Maryam Namazie

Maryam Namazie is a political activist, campaigner and blogger

Tag: freedom of expression

  • Identity politics and the art of deception

    Identity politics and the art of deception

    One of the things that is most troubling about identity politics and multiculturalism as a social policy is how deception becomes a necessity in defending the “tribe” or “community”, irrespective of the truth. Of course you don’t need to be an Islamist or on the far-Right to do this – something Sam Harris fans fail…

  • More restrictions at universities and words of warning

    More restrictions at universities and words of warning

    According to a recent report, more than nine in 10 UK universities are restrictive of free speech. This doesn’t surprise me at all. I continue to face restrictions of varying degrees, though this is changing due to the widespread push-back in defence of free expression. Nowadays, I find that universities don’t bar me outright as…