The House of Commons voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to support the abolition of the common law offences of blasphemy and blasphemous libel. This was the…
Iran: fears grow over continued detention of May Day activists
9 May 2008 There are growing concerns over the continued detention of three activists arrested in connection with this year’s May Day events in Iran.…
On Fitna, the Movie
Fariborz Pooya interview with Maryam Namazie and Bahram Soroush on Secular TV Fariborz Pooya: Fitna, a 17-minute movie by Dutch politician Geert Wilders, shows passages…
For Du’a
I have struggled hard to find the words to commemorate sweet 17 year old Du’a. And still I cannot find any words to do her…
Q&A at conference commemorating Du’a
To see my response at the conference commemorating Du’a on whether men are to blame for women’s rights violations, exaggerating the extent of Islam’s role,…
Iran: workers defy ban to celebrate May Day; 10 arrested
Workers in a number of cities in Iran held, or attempted to hold, May Day rallies despite a heavy clampdown by the government. Rallies were…
May Day is the hope of the world!
This year’s international workers’ day is arriving at a time when there are signs of a global financial and economic crisis. The World Bank warns…
Secularism, Sharia law and the future of civil society
Maryam Namazie will talk about Rowan Williams’ recent comments on Sharia law’s inevitability for Britain and the future of secularism and civil society tomorrow, April…
Interview with Radio P4 Boras on Islam and political Islam
To hear a part English, part Swedish 25 minute interview on Radio P4 Boras with Maryam Namazie, Click here.
For Du’a Khalil: on the anniversary of her stoning to death
To see my speech commemorating Du’a Khalil, stoned to death last year in Iraqi Kurdistan for falling in love with the wrong boy at an…