Secularism | Maryam Namazie- Part 2

Promoting Secularism in the age of ISIS

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On July 12, 2015
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apostasy, ISIS, Islam, Islamism, Secularism

See my speech at the INR5 Conference in Vancouver, Canada in June this year. Here is the text of the speech.

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On June 7, 2015
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Islam, Islamism, religious-Right, Secularism

This is my speech at the 5th Imagine No Religion conference in Vancouver, Canada during 5-7 June 2015. The global rise of Islamism in particular and the religious-Right in general has turned the demand for secularism into an urgent task and necessity. There are those in academia who theorise about a ‘post-secular’ world and insist […]

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On February 6, 2015
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apostasy, Secularism, Sharia

PRESS RELEASE 6 FEBRUARY 2015 Secularists will be gathering on 7 February 2015 in London for a day conference on Sharia Law, Apostasy and Secularism. The event follows an historic conference in October 2014 on the Religious-Right, Secularism and Civil Rights. Speakers at tomorrow’s sold-out conference will discuss freedom of expression, apostasy and blasphemy laws, […]

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On January 7, 2015
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Charlie Hebdo, Islamists, religious-Right, Secularism

FRENCH: Après le massacre de Charlie Hebdo, Soutenons ceux qui se battent contre la droite religieuse SPANISH: Below After the massacre in Charlie Hebdo in Paris on January 7, 2015, expressing indignation, as so many are doing, is not enough. A quick look at the English-speaking media shows that whilst many condemn the violence itself, […]

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On November 21, 2014
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Civil Rights, International front for Secularism, Manifesto for Secularism, religious-Right, Secular Conference 2014, Secularism

“Secular conference created a sense of imminent and momentous change – and women will be the driving force” – Terry Sanderson, President of the National Secular Society The two-day International Conference on the Religious Right, Secularism and Civil Rights held in London during 11-12 October 2014 was a rousing success, promoting a much-needed global secular […]

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On October 15, 2014
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Civil Rights, ISIS, Kobane, religious-Right, Secular Conference 2014, Secularism

Press Release 15 October 2014 The two-day International Conference on the Religious Right, Secularism and Civil Rights held in London during 11-12 October 2014 was a rousing success. A broad coalition of secularists, including believers, free-thinkers, agnostics and atheists assembled from the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia and the Diaspora at the unprecedented and […]

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On October 4, 2014
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ISIS, Secular Conference 2014, Secularism

MARIEME HÉLIE-LUCAS and MARYAM NAMAZIE 4 October 2014 While many of us watch in horror as ISIS advances, and fundamentalist ideas spread across religious traditions around the world, Maryam Namazie and Marieme Hélie-Lucas – secular feminists from Iran and Algeria – told Karima Bennoune why they are convening the International Secular Conference in London next […]

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On May 20, 2014
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AC Grayling, Bahram Soroush, Bread and Roses, Fariborz Pooya, Islam, Maryam Namazie, Poone Ravi, Reza Moradi, Secularism

Watch Bread and Roses English programme with Maryam Namazie, Fariborz Pooya and Bahram Soroush being broadcast today via New Channel TV on “Secularism as a basic right”. There’s a great interview with philosopher AC Grayling on the issue. Director: Reza Moradi; Assistant Director: Poone Ravi Enjoy!

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On December 3, 2013
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burqa, Islamism, Secularism, veil, women

WE SHOULD NOT ABANDON SECULARISM Unveiled: A Publication of Fitnah – Movement for Women’s Liberation December 2013, Volume 1, Issue 3 Editor: Maryam Namazie. Design: Kiran Opal The publication is available here. PDF version available for download. URGENT ACTION: REJECT SEX SEGREGATION IT’S 2013. LET’S NOT TIME TRAVEL Universities UK (UUK) guidance to universities on […]

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On September 13, 2013
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edinburgh, Secularism, Sharia

Sharia courts are oppressive; there is no right to oppress. Here’s a recent interview I did with the Edinburgh Secular Society on Sharia court and on secularism:

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Promoting Secularism in the age of ISIS

Promoting Secularism in the Age of ISIS

Press Release: Much needed 7 February Conference on Sharia Law, Apostasy and Secularism

After the Charlie Hebdo Massacre, Support those Fighting the Religious-Right

Onwards to establishing an International Front for Secularism

Secular Conference 2014 rallies in support of Kobane and against religious-Right

Promoting global secular alternative in the ISIS era

Bread and Roses: Secularism as a basic right

We should not abandon secularism

No right to oppress