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Secularism is my right; freedom is my culture سكولاريسم حق من؛ آزادى فرهنگ من

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On February 25, 2019
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Apostate, atheist, blasphemy, Culture, ex-muslim, Freedom, Iran, Islam, LGBT, Rights, Secularism, women

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

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On June 21, 2013
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dance, Freedom, Iran

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… […]

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On May 26, 2013
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Freedom, Islamism, Secularism, women's rights

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 […]

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On January 11, 2012
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Freedom

(Via Omid Behrouzi on Facebook)

Secularism is my right; freedom is my culture سكولاريسم حق من؛ آزادى فرهنگ من

I dream of freedom

Secularism is my right; freedom is my culture

Free at last