Maryam Namazie

Maryam Namazie is a political activist, campaigner and blogger

Tag: LGBT

  • CEMB marches at Pride in London 2019 as topless Imams of Perpetual Indulgence

    CEMB marches at Pride in London 2019 as topless Imams of Perpetual Indulgence

     On 6 July 2019, Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain (CEMB) marched in Pride London for the 3rd time as an organisation. This year, we marked the 40th anniversary of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a rebellion against the church’s religious morality, by marching as the Imams of Perpetual Indulgence. Instead of being the Council…

  • 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

    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

  • East London mosque has filed formal complaint about CEMB to Pride

    East London mosque has filed formal complaint about CEMB to Pride

    This post was first published as ‘Criticism of Islam or Islamism is not anti-Muslim bigotry’, The Freethinker, 15 July 2017 East London mosque has filed a formal complaint regarding the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain’s presence in Pride in London and stated that our placards, including “East London mosque incites murder of LGBT” were “inciting hatred against Muslims” and…

  • Ex-Muslims out, loud and proud at Pride in London

    Ex-Muslims out, loud and proud at Pride in London

    On 8 July, CEMB was at Pride in London in full force highlighting the plight of LGBT in countries under Islamic rule with bodypainting by the award-winning Victoria Gugenheim. The march went ahead as planned, though police initially tried to remove placards with the slogan “Allah is Gay” because of complaints of “offence”. Whilst a…

  • Defend 4 facing death and imprisonment for homosexuality in Iran

    The International Committee against Execution in Iran calls on gay rights organisations to initiate a widespread, international campaign to defend the rights of LGBT in countries under Islamic rule, including Iran. Based on recent news reports, two individuals in Sirjan and Bandar Abbas have been sentenced to 25 years in prison charged with homosexuality. 27…