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Fundamentalism and White Nationalism: the same, just wearing different clothes

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On March 21, 2019
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cultural relativism, Equality, far-Right, homophobia, Islam, Islamic feminists, Islamism, Maryam Namazie, Racism, religion, Secularism, terrorism

Below is the English version of an interview with Marieke Hoogwout published in Dutch in Vrij Links on 20 March 2019. The interview was conducted before the Christchurch and Utrecht terrorist attacks this month. You can read the Dutch interview here. In January, Iranian-British human rights activist Maryam Namazie gave the 24th Freedom Lecture at […]

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On February 20, 2017
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far-Right, Islamism, Islamophobia, migration, Racism

The below is my monthly column for The Freethinker published on 19 February. You can read it there too: Common humanity should be at the core of our politics too. I was born in Iran; I am a migrant, a refugee. But I am not the “authentic other” that xenophobes love to hate nor am I the […]

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On April 13, 2013
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Amina, Islamism, nude protest, Racism

News Flash: 15 April 2013: There are reports that Amina has escaped from her detention but is still not fully safe or free. We await the day she is free and safe – hopefully soon. More information here. 13 April 2013: Today, FEMEN activists stormed a conference at which Tunisian president Marzouki was speaking at in […]

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On January 31, 2012
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Ahmadiyya, Racism, Sikh

Sikhs offended by Jay Leno’s comments have filed a lawsuit against him for his ‘racist’ comments. His crime? He made a joke about the US Presidential candidate’s wealth, saying that the Sikh Golden Temple was Romney’s summer home. In an ironic turn of events, the Ahmadiyyas who were so outraged by the Jesus and Mo cartoon […]

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On August 12, 2004
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cultural relativism, Islamophobia, Racism

Islamophobia: No can do Maryam Namazie Published in Iranian.com August 12, 2004 Imagine at a synagogue somewhere in London, Jews are working together to send out £1m worth of books, DVDs and videos about Judaism and the Torah as an act of ‘self-defence’ against anti-Semitism and ‘Judaism-phobia’. Or imagine black South Africans during Apartheid sending […]

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