Equality and Human Rights Commission rules that gender segregation is unlawful

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 […]

Joint statement on legal note to Universities UK against their guidance condoning gender segregation

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On January 7, 2014
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Fitnah, gender segregation, LSE ASH, one law for all, Southall Black Sisters, UUK

Joint statement of Southall Black Sisters, One Law for All, Fitnah – Movement for Women’s Liberation and LSE SU Atheist, Secularist and Humanist Society We are pleased to learn of the legal note submitted to Universities UK (UUK) yesterday in the name of Radha Bhatt, a student of Cambridge University, against their Guidance condoning gender segregation. […]

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 […]

Oh the irony!

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On December 15, 2013
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Hizb-Ut-Tahrir, segregation, UUK

Here’s a debate I did today on BBC World Service with the Hizb-Ut-Tahrir rep on segregation of the sexes at UK universities. The irony of “debating” with an Islamist group that wants apostates and gays killed and supports stoning but uses rights language and cries of discrimination to impose sex apartheid at UK universities… At […]

In the media

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On December 14, 2013
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Hizb-Ut-Tahrir, sex apartheid, UUK

Here is some press coverage on the sex segregation issue and the niqab. The first one is a debate with a member of Hizb-Ut-Tahrir. Ironic how a representative of a misogynist Islamist organisation can speak of women’s rights. And using language Universities UK has used to defend its indefensible position. Whilst UUK has now withdrawn […]

We will continue our fight against gender apartheid at universities

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On December 12, 2013
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gender apartheid, segregation, UK, UUK

More than a 100 protesters rallied outside the office of Universities UK to condemn their endorsement of segregation of the sexes and demand gender equality on 10 December 2013, International Human Rights Day. Chris Moos, a co-organiser of the rally and Secretary of the London School of Economics Atheist, Secularist and Humanist Society was master […]

Islamists and Universities UK: You have been warned!

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On December 10, 2013
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Islamism, sex apartheid, UUK

To mark 10 December, International Human Rights Day, and in lieu of our protest rally against Universities UK’s endorsement of sex segregation at British universities, which is being held today from 5-6:30pm in London today, Fitnah – Movement for Women’s Liberation announces the official start of sex apartheid busters. Here’s what you can do: * […]

Sex segregation in UK universities – a step forward for the Muslim religious-right

Posted by Maryam Namazie
On December 10, 2013
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Equality, gender apartheid, Islamism, UUK

Here’s an article by Marieme Helie Lucas in support of the 10 December rally in London against gender apartheid. DATE: Tuesday 10 December 2013. TIME: 5:00-6:30pm. AT: Universities UK, Woburn House, 20 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9HQ (Closest Underground Stations: Euston or Russell Square) A battle that concerns us all is being waged in the […]