Details: Maryam Namazie

Maryam Namazie is a rights activist, commentator and broadcaster. She is spokesperson for the One Law for All Campaign against Sharia Law in Britain and is currently organising a rally and public meeting on 7 March 2009 to mark International Women's Day. The campaign promotes citizenship rights and one secular law for all. She is Spokesperson of the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain which opposes apostasy laws and political Islam and aims to break the taboo that comes with renouncing Islam and she hosts and produces a weekly International TV programme broadcast in the Middle East. The winner of the 2005 Secularist of the Year award, she is an Honorary Associate of the National Secular Society and a Distinguished Supporter of the BHA; Her blog has been rated one of the top 100 atheist blogs and she was selected one of the top 45 women of the year 2007 by Elle magazine in Canada.
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18-02-2009 (1.81 MB)

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