Maryam Namazie

Maryam Namazie is a political activist, campaigner and blogger

Tag: #ExMuslimBecause

  • #ExMuslimBecause #INeedYourLove

    #ExMuslimBecause #INeedYourLove

    On July 5, 2016 a number of ex-Muslims from Bangladesh, Britain, Iran, Kuwait, Morocco, Pakistan and Syria converged on Kings Cross for a flash “dance” in support of freethinkers and “apostates” across the globe. On their faces and chests, they had written of “Ex-Muslim”, “Kafir”, “Atheist”, “Migrant”, “Refugee”, and “Apostate”. They danced to Shaggy’s “I…

  • Ayatollah BBC and #ExMuslimBecause

    Ayatollah BBC and #ExMuslimBecause

    I was interviewed by Anne-Marie Tomchak for thirty minutes for BBC Trending on 26 November. Despite my also having referred 4 ex-Muslims, including those who maintained anonymity whilst Tweeting for #ExMuslimBecause due to fears for their safety, the programme spoke to Mobeen Azhar and Rashid Dar, two men who identified themselves as Muslims, about my…