Maryam Namazie

Maryam Namazie is a political activist, campaigner and blogger

Tag: LSU Student Union

  • LSE Student Union supports criticism of religion – just not Islam

    LSE Student Union supports criticism of religion – just not Islam

    One way that people in Iran survive under the Islamic Republic of Iran is by making fun of its leaders and the clergy. Mockery can be a form of resistance too. Such jokes can be considered blasphemous, particularly since the regime’s leaders represent god’s rule on earth. Free expression, including mockery, though, is sometimes all that…