From the National Secular Society Taslima Nasreen, whose book launch was stormed in Hyderabad, India, said she feared for her life as she took shelter…
Situation in Iran and US militarism
To see TV International English 10 August 2007, click here. The programme is: Interview with Bahram Soroush on the International Day of Action for the…
Report on the International Day of Action
To see reports of some of the demonstrations held for Salehi and Osanlou, click here. Sorry it is in Farsi but you can still see…
Join August 9 demonstrations anywhere you can
As I have reported a few days ago, today, August 9, is an international day of action to demand the release of two labour activists…
Hands off Ehsan Jami
22 year old Ehsan Jami, the chairman of the Dutch Committee for ex-Muslims, has been ambushed and beaten a third time by Islamists this Monday.…
August 9th: International day of action for the release of Mansoor Osanlou and Mahmoud Salehi
The International Trade Union Confederation and the International Transport Workers Federation are organising an international day of action for the release of Mahmoud Salehi and…
TV International English begins again
I have begun hosting International TV English again. It is a weekly half hour programme with a focus on Islam, political Islam, US militarism, secularism…
Clips from Council of Ex-Muslims launch
To see Mina Ahadi’s speech at the launch of the Council of Ex-Muslims last month, click here. To see Maryam Namazie’s reponses to questions raised,…
Could have been any one of us
Two Kurdish journalists, Adnan Hassanpour and Hiva Boutimar, have been sentenced to execution for the ‘crime of being Moharebeh’ which means ‘fighting’ religion and the…
Yes very friendly indeed
Someone recently emailed me an interview with Moroccan Islamist Nadia Yassine, published in Speigel online on July 3, entitled ‘our religion is friendly to women’.…