ex-Muslims | Maryam Namazie

Black Lives Matter. Full Stop.

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On August 11, 2020
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Black Lives Matter, BLm, ex-Muslims, white identity politics

On Why Ex-Muslims should support BLM and the Fight against Systematic Racism Edited and Expanded Conversation between Ali Rizvi and Maryam Namazie on Professional Novice Podcast Ali Rizvi: Welcome to Professional Novice with Ali Rizvi. I like bringing people on who I really respect in terms of their ideas and their thoughts. And today’s obviously […]

De Balie #CelebratingDissent Festival was an Astounding Success

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On September 16, 2019
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De Balie, Dissent, ex-Muslims, Islam, Islamism, women

The epic ‘Celebrating Dissent’ Festival took place between 30 August -1 September in Amsterdam, a collaboration between the prestigious art and debate institute De Balie and Maryam Namazie. Consisting of a mixture of intense, probing conversations, comedy, art, poetry and dance performances, films, lectures and protest, the weekend was an education in the issues facing […]

We understand intolerance better than most; Blasphemy is not Bigotry

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On July 28, 2019
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bigotry, blasphemy, ex-Muslims, Pride

On 15 July, Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain (CEMB) wrote to the newspaper Het Parool to ask for a right to reply to a piece by Dino Suhonic, director of Maruf platform for queer Muslims in the Netherlands where a number of intentionally false statements were made about the CEMB and our fight for LGBT […]

Bodypainting in Solidarity with Ex-Muslims and CEMB

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On September 30, 2017
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ex-Muslims

Created as a finale to the groundbreaking International Conference on Freedom of Conscience and Expression, the largest gathering of ex-Muslims in history, this is the world’s first group bodypaint captured by both ground and drone. Conceived by award-winning bodypainter Victoria Gugenheim in support of and solidarity with ex-Muslims and the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain […]

Largest gathering of ex-Muslims in history

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On July 25, 2017
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ex-Muslims, Islam

See this email online. The International Conference on Freedom of Conscience and Expression, the largest gathering of ex-Muslims in history, was held during 22-24 July 2017 in London. Over 70 notable speakers from 30 countries or the Diaspora gathered in what was dubbed “The Glastonbury of Freethinkers” and “a Conference of Heroes” to honour dissenters […]

Islam’s Non-Believers

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On October 17, 2016
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atheism, Deeyah Khan, ex-Muslims, Islam's Non Believers

A new film by Deeyah Khan, above – Islam’s Non-Believers – follows the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain, which supports ex-Muslims, often referred to as apostates or unbelievers, both in the UK and abroad. Read my piece on it in The Freethinker. The documentary – which can be seen here – provides an important insight […]

Exposure: Islam’s Non-Believers

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On October 4, 2016
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atheism, ex-Muslims

Islam’s Non Believers, a new film by the award-winning film-maker Deeyah Khan, will be aired on 13 October 2016 on ITV Exposure at 10:40-11:40pm London time. The film is the first in depth documentary following the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain and investigating the lives of young women and men in Britain who face threats, […]

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On March 23, 2015
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apostasy, ex-Muslims, Islamists, Trinity College Dublin

UPDATE: I will be speaking at Trinity College Dublin on 20 October 2015, thanks to invitation of Phil Soc. And so the whitewash begins with an “article” (or should we say editorial) by University Times on the cancellation of my talk at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) on “Apostasy and the Rise of Islamism”, which was meant to be […]

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On November 27, 2013
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ex-Muslims

Finally, a decent programme on ex-Muslims and leaving the faith by Sarfraz Manzoor on BBC Radio 4. You can listen to it here.

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On November 26, 2013
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CEMB, ex-Muslims

Hello APOSTATES IN ISLAM REPORT The Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain (CEMB) and Atheist Alliance International have published a new report on the Political and Legal Status of Apostates in Islam with the support of The Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science UK. The report examines sources for laws that prohibit apostasy from Islam, […]

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