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Fundamentalism and White Nationalism: the same, just wearing different clothes

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On March 21, 2019
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cultural relativism, Equality, far-Right, homophobia, Islam, Islamic feminists, Islamism, Maryam Namazie, Racism, religion, Secularism, terrorism

Below is the English version of an interview with Marieke Hoogwout published in Dutch in Vrij Links on 20 March 2019. The interview was conducted before the Christchurch and Utrecht terrorist attacks this month. You can read the Dutch interview here. In January, Iranian-British human rights activist Maryam Namazie gave the 24th Freedom Lecture at […]

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On February 20, 2017
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far-Right, Islamism, Islamophobia, migration, Racism

The below is my monthly column for The Freethinker published on 19 February. You can read it there too: Common humanity should be at the core of our politics too. I was born in Iran; I am a migrant, a refugee. But I am not the “authentic other” that xenophobes love to hate nor am I the […]

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On November 22, 2013
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EDL, far-Right, one law for all, pro-Islamist Left, Sharia

Opposing Sharia and Islamism in the west is like walking on a tight rope most of the time – thwarting attacks from the Left, refuting cultural relativism, preventing alliances with the far-Right, explaining the issues ignored by government and the media, mobilising support for secularism and citizenship whilst opposing racism and xenophobia, and making linkages […]

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On July 9, 2013
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far-Right, France, riposte Laique

Here is my response to Riposte Laique and far-Right-ers who blame Muslims for Islamism’s crimes and try to hijack the legitimate fight against Sharia and Islamism in order to promote their disgusting xenophobia and bigotry. As I say in my response: “You cannot fight Islamism, a far-Right movement, with another far-Right movement.” “We will fight […]

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On September 13, 2012
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far-Right, Islam, Islamism, Terry Jones, The Innocence of Muslims

Another film that has hit the headlines – ‘The innocence of Muslims’ – merits comment particularly since it has sparked protests that have resulted in the death of several US officials in Libya. Have you seen the film? It is absolutely ludicrous. It’s low budget (though they say they spent $5 million on it), poorly […]

The far-Right and Islamism: Two sides of one coin

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On November 14, 2011
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Anders Behring Breivik, far-Right, Islamism

The Norwegian far-Right extremist Anders Behring Brevik who murdered 77 people in cold-blood in July had his first public hearing today. As I’ve said before whilst the far-Right targets Islamism, they are both two sides of the same coin.

Simplicity is killing us…

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On November 8, 2011
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far-Right, Islam, Islamism, pro-Islamist Left, Sharia

In September 2011, I spoke at a meeting on Sharia law in Copenhagen, Denmark organised by the Danish atheists. The discussion was on sharia law but as in most talks on the issue, I also dealt extensively with the far-Right, the racist scapegoating and blaming of immigrants and Muslims for the crimes of Islamism and […]

Fundamentalism and White Nationalism: the same, just wearing different clothes

Common humanity should be at the core of our politics

Walking a tightrope: Between the pro-Islamist Left and the far-Right

Riposte Laique and far-Right: We will fight Islamism and you too

The other film: The Innocence of Muslims

The far-Right and Islamism: Two sides of one coin

Simplicity is killing us…