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Identity politics and the art of deception

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On February 28, 2017
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freedom of expression, universities

One of the things that is most troubling about identity politics and multiculturalism as a social policy is how deception becomes a necessity in defending the “tribe” or “community”, irrespective of the truth. Of course you don’t need to be an Islamist or on the far-Right to do this – something Sam Harris fans fail […]

More restrictions at universities and words of warning

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On February 21, 2017
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freedom of expression, Islam, universities

According to a recent report, more than nine in 10 UK universities are restrictive of free speech. This doesn’t surprise me at all. I continue to face restrictions of varying degrees, though this is changing due to the widespread push-back in defence of free expression. Nowadays, I find that universities don’t bar me outright as […]

Maryam Namazie and Peter Tatchell honoured for defence of free speech on campuses

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On March 19, 2016
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free expression, universities

On 19 March, the National Secular Society held its annual Secularist of the Year award ceremony. The winner this year was Educate Together which promotes secular education. At the ceremony, two previous winners of the NSS Secularist of the Year award, Maryam Namazie and Peter Tatchell, were honoured for their recent campaigning to defend free […]

The end of free speech?, Bristol Festival of Ideas panel discussion

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On March 19, 2016
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Britain, Free speech, universities

Here is the audio recording of The end of free speech panel discussion at the Bristol Festival of Ideas on 19 March 2016.

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On January 12, 2016
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Charlie Hebdo, Free speech, Goldsmiths, Islam, Islamism, Safe Spaces, universities

Original published in Daily Mail on 9 January 2016 This week marked the first anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo massacre in Paris. The atrocity was a brutal attack not just on human life but also on the principle of free speech, one of the pillars of human civilisation. In the aftermath of the killings, people […]

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On July 23, 2014
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gender segregation, universities, UUK

Press Release 23 July 2014 One Law for All, Southall Black Sisters, the Centre for Secular Space, and the LSESU Atheist Secularist Society have welcomed the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s (EHRC) ruling against gender segregation in universities and students’ unions. On 17 July, the EHRC published its guidance on gender segregation, stating that: “Gender […]

To UN: UK Public institutions continue to fail to uphold an environment free of discrimination

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On January 14, 2014
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Equality, gender segregation, UK, universities, UUK

14 January 2014 Ms. Farida Shaheed Special Rapporteur in the Field of Cultural Rights Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights CH-1211 Geneva 10 Switzerland Dear Ms. Shaheed, We write to draw your attention to the increasing incidence of gender segregation on public university campuses in the United Kingdom, and to seek your intervention […]

Campaign against gender segregation will persist

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On December 29, 2013
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gender segregation, universities, UUK

Dear friend Thank you so much for all your support during 2013, particularly for our most recent campaign against gender segregation at universities in the UK, which we organised in conjunction with Fitnah – Movement for Women’s Liberation, Southall Black Sisters, Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain and LSE Atheist, Secularist and Humanist Society. Nearly 9,500 […]