on her Islamic cleric father has forced the Saudi royal family to intervene. It is reported that they have been ‘stung’ by the public outrage and are blocking Al-Ghamdi’s release; he is to remain in prison for a…
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No time for shoes
Did you hear the report saying Morsi had to run out of a mosque leaving his shoes behind in order to evade protesters. It reminds me of the song, “run oppressor man, where you gonna run to?” All I can say is: it’s good to be alive today. Real good.
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Sexual Harassment of Women is State Sponsored Say Egyptian Women
Today was a day of action against sexual terrorism in Egypt. One Islamic cleric gave a fatwa justifying the sexual assaults saying women were going to the protests to get raped. Nonetheless he and his Muslim Brothers have received their response by women on the streets of Egypt. See the magnificent protest below: Here are what some…
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Double Bind
On Monday 11 February 2013, I will be speaking at the Centre for Secular Space launch of its first publication, Double Bind: the Muslim Right, the Anglo-American Left, and Universal Human Rights. The event will be at 7pm at Toynbee Hall in East London. Other speakers include Meredith Tax, Gita Sahgal, and Ansar Ahmed Ullah. For more…
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Islamic regime of Iran: Guilty as charged!
In his interview entitled June 20, 1981: One of the Greatest Crimes of the 20th Century, Mansoor Hekmat likened the Islamic movement’s suppression of the left-leaning Iranian revolution as “a violent coup d’état that succeeded as a result of widespread executions and murders”: They poured onto the streets and arrested anyone who did not look…
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Chokri Belaid murdered in broad daylight
The anti-Islamist, Marxist, and secularist political figure Chokri Belaid was assassinated as he left his home in Tunis yesterday. His brother accuses the leader of Ennahda, the Islamist ruling party, for his murder as do we. After all, terror and assassination are what they do best. For those who keep saying that secularists are the same as Islamists,…