Maryam Namazie

Maryam Namazie is a political activist, campaigner and blogger

Tag: Moral Crimes

  • Gulnaz pardoned… so she can marry her rapist

    Hamid Karzai is pardoning Gulnaz, the Afghan woman serving a 12-year prison sentence after she was raped. But don’t get too excited. He is pardoning her so she can marry her rapist! According to a statement from the presidential palace, ‘As the both sides [Gulnaz and the rapist] have agreed to get married to each…

  • The EU, like Sharia courts, doesn’t want women to speak up

    A few days ago, Ophelia Benson blogged about Gulnaz, the Afghan women jailed for 12 years after being raped in Afghanistan. On the day, I was asked to do an interview on it by SKY TV but couldn’t as I had to pick up my 6 year old from school. Since then, I have been…