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.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Speaking engagements in Canada
I will be in Canada for the next two weeks on a speaking tour to mobilise support for the One Law for All campaign.
Details of my various engagements are:
March 14, 7:30pm, Toronto
25 Cecil Street, United Steelworkers' Hall
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," Khayal Ibrahim (Women's Liberation in Iraq), 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).
Entry: $5
For more information: 1-416-471-7138; WPIcanada@yahoo.com
March 16th 7:00-9:00 pm, Toronto
Centre for Inquiry, 216 Beverley St
Freedom of Expression and Political Islam, a presentation by Maryam Namazie
For more information: www.centerforinquiry.net/ontario/events/maryam_namazie_at_cfi/
$8 regular, $4 students, FREE for CFI Friends of the Centre
Vancouver
March 20, 6:00pm, Vancouver
Student Union Building, Room 214 at UBC
Campus, West Point Grey, Vancouver, near the Bus Loop
Maryam Namazie's presentation on Political Islam, Sharia and Women's Rights
Organised by UBC Students for Equality and Freedom In Middle East
UBCequalitymiddleeast@gmail.com
Victoria
March 24, 2009
7:00 to 10:00, UVIC
Lecture Hall at Bob Wright Building
Free entry; donations welcome
Maryam Namazie's presentation on Political Islam, Sharia and Women's Rights
For more information: 1-250-380-1319; vicc22@hotmail.com
Details of my various engagements are:
March 14, 7:30pm, Toronto
25 Cecil Street, United Steelworkers' Hall
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," Khayal Ibrahim (Women's Liberation in Iraq), 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).
Entry: $5
For more information: 1-416-471-7138; WPIcanada@yahoo.com
March 16th 7:00-9:00 pm, Toronto
Centre for Inquiry, 216 Beverley St
Freedom of Expression and Political Islam, a presentation by Maryam Namazie
For more information: www.centerforinquiry.net/ontario/events/maryam_namazie_at_cfi/
$8 regular, $4 students, FREE for CFI Friends of the Centre
Vancouver
March 20, 6:00pm, Vancouver
Student Union Building, Room 214 at UBC
Campus, West Point Grey, Vancouver, near the Bus Loop
Maryam Namazie's presentation on Political Islam, Sharia and Women's Rights
Organised by UBC Students for Equality and Freedom In Middle East
UBCequalitymiddleeast@gmail.com
Victoria
March 24, 2009
7:00 to 10:00, UVIC
Lecture Hall at Bob Wright Building
Free entry; donations welcome
Maryam Namazie's presentation on Political Islam, Sharia and Women's Rights
For more information: 1-250-380-1319; vicc22@hotmail.com
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