Tag: Freedom
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After 100 years of dictatorship, people in Iran have a right to decide their own fate, Interview with Times Radio
This is an edited transcript of Rod Liddle’s interview with Maryam Namazie on Iran protests, Times Radio, 17 January 2026 Persian Translation: مصاحبه با رادیو تایمز: پس از ۱۰۰ سال دیکتاتوری، مردم ایران حق دارند سرنوشت خود را تعیین کنند Rod Liddle: The uprising or revolution whatever you want to call it in Iran seems…
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Secularism is my right; freedom is my culture سكولاريسم حق من؛ آزادى فرهنگ من
Secularism is my right; freedom is my culture سكولاريسم حق من؛ آزادى فرهنگ من Maryam Namazie’s Freedom Lecture at De Balie, Amsterdam سخنرانى مريم نمازى در ده بالى آمستردام
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I dream of freedom
Here’s a video of a recent street party in Tehran. Remember that mixing of sexes, dancing and non-religious music are banned. Whilst that doesn’t stop anyone, doing so on the streets transforms it into a form of resistance. The young men and women can be heard singing: I have a dream; I dream of freedom……
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Secularism is my right; freedom is my culture
Below is my speech at the May 2013 Women in Secularism conference in Washington DC. Participants joined in an action to defend Amina Tyler, Imad Iddine Habib, Bangladesh’s bloggers and Alex Aan (photo on left). * The outrage over the attempted assassination of 15 year old Malala Yousefzai shot by the Taliban for defending…