Maryam Namazie

Maryam Namazie is a political activist, campaigner and blogger

Category: News

  • Iranians Boycott Elections ‏⁧ #رای_ما_سرنگونی

    Iranians Boycott Elections ‏⁧ #رای_ما_سرنگونی

    ‏در دیکتاتوری مذهبی رای مردم مضحکه است ‏In a theocracy, the people’s vote is an absurdity ‏⁦#IraniansBoycottElections ⁩ ‏⁦#No2IR ‏⁧ #رای_ما_سرنگونی ⁩ ‏⁧ #نه_به_جمهوری_اسلامی ⁩ ⁩ ⁩ ‏#رای_بی_رای ⁩⁦ #Iran ⁩

  • “Worthy”, a poem inspired by an interview with Maryam Namazie

    “Worthy”, a poem inspired by an interview with Maryam Namazie

    “Worthy”, a poem inspired by an interview with Maryam Namazie written and performed by Sara Babahami.

  • Fuck Terrorism of Israeli state, Hamas and Islamic regime of Iran

    Fuck Terrorism of Israeli state, Hamas and Islamic regime of Iran

    Fuck Terrorism of #Israeli state, #Hamas and #Islamic regime of #Iran Solidarity with people of #Israel and #Palestine who deserve love not war and a #secular two-state solution…  

  • TEDx’s DE-FACTO Blasphemy Law | Rationality Rules on Maryam Namazie’s censorship

    TEDx’s DE-FACTO Blasphemy Law | Rationality Rules on Maryam Namazie’s censorship

    TEDx’s DE-FACTO Blasphemy Law | Rationality Rules on Maryam Namazie’s censorship, Rationality Rules, 20 May 2021

  • When Women Leave Islam: With Maryam Namazie, Secular Jihadists, 27 April 2021

    When Women Leave Islam: With Maryam Namazie, Secular Jihadists, 27 April 2021

    When Women Leave Islam: With Maryam Namazie, Secular Jihadists, 27 April 2021

  • I don’t give a #Ramadamn at #Ramadan

    I don’t give a #Ramadamn at #Ramadan

    Fast-defying persecuted in #Egypt, #Iran, #Turkey, #Pakistan, #SaudiArabia… In protest, dance, kiss, hug, sing, listen to music… – anything that is religiously prohibited – & share. In protest, I dance. I don’t give a #Ramadamn at #Ramadan Music by Shirin Mehrbod.

  • نوروزتان پیروز Happy Nowrooz

    اجرای نوروزی گروه #دیار تحت سرپرستی استاد‌ آذین مرزآبادی عزیز نوروزتان پیروز Nowrooz performance by amateur #daf group #DIYAAR led by brilliant Azin Marzabadi at Daf London❤️ Happy Nowrooz ❤️

  • IWD: Same Sexism Different Costume

    IWD: Same Sexism Different Costume

    The ‘modesty costume’ in Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ has rightly become a symbol for women’s protests. Just don’t forget. In real life, this costume is called the #hijab and many #women are imprisoned or attacked for refusing to wear it. Like in #Iran. #SameSexismDifferentCostume #ResistGilead #ResistIslamicTheocracy #8March #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2021 لباس عفت در…

  • #StopVirginityTest

    #StopVirginityTest

    #StopVirginityTest #stopart488 #Maroc #Iran http://traditionalvirginitytest.com We fully support Mouvement Alternatif pour les Libertés Individuelles – Maroc and Ibtissame Betty Lachgar in their launch of the “Traditional Virginity Test” campaign, introducing sets of blank bed sheets that denounce and fight the demeaning ritual of ‘virginity testing’. • There is no scientific evidence of a woman’s virginity1.…

  • Women Leaving Islam: Stories of Courage and Change (with Maryam Namazie), The Thinking Atheist, 9 February 2021

    Women Leaving Islam: Stories of Courage and Change (with Maryam Namazie), The Thinking Atheist, 9 February 2021

    Women Leaving Islam: Stories of Courage and Change (with Maryam Namazie), The Thinking Atheist, 9 February 2021

  • Maryam Namazie, Human Rights Activist, Meenal’s World, 6 February 2021

    Maryam Namazie, Human Rights Activist, Meenal’s World, 6 February 2021

    Maryam Namazie, Human Rights Activist, Meenal’s World, 6 February 2021 Maryam’s work has focused on human rights violations against refugees, and has actively campaigned against sharia law. Maryam became well known for her critique of the treatment of women under Islamic regimes. We talk about her family history and her views on the right to…

  • Women Leaving Islam – New Film Premiere on 1 February, World Hijab Day

    Women Leaving Islam – New Film Premiere on 1 February, World Hijab Day

    Women Leaving Islam, a new film by CEMB, premiered on 1 February as a challenge to #WorldHijabDay and religious modesty rules. You can watch the film here. In this powerful film, six ex-Muslim women activists share their moving stories of growing up in Muslim families and Muslim-majority countries and the violence, loss and shunning they…