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4 April 2013: International Day to Defend Amina; she represents us

  • Posted by Maryam Namazie
  • On March 21, 2013
  • 89 Comments
  • Amina, FEMEN, Islamist, Nude Photo Revolutionary, Tunisia
UPDATES AND MORE: 4 April 2013: Today is our day to defend our Amina 3 April 2013: For Amina: My body against political Islam. No Sharia. 3 April 2013: On 4 April, we will breast them! 2 April 2013: Why an International Day to Defend Amina? 2 April 2013: I have no regrets 28 March […]
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Amina represents me

  • Posted by Maryam Namazie
  • On March 19, 2013
  • 54 Comments
  • Amina, FEMEN, stoning, Tunisia
An Islamist preacher says 19 year old Tunisian Amina (FEMEN Tunisia) who posted a topless photo of herself bearing the slogan “my body belongs to me, and is not the source of anyone’s honour” deserves to be stoned to death. A lawyer has said she may face up to 2 years’ imprisonment and fines as a […]
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No to hejab, indeed!

  • Posted by Maryam Namazie
  • On March 4, 2013
  • 7 Comments
  • FEMEN, Islam, veil
Iranian women’s rights campaigners and members of the Worker-communist Party of Iran staged a topless protest against the veil and Sharia in Stockholm in the run-up to 8 March, International Women’s Day. No to hejab, indeed!
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October 2012: our naked body is our challenge

  • Posted by Maryam Namazie
  • On October 1, 2012
  • 8 Comments
  • FEMEN, Nude Photo Revolutionary Calendar
October 2012 is here. The photo for this month’s Nude Photo Revolutionary Calendar is that of topless activist of the FEMEN movement, Alena Magelat. By the way, here is her censored photo for Facebook since it doesn’t allow nudity… The calendar is the idea of campaigner Maryam Namazie to support Aliaa Magda Elmahdy and join her ‘screams […]
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Religion not Pussy Riot is guilty of hooliganism

  • Posted by Maryam Namazie
  • On August 18, 2012
  • 40 Comments
  • FEMEN, Pussy Riot
Three members of Pussy Riot were found guilty of ‘hooliganism’ driven by religious hatred and sentenced to two years in jail for staging an ‘obscene’ ‘punk prayer service’ at the altar of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow as part of a protest against Putin. If anything it is religion that is part […]
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There is still a lot to do!

  • Posted by Maryam Namazie
  • On August 2, 2012
  • 6 Comments
  • FEMEN, Sharia
(Via FEMEN)
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British Police: You did the Islamic morality police proud

  • Posted by Maryam Namazie
  • On August 2, 2012
  • 81 Comments
  • FEMEN, Sharia
Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to join the FEMEN action against Sharia law and Islamism at the Olympics today as I am really sick and travelling tomorrow for a conference in Montreal (which I would most likely have missed since they were arrested). Reza Moradi was there and filmed their action and the police’s brutal arrest. […]
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FEMEN activists arrested

  • Posted by Maryam Namazie
  • On August 2, 2012
  • 10 Comments
  • FEMEN, Sharia
Police were brutal towards the FEMEN activists protesting Sharia law and Islamist states in the Olympics. I got a text today saying that four activists had been arrested at their action today. This report says five. Shame on the British police. They have arrested the wrong people. There are plenty of representatives of Islamic states […]
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Topless activism against the Olympics and Sharia law

  • Posted by Maryam Namazie
  • On August 1, 2012
  • 1 Comments
  • FEMEN, olympics
  As you know, we’ve been involved in some protests against the International Olympics Committee’s violation of its principles of gender equality and neutrality with regards Islamic states, veiling and inequality. On 25 July, One Law for All co-organised an event on this at which activist Sundas Hoorain spoke. Here is her speech. Tomorrow, FEMEN is organising […]
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Nudity is freedom

  • Posted by Maryam Namazie
  • On April 1, 2012
  • 12 Comments
  • FEMEN
I just got back from yesterday’s brilliant FEMEN Paris action in support of women in the Middle East and North Africa. Most certainly, nudity is freedom… Censored Femen: Paris Nudite – Liberte manifesto… by TECHNOLOGOS In addition to FEMEN Activists and I, other protestors included popular Lebanese actress Darina Al Jondy and well-known French women’s […]
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