Thursday, April 02, 2009
IDENTITY THEFT (or FRAUD)
It has been brought to our attention that fraudulent transactions of £1 are being processed through the Worldpay account of the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain for the One Law for All Campaign against Sharia Law in Britain. If you have had £1 debited from your account you should immediately contact your bank and inform them of this; it is advisable to cancel your card. Apparently fraudsters use this approach, generally through charities, to test if a stolen card's details can be used. We are working with Worldpay and our bank to reject any such transactions. Please note that this has nothing to do with our organisation.
Wednesday, April 01, 2009
Some of my upcoming speaking engagements
April 4-5, 2009
International Conference on Secularism, Paris, France
"Bourse du Travail" of Saint-Denis (93200)
9-11, street Génin – (Enter by street Bobby Sands)
Maryam Namazie will be speaking on a panel on the centrality of the struggle for women’s rights from 16h 30 to 18h 30 on April 4. For more information: www.laicity.info
17 April 2009, 7.30pm, Conway Hall, London, UK
Islam, Human Rights and Homophobia – A talk by Maryam Namazie sponsored by the Gay And Lesbian Humanist Association. For more information: www.galha.org
20 or 21 April 2009, 7:00-9:00pm, Conway Hall, London, UK (to be announced shortly)
The future for Britian Shariah Law or Secular Law?
Maryam Namazie will be debating Sharia law judge, Anjem Choudary in a programme organised by the Global Issues Society.
21 June 2009, 7.30pm - 9.30 pm, Essex, UK
The Friends Meeting House, 82, Rainsford Road, Chelmsford, CM1 2QL.
Maryam Namazie will talk to the Essex Humanists about Sharia Law and women's rights.
International Conference on Secularism, Paris, France
"Bourse du Travail" of Saint-Denis (93200)
9-11, street Génin – (Enter by street Bobby Sands)
Maryam Namazie will be speaking on a panel on the centrality of the struggle for women’s rights from 16h 30 to 18h 30 on April 4. For more information: www.laicity.info
17 April 2009, 7.30pm, Conway Hall, London, UK
Islam, Human Rights and Homophobia – A talk by Maryam Namazie sponsored by the Gay And Lesbian Humanist Association. For more information: www.galha.org
20 or 21 April 2009, 7:00-9:00pm, Conway Hall, London, UK (to be announced shortly)
The future for Britian Shariah Law or Secular Law?
Maryam Namazie will be debating Sharia law judge, Anjem Choudary in a programme organised by the Global Issues Society.
21 June 2009, 7.30pm - 9.30 pm, Essex, UK
The Friends Meeting House, 82, Rainsford Road, Chelmsford, CM1 2QL.
Maryam Namazie will talk to the Essex Humanists about Sharia Law and women's rights.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Friday, March 27, 2009
One Law for All activist speaks at University of Toronto
To read an article in University of Toronto's the Strand on my talks there, click here.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Speech at University of British Columbia in Vancouver
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Debate and Speech in Toronto
To watch the panel discussion on Political Islam, Sharia and Women's Rights with Maryam Namazie (Spokesperson of Equal Rights Now, Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain and One Law for All Campaign against Sharia Law in Britain), Tarek Fatah (Founder of Muslim Canadian Congress and Author of "Chasing a Mirage: The Tragic Illusion of an Islamic State," Justin Trottier (Executive Director of Center for Inquiry, Ontario) and Issam Shukri (Head of the Organization for the Defense of Secularism and Civil Rights in Iraq), Toronto, Canada, March 14, 2009, click below:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
To see Maryam Namazie’s speech and ensuing discussion on Freedom of Expression and Political Islam at the Centre for Inquiry, Toronto, Canada, March 16, 2009, click here.
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
To see Maryam Namazie’s speech and ensuing discussion on Freedom of Expression and Political Islam at the Centre for Inquiry, Toronto, Canada, March 16, 2009, click here.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Thursday, March 19, 2009
The death of an imprisoned blogger inside Evin Prison in Iran
On 18 March, 29-year-old blogger Alireza Mirsayafi died while in Tehran’s notorious Evin prison for insulting the country's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Mohammad Ali Dadkhah said that although there is not yet an official report about the death yesterday of Omid Mir Sayafi, “officials in the prison said that he committed suicide."
He demanded “an immediate inquiry and an autopsy into why he died."
Mr Dadkhah said another prisoner in Evin, a Dr Hessam Firouzi, “had warned officials in the jail of the state the young blogger was in".
“Dr Firouzi called me from the jail to say he had a slowed heartbeat and he had taken him to the infirmary, but that doctors there did not take this seriously and said he was faking it,” he said.
He added that Dr Firouzi reported that Mr Sayafi had also been very depressed.
The blogger was sentenced in February to 30 months in jail for insulting Khamenei and Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
Mr Sayafi was first arrested in April last year and released on bail after 41 days before being detained again this year.
Iran has launched a crackdown on bloggers and internet users deemed to be hostile to the Islamic regime.
Those arrested include Hoder Derashkhan, a Canadian-Iranian journalist and blogger detained in Iran last November. Mr Derashkhan's family is said to have had no news of him since his arrest.
Mohammad Ali Dadkhah said that although there is not yet an official report about the death yesterday of Omid Mir Sayafi, “officials in the prison said that he committed suicide."
He demanded “an immediate inquiry and an autopsy into why he died."
Mr Dadkhah said another prisoner in Evin, a Dr Hessam Firouzi, “had warned officials in the jail of the state the young blogger was in".
“Dr Firouzi called me from the jail to say he had a slowed heartbeat and he had taken him to the infirmary, but that doctors there did not take this seriously and said he was faking it,” he said.
He added that Dr Firouzi reported that Mr Sayafi had also been very depressed.
The blogger was sentenced in February to 30 months in jail for insulting Khamenei and Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
Mr Sayafi was first arrested in April last year and released on bail after 41 days before being detained again this year.
Iran has launched a crackdown on bloggers and internet users deemed to be hostile to the Islamic regime.
Those arrested include Hoder Derashkhan, a Canadian-Iranian journalist and blogger detained in Iran last November. Mr Derashkhan's family is said to have had no news of him since his arrest.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
One Law for All
To read an article on One Law for All and Maryam Namazie in the Canadian National Post, dated March 12, 2009, click here.
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