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End Ban on Female Fans in Iran; Stadiums for All

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On January 16, 2014
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ban, female, football, stadiums for all

Today, over 130 distinguished signatories are calling for “Stadiums for All” and an end to the Islamic Republic of Iran’s 34-year ban on female fans in the run-up to the June 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Signatories to the open letter include Alda Facio, Founder and First Director of the Women’s Caucus for Gender […]

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On January 16, 2014
20 Comments
ban, children's rights, smacking, UK

You can smack a child in the UK if it’s for “reasonable chastisement and does not leave a serious mark”. It reminds me of the Sharia law that allows men to beat their disobedient wives as long as they leave no marks (or at least according to the “Islamic feminist” interpretation). The Children’s Commissioner for England, […]

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On November 27, 2013
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ban, Britain, burka, niqab

Here’s me on Channel 4thought.tv on whether Britain should ban the niqab/burqa? Err yes. See it here. By the way, Fitnah’s third issue is almost ready for publication and will focus on secularism. It’s good to remind everyone to look at the November issue of Unveiled which focused on the veil and burqa. I am posting […]

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On September 20, 2013
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ban, burka, Islamism

These handful of burka-clad women “respond” to the debate on the burka-ban on behalf of “Muslim women.” Listen to their vile rhetoric. They do not represent Muslim women” but Islamism. The burka symbolises everything Islamism wants at the expense of countless human beings, many of them Muslim. Oh sorry I forgot, it’s a “right” and […]

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On September 19, 2013
21 Comments
ban, burka, niqab

Again the “veil controversy”. And as usual full of misinformation and deception. Let me clear a few things up: First off, no one is calling for an all-out ban on the veil though proponents often give this impression. Even the French ban is not an all-out ban; it merely bans all “conspicuous religious symbols” – […]

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On March 27, 2013
3 Comments
Amina, ban, Chicago school, Persepolis

UPDATE: A reader wrote to the school and received the following response from the principal: Please check your sources related to the news article stating I decided to remove Persepolis from my school. That is completely untrue and slanderous. I only reported to my staff that I was informed the district was contemplating removing the […]

End Ban on Female Fans in Iran; Stadiums for All

UK’s smacking law like Sharia

Britain should ban the niqab

You’re not Muslims

To ban or not to ban the burka

A Chicago School’s charge of Islamophobia