Podcast appearances and mentions of Maryam Namazie

The conference “Celebrating dissent” is hosted in Oslo on the 31st of August. The conference is a celebration of freedom of expression through discussions, poetry, film, protest art, and music. In this episode the Iranian-born campaigner and spokesperson for the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain, Maryam Namazie, share her thoughts on the importance of dissent.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Maryam Namazie is an Iranian-born campaigner and writer living in the UK. Since the Islamic regime of Iran's killing of Mahsa Amini on 16 September 2022 for ‘improper veiling,' Maryam has been speaking on and organising protests in solidarity with the women's revolution in Iran. FiLiA have joined Maryam launching the Hair4Freedom campaign and are continuing this relationship with our next solidarity action #Dance4Freedom on 29 April 2023 which is discussed in this episode.

Seth Andrews speaks with Iranian-born activist Maryam Namazie about the historic uprising underway in Iran. www.maryamnamazie.com YOUTUBE VIDEO VERSION OF THIS INTERVIEW: https://youtu.be/vcmURmEFP2U

In this episode, Meghan Murphy speaks with Maryam Namazie, feminist, secularist, and human rights activist, about the uprisings she calls a "women's revolution" in Iran.

Iranian-born Maryam Namazie, with "Ex-Muslims of Britain," describes the dire situation in Iran where protesters of the patriarchal regime are being persecuted and killed. She also tells us how we can help. Then we speak with Harvard student Aidan Scully, who writes a secular column in the student newspaper The Harvard Crimson that combats Christian Nationalism and advocates for state/church separation.

This week Carla and Joy complete their two-part deep dive into Iran's complex social and political landscape in an effort to contextualize the protest movement that has  ignited over the past several weeks. In this episode, they turn the mirror around to the United States. How can leftists best stand in solidarity with folks on the ground in Iran? How can we balance the need to amplify the Iranian peoples' grievances with their government, while also rejecting US intervention and sanctions? The duo answer these questions and more on this episode.Have thoughts/comments/reactions to this episode? We'd love to hear from you! Email us at sipandpolitic@gmail.com.References in the show:Yeganeh Mafaher (@littleyeg)The Wellness Therapist (@thewellnesstherapist)The Progressive Brat (@theprogressivebrat)Samurai Shampoo (@samurai.shampoo)Maryam Namazie (@maryamnamazie)Narges Bajoghli (@nargesbajoghli)Whisper Tapes: Kate Millett in Iran by Negar Mottahedeh Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiFollow us on social media:@sip.and.politic (TikTok)Carla: @carlaxmariee (TikTok) | @carlamariexnyc (Instagram)Joy: @joy.malonza / @thedownballot.org (TikTok) | @thedownballot (Instagram)

My guest today is Maryam Namazie. Maryam is an Iranian-born writer and activist living in the UK. She's the spokesperson of "One Law for All" and "The Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain". She has co-authored many books, including "Sharia Law in Britain: A Threat to One Law for All and Equal Rights", "Enemies Not Allies: The Far-Right"  and "Political and Legal Status of Apostates in Islam". This episode is all about the current uprising in Iran. Miriam and I talk about the death of Masa Amini in police custody and the protests that her death has caused all over Iran. We talk about the Iranian morality police and the laws and customs governing how Iranian women have to dress and behave. We discuss the strange alliance of conservative Islam and Western intersectional feminism. We discuss the legacy of the Iranian Revolution of 1979 which turned around into an Islamic state. We talk about the robust black market for Western and secular content in Iran. We also talk about what we in the West can do to support Iranian women and protesters, and much more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My guest today is Maryam Namazie. Maryam is an Iranian-born writer and activist living in the UK. She's the spokesperson of "One Law for All" and "The Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain". She has co-authored many books, including "Sharia Law in Britain: A Threat to One Law for All and Equal Rights", "Enemies Not Allies: The Far-Right"  and "Political and Legal Status of Apostates in Islam".This episode is all about the current uprising in Iran. Miriam and I talk about the death of Masa Amini in police custody and the protests that her death has caused all over Iran. We talk about the Iranian morality police and the laws and customs governing how Iranian women have to dress and behave. We discuss the strange alliance of conservative Islam and Western intersectional feminism. We discuss the legacy of the Iranian Revolution of 1979 which turned around into an Islamic state. We talk about the robust black market for Western and secular content in Iran. We also talk about what we in the West can do to support Iranian women and protesters, and much more. SPONSORSBUTCHERBOX: Sign up today at butcherbox.com/coleman and use code COLEMAN to get one 10-14 lb Turkey FREE in your first box.

My guest today is Maryam Namazie. Maryam is an Iranian-born writer and activist living in the UK. She's the spokesperson of "One Law for All" and "The Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain". She has co-authored many books, including "Sharia Law in Britain: A Threat to One Law for All and Equal Rights", "Enemies Not Allies: The Far-Right"  and "Political and Legal Status of Apostates in Islam".This episode is all about the current uprising in Iran. Miriam and I talk about the death of Masa Amini in police custody and the protests that her death has caused all over Iran. We talk about the Iranian morality police and the laws and customs governing how Iranian women have to dress and behave. We discuss the strange alliance of conservative Islam and Western intersectional feminism. We discuss the legacy of the Iranian Revolution of 1979 which turned around into an Islamic state. We talk about the robust black market for Western and secular content in Iran. We also talk about what we in the West can do to support Iranian women and protesters, and much more. SPONSORSBUTCHERBOX: Sign up today at butcherbox.com/coleman and use code COLEMAN to get one 10-14 lb Turkey FREE in your first box.

Guest: Maryam Namazie. Abortion, politicians blaming gun violence on godlessness, secular billboards and the growth of support for state/church separation are among the news topics we discuss this week. After listening to a sneak preview of the new "Godless Gospel" songs, we speak with Iranian-born ex-Muslim activist Maryam Namazie about the international "Celebrate Dissent" conference she is organizing, which will take place in August in Cologne, Germany.

Maryam Namazie is a British-Iranian human rights activist and producer of the new documentary, "Women Leaving Islam." In this show, she speaks about the film, the stories, and the lives impacted by this high-control religion.Watch the documentary: https://youtu.be/ojpGBz9OxPMVIDEO of this conversation on YouTube: https://youtu.be/awcoIfHEaiMMaryam Namazie's website: www.maryamnamazie.com

Maryam's work has focused on human rights violations against refugees, and has actively campaigned against sharia law. Maryam became well known for her critique of the treatment of women under Islamic regimes. We talk about her family history and her views on the right to speak up and appreciating the freedom we have in the west to voice our opinion. This episode is much more than Maryam the activist, she tells me about her childhood, and the future she wants to create for all the young girls who will follow in her footsteps. www.maryamnamazie.com Twitter: @maryamnamazie

Lawrence joins human rights activist Maryam Namazie at her office in London to discuss her work with The Council of Ex-Muslims, the rise of fascism in the west, blasphemy, “safe spaces”, and more. See the commercial-free, full HD videos of all episodes at www.patreon.com/originspodcast immediately upon release.  The Origins Podcast is now a part of The Origins Project Foundation.  For more information, visit www.originsprojectfoundation.org . Twitter: @TheOriginsPod Instagram: @TheOriginsPod Facebook: @TheOriginsPod Website: https://theoriginspodcast.com

The murder of George Floyd and the protests that followed have sparked passionate conversations within many marginalized communities about how insidious systems of oppression can be, especially in this day and age. I'm speak with Maryam Namazie — the British-Iranian secularist and human rights activist often credited for making the ex-Muslim movement the global phenomenon it is today — about systemic racism, parallels between Islamic and White supremacy, showing solidarity with #BlackLivesMatter protesters, and her own personal experience being beaten by the NYPD and thrown in jail during a peaceful protest in the early 1990s.Links discussed:Washington Post repository of research/data on systemic racism: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/opinions/systemic-racism-police-evidence-criminal-justice-system/Why it's impossible to calculate the percentage of legitimate police shootings (Radley Balko): https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2016/07/14/why-its-impossible-to-calculate-the-percentage-of-police-shootings-that-are-legitimate/Ali's LetterWiki exchange with Matt Thornton on systemic racism and police shootings: https://letter.wiki/conversation/766#letter_2412Maryam on Twitter: @MaryamNamazie

Maryam Namazie is an Iranian-born writer and activist. She is the Spokesperson of One Law for All and the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain. She hosts a weekly television program broadcast in Iran on Saturday evenings in Persian and English called Bread and Roses.   If you enjoyed this episode, please consider to rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. It takes less than 60 seconds and it really makes a difference. Rate, review, and subscribe at HardyHaberland.com/iTunes.

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Dissent within minority communities is often not only badly reported in the media but is actually actively silenced under the guise of political correctness. On the final episode of this season of Backchat, Podcast Editor Mihir Joshi talks to Maryam Namazie from the One Law for All campaign group. They discuss honour based violence, blasphemy and the popular revolt against the Iranian Regime that has been raging for the past year.

In recent years there's been an attempt by some on the left to shift the parameters of 'acceptable' thought and discussion. Instead of disagreeing with speakers or the points they are making, there's an increasing tendency to try to prevent those speakers from being given a platform at all. To take one example, on university campuses, 'progressive' students have literally rioted, set things on fire, and physically assaulted other students and speakers on numerous occasions because the speaker or topic under discussion is deemed 'offensive', 'far right', 'extremist', etc, etc. Why is this the case, does it amount to censorship, and what are the implications for free speech? We discuss these points in this episode.Also, did Epstein really kill himself? Hint - we have no idea.Please SUBSCRIBE, and GIVE US A GOOD REVIEW AND RATING if you liked the show! And send us comments, either by leaving a comment on itunes or beneath our youtube video, or by messaging us at the twitter account below.You can also watch this on youtube, please subscribe to our channel it's 'E2 Review Podcast, here's a link https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP0n0eS2gmKQrYdtn98crxw Twitter: @theposhgentThanks for listening!

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Maryam Namazie is a political activist, campaigner and blogger. She is the Spokesperson for Fitnah - Movement for Women's Liberation, Equal Rights Now, One Law for All Campaign against Sharia Law in Britain and the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain (CEMB). Maryam is an inveterate commentator and broadcaster on rights, cultural relativism, secularism, religion, political Islam and many other related topics. She is the producer and host of Bread and Roses TV broadcast in English and Persian via New Channel TV and deemed ‘immoral' and ‘corrupt' by the Islamic regime of Iran. She is joined in conversation by Sadia Hameed, FiLiA and CEMB spokeswoman.Attend an event!4th July 2019: Evening on LGBT+ rights and apostasy, London31st Aug - Sept 1st, 2019: Celebrating Dissent Festival, De Balie in Amsterdam

Maryam Namazie is a political activist, campaigner and blogger. She is the Spokesperson for Fitnah - Movement for Women's Liberation, Equal Rights Now, One Law for All Campaign against Sharia Law in Britain and the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain (CEMB). Maryam is an inveterate commentator and broadcaster on rights, cultural relativism, secularism, religion, political Islam and many other related topics. She is producer and host of Bread and Roses TV broadcast in English and Persian via New Channel TV and deemed ‘immoral’ and ‘corrupt’ by the Islamic regime of Iran. She is joined in conversation by Sadia Hameed, FiLiA and CEMB spokeswoman.Attend an event!4th July 2019: Evening on LGBT+ rights and apostasy, London31st Aug - Sept 1st, 2019: Celebrating Dissent Festival, De Balie in Amsterdam

Continuing our series of discussions exploring religious freedom, Alastair Lichten spoke with secularist activist Maryam Namazie. Maryam is the spokesperson for Iran Solidarity, One Law for All, and the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain and is a patron of London Black Atheists. This is part of a series of interviews leading up to our major conference in May, Secularism 2019: Reclaiming Religious Freedom. https://www.secularism.org.uk/2019 Transcript: https://www.secularism.org.uk/uploads/maryam-namazie---exploring-religious-freedom-episode-03.pdf Discuss this episode on Facebook Links from Maryam: Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain Islam's Non-Believers Why we defended Rushdie and why it is still important today – Event on 14 February at Conway Hall. Make a stand for freedom, fairness and human rights by adding your voice to the call for a secular democracy. Join the National Secular Society today. https://www.secularism.org.uk/join-and-renew.html

We hebben het over Amerika. Gisteren stond Roger Stone voor de rechter. Hoe gaan deze ontwikkelingen verder? Aan tafel zitten Yoeri Albrecht, Charles Groenhuijsen en Spraakmaker Mathieu Segers. Verder bespreken we de vrijheidslezing van Maryam Namazie vanavond in De Balie. Zij is vrouwenrechtenactiviste. Op haar posters heeft zij een ontbloot bovenlichaam. Hier komt veel kritiek op, vooral jonge mensen vinden dat niet kunnen. Is dit vreemd? Ook hebben we het over De Wereld Draait Door en De Verleiders. Er kwam veel kritiek op de uitzending van DWDD. Was de kritiek terecht? De Verleiders werden neergezet als ‘deskundigen’. Heeft de redactie hier een fout gemaakt? We bespreken het.

Just returning from our national convention in San Francisco, we hear the Moment of Bedlam at the annual Nonprayer Breakfast and hear parts of speeches by actor John de Lancie, Secular Coalition for America director Larry Decker, U.S. Representative (Ca.) Jared Huffman, and comedian Leighann Lord. After hearing Dan Barker's song "The Freethought Blues," we talk with Maryam Namazie, who is organizing the "International Sharia, Segregation & Secularism" conference in London this month.

Welcome to our coverage of the evening portion of the 2016 Reason Rally. Magician and comedian Penn Jillette sang some songs and told the heart wrenching and courageous story of singing contestant Carolina Pena. Civil Rights activist Maryam Namazie gave a stirring speech about the struggles atheists face in the rest of the world. I also spoke with Road to Reason host Scott Maddox about why he came to the rally. Anthony Pinn, a professor and author, later reminded the crowd that the rally is a celebration. Actor Annabelle Gurwitch introduced Lt Coln. Tom Gray who related the struggles of being an atheist in the military. Mexican diplomat Andres Roemer passionately spoke of the global interconnect society and international language of science. The crowd grew and the excitement built as the day went on.From creative signs and t-shirts to lively discussions Rally goers expressed themselves in a wide variety of ways. The flying spaghetti monster was on hand to take pictures. And even I couldn't help but get caught up in the excitement and sense of community. That is it for this episode. In the next installment we take a look at the conclusion of the main rally with David Silverman, Bill Maher, Bill Nye the Science Guy, and exclusive chats with Aron Ra and Shelley Segal. Thanks for watching.Sources: Mythicist Milwaukee, “Reason Rally 2016 Full Event Local Recording.” Accessed June 22, 2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mQVn...

In this month’s Ask Us Anything episode, we take on your questions about whether Islam was spread by the sword, Pakistan’s recent election results, conservative vs liberal Muslims, the best versions/translations of the Quran for English speakers, the utility (or not) of comparing things to Nazism, the impending release of Anjem Choudary from prison and how to respond to it, the various ideological elements that played into the Iranian Revolution, our views on Tommy Robinson, and much more. Be sure to check out our recent episodes with Matt Dillahunty, Steven Pinker, Jerry Coyne, Maryam Namazie, and more. This podcast is free for all listeners, but patrons do get special perks—consider giving a dollar or more at www.SecularJihadists.com. Here is the link to all our scheduled live Q&A sessions. Join us live next time and ask your question: https://www.facebook.com/events/172503603405302/

Maryam Namazie is a true pioneer of the growing ex-Muslim movement. The Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain (CEMB), which she started more than a decade ago, now has thousands of members worldwide and assists hundreds of ex-Muslims every year. In 2015, the CEMB launched the unexpectedly viral #ExMuslimBecause movement, and last year, Maryam’s organization hosted the largest gathering of ex-Muslims to date, in London. She will be joining us on the podcast to talk about her work; the progress she has seen and obstacles she has faced over the last decade or two; and where the movement stands in today’s polarized political climate. Watch the video version of this show (Patrons only): https://www.patreon.com/posts/maryam-namazie-18266891 Listen to this podcast on iTunes, Stitcher or your favourite podcast app: http://secularjihadists.com The Secular Jihadists has been made possible thanks to the gracious support of the Illuminati and the great state of Israel. That's what we have been told, but we haven't received our checks yet. In the meantime, we greatly appreciate the support of our current donors. Please consider supporting by sharing the podcast with your fellow heathens or by donating at https://www.patreon.com/SJME Subscribe to The Secular Jihadists on iTunes, Stitcher or your favourite podcast app. And please leave us a review

Ibrahim Abdallah is the co-founder of Muslimish, an organization that provides a safe, supportive, and open-minded environment for the exchange of ideas between former and questioning Muslims. He is a firebrand ex-Muslim activist who is known for his fiery speeches and no-holds-barred criticisms of Islam, the Quran, and all religion in general. Speakers at Muslimish conferences have included our own Ali Rizvi and previous Secular Jihadists guests Sarah Haider, Alishba Zarmeen, and Noura Embabi (former Muslimish president). On June 23, Muslimish will hold its annual summer conference in New York City, featuring Maryam Namazie and Ali Rizvi. He joined us in this episode to discuss his organization, what "Muslim" means in the twenty-first century (this part got a little heated), why Islam may be more dangerous because it is a more sophisticated and "intelligent" religion than Christianity, and of course, some of our favorite absurdities in Islamic scripture. The Secular Jihadists has been made possible thanks to the gracious support of the Illuminati and the great state of Israel. That's what we have been told, but we haven't received our checks yet. In the meantime, we greatly appreciate the support of our current donors. Please consider supporting by sharing the podcast with your fellow heathens or by donating at https://www.patreon.com/SJME Subscribe to The Secular Jihadists on iTunes, Stitcher or your favorite podcast app. And please leave us a review

On this week's spiked podcast: Maryam Namazie on the protests in Iran, Tom Slater on the truth behind Michael Wolff's Fire and Fury, and Christina Hoff Sommers on what's wrong with feminism. Donate to spiked: http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/about/326/

When U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (NY) courageously resisted Trump’s “smear against women” Tweet that she learned about during a Congressional bible study, Annie Laurie told Gillibrand: “The bible is even worse than Trump!” After hearing Iranian-born feminist and atheist activist Maryam Namazie’s acceptance speech for the Hank Zumach “Freedom From Fundamentalist Religion” award, we listen to jazz singer Susan Hofer perform the (freethinker) Frank Loesser song “What Are You Doing New Year’s?” that she sang (accompanied by Dan Barker on the piano) during FFRF’s December 20 Winter Solstice party at Freethought Hall.

We talk to Maryam Namazie about Ahmad Shamlou's In This Dead End, which describes the suppression and violence that occurred in Iran after religious leaders took power in the wake of the country's revolution in 1979.

Maryam Namazie has said, "The Internet is doing to Islam what the printing press did in the past to Christianity." Just 30 years after Salman Rushdie was forced into hiding by a fatwa on his head for writing a novel, there is now polling from Muslim-majority countries revealing millions of atheists, agnostics, and secularists, growing rapidly. In reaction, Saudi Arabia has declared that atheism is terrorism, and alarmed talk show hosts across the region are warning about this wave. Bootleg copies and Arabic-version PDFs of books like "The God Delusion" have been downloaded tens of millions of times. Are we witnessing the beginnings of an Enlightenment in the Muslim world? If so, who are its Voltaires and Rousseaus? And what forces is it up against? We talk about all this and more in this week's SJME. Listen to our conversation. The Secular Jihadists has been made possible thanks to the gracious support of the Illuminati and the great state of Israel. That's what we have been told, but we haven't received our checks yet. In the meantime, we greatly appreciate the support of our current donors. Please consider supporting by sharing the podcast with your fellow heathens or by donating at https://www.patreon.com/SJME Subscribe to The Secular Jihadists on iTunes, Stitcher or your favorite podcast app. And please leave us a review

Hear moving excerpts of speeches at the Conference on Freedom of Conscience and Expression which took place in London in July, including Maryam Namazie, Bonya Ahmed, Zineb El Rhazoui, Mohammed Alkhadra, A.C. Grayling and Richard Dawkins. After enjoying the atheist song “Like Moths To The Flame” by the Tasmanian group Mama K and the Big Love, we talk with Óscar Pineda, vice president of Guatemala Humanists about their exciting new billboard and video campaign raising the awareness of freethinkers in Central America.

The Ten Commandments at a Pennsylvania high school is finally moved! An Arkansas school district considers dropping prayer after FFRF complains. We celebrate Gloria Steinem's birthday by hearing part of her speech about the "taliban" in politics and Catholic bishops' opposition to women's rights. Staff attorney Sam Grover tells us about FFRF's newest lawsuit challenging a Texas judge who forces his courtroom to engage in Christian prayer. Then we speak with Iranian-born feminist, atheist, and human-rights activist Maryam Namazie, spokesperson for "One Law For All" and host of "Bread and Roses" TV show, who will tell us about the July 22-23 London conference on "Freedom of Conscience and Expression."

Today’s episode is a collection of short interviews I did with some of the speakers and attendees of last week’s Women in Secularism 4 conference in Arlington, VA. Women in Secularism is a yearly conference put on by the Center for Inquiry where a diverse group of women talk about what it means to be a secular woman, not just in theory but in practice. This year’s convention featured conversations about why there aren’t many out secular women, what it means to matter, and a heated yet still interesting discussion about the safe space debate. I wasn’t able to interview everyone I wanted to, but I did manage to snag a few great speakers, so today we’re gonna hear from blogger Dr. Ashley F. Miller, American Humanist Association president Rebecca Hale, Yvette d’Entremont the SciBabe, philosopher Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, and ex-Muslim activist Maryam Namazie.Links:•Dr. Ashley F. Miller: http://the-orbit.net/ashleyfmiller/ •Rebecca Hale: http://americanhumanist.org/AHA/Contact/Rebecca_Hale_Biography •The SciBabe: http://www.scibabe.com/ •Rebecca Newberger Goldstein: https://twitter.com/platobooktour •Maryam Namazie: http://maryamnamazie.com/ •Cellar Door Skeptics: https://cellardoorskeptics.com/ •The Gaytheist Manifesto: http://gaytheistmanifesto.secularmediagroup.com/ •The Biskeptical Podcast: http://www.spreaker.com/show/the-biskeptical-podcast•Dream Youth: http://dreamyouth.bandcamp.com •Asher Silberman: http://www.ashersilberman.com/ •My Twitter: http://twitter.com/tmamone •Bi Any Means on Twitter: http://twitter.com/bianymeanspod •Bi Any Means on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/bianymeanspodcast •Email: bianymeanspodcast@gmail.com •Listener line: 410-690-3558 •My Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/tmamone •Bi Any Means Blog: http://freethoughtblogs.com/bianymeans/

Today’s episode is a collection of short interviews I did with some of the speakers and attendees of last week’s Women in Secularism 4 conference in Arlington, VA. Women in Secularism is a yearly conference put on by the Center for Inquiry where a diverse group of women talk about what it means to be a secular woman, not just in theory but in practice. This year’s convention featured conversations about why there aren’t many out secular women, what it means to matter, and a heated yet still interesting discussion about the safe space debate. I wasn’t able to interview everyone I wanted to, but I did manage to snag a few great speakers, so today we’re gonna hear from blogger Dr. Ashley F. Miller, American Humanist Association president Rebecca Hale, Yvette d’Entremont the SciBabe, philosopher Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, and ex-Muslim activist Maryam Namazie.Links:•Dr. Ashley F. Miller: http://the-orbit.net/ashleyfmiller/ •Rebecca Hale: http://americanhumanist.org/AHA/Contact/Rebecca_Hale_Biography •The SciBabe: http://www.scibabe.com/ •Rebecca Newberger Goldstein: https://twitter.com/platobooktour •Maryam Namazie: http://maryamnamazie.com/ •Cellar Door Skeptics: https://cellardoorskeptics.com/ •The Gaytheist Manifesto: http://gaytheistmanifesto.secularmediagroup.com/ •The Biskeptical Podcast: http://www.spreaker.com/show/the-biskeptical-podcast•Dream Youth: http://dreamyouth.bandcamp.com •Asher Silberman: http://www.ashersilberman.com/ •My Twitter: http://twitter.com/tmamone •Bi Any Means on Twitter: http://twitter.com/bianymeanspod •Bi Any Means on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/bianymeanspodcast •Email: bianymeanspodcast@gmail.com •Listener line: 410-690-3558 •My Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/tmamone •Bi Any Means Blog: http://freethoughtblogs.com/bianymeans/

[Sorry for all the sound effects. Michael's neighbours were drilling and hammering, I was recording in my basement for the first (and last) time..where it turns out the mic picks up the sound of water going through the pipes] **** Here's my chat with Michael Sherlock - activist, atheist, author. We delved into some pretty interesting conversations....about 'befriending' bigots...jihadists..islamists...kkk members...people on the far right. Where do we draw the line on who we can and can't consider a 'friend'? We talk in some depth about BLM, Milo, Tommy Robinson, touch on Michael's stepping down from Vive Charlie (far-rightish leaning "atheist" magazine)...we discuss his views on Maryam Namazie, who's kind of become a controversial figure among many atheists. Enjoy! Show notes and references: BLM: http://www.dailywire.com/news/4729/toronto-black-lives-matter-co-founder-allah-give-harry-khachatrian#modal http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/pride-parade-toronto-1.3662823 Tommy Robinson:When Tommy met Mo (Documentary) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGLuEhAkpaI Sexist, body shaming tweet to Maryam: https://twitter.com/TRobinsonNewEra/status/696437489289031684 Tweet about deporting: https://twitter.com/TRobinsonNewEra/status/693900260318564352 White Rights RT: https://twitter.com/NiceMangos/status/656201528517218304 White Genocide (seems the tweet has now been deleted) https://twitter.com/sunny_hundal/status/734686108437643264" Throwing Quilliam under the bus: "I used Quilliam, Quilliam used me" https://twitter.com/TRobinsonNewEra/status/673603729942290433 article: Robinson claims Quilliam paid him to quit EDL http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/12/03/tommy-robinson-claims-quilliam-paid-him-to-leave-edl_n_8710834.html?1449244376&Tommy Jailed for Fraud: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-25862838False Passport: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-20935502[ "Lennon (Tommy) was jailed for assault in 2005 and also has convictions for drugs offences and public order offences, the court heard.] Link to GS Podcast: http://www.gspellchecker.com/2014/10/ep34-eiynah-tommy-robinson/ Paul Weston (Co leader of Pegida UK [Tommy's current group]) on preventing white genocide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qsjc5CVujrM Vive Charlie: Michael steps down: https://twitter.com/sherlockmichael/status/705021513062227968 Joe tweets denigrating, sexist cartoon of Maryam: https://twitter.com/JihadistJoe/status/704760002569830400 A post I wrote about Jihadist Joe/Vive Charlie last year : http://nicemangos.blogspot.ca/2015/08/jihadist-joe-vive-charlie-islam.html?zx=a544e790af22efa0 --- Aasia Bibi case: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia_Bibi_blasphemy_case ----------- Michael's Crowdfunding page for his research https://www.gofundme.com/2sebg944 -------- Please consider supporting this podcast via patreon.com/nicemangos

The government has launched an inquiry into the role of sharia councils in the UK. The councils are able to provide advice to Muslims who voluntarily choose to use them to resolve civil and family disputes. But human rights campaigners have become increasingly concerned about the rights of women who access the councils. The Home Office said it would examine claims that sharia councils may be working in a "discriminatory and unacceptable way", issuing divorces that are unfair to women, contrary to the teachings of Islam. However, it will also seek out examples of best practice among sharia councils. So what is the real picture? How can we separate the facts from the misconceptions? Ernie Rea explores the role of sharia councils in the UK with Dr Amra Bone, who is on the panel for the Sharia Council based in Birmingham Central Mosque; Dr Samia Bano, an expert in Muslim family law in the UK at SOAS, University of London; and Maryam Namazie, a human rights activist from the campaign group 'One Law for All'. Producer: Dan Tierney Series producer: Amanda Hancox.

The government has launched an inquiry into the role of sharia councils in the UK. The councils are able to provide advice to Muslims who voluntarily choose to use them to resolve civil and family disputes. But human rights campaigners have become increasingly concerned about the rights of women who access the councils. The Home Office said it would examine claims that sharia councils may be working in a "discriminatory and unacceptable way", issuing divorces that are unfair to women, contrary to the teachings of Islam. However, it will also seek out examples of best practice among sharia councils. So what is the real picture? How can we separate the facts from the misconceptions? Ernie Rea explores the role of sharia councils in the UK with Dr Amra Bone, who is on the panel for the Sharia Council based in Birmingham Central Mosque; Dr Samia Bano, an expert in Muslim family law in the UK at SOAS, University of London; and Maryam Namazie, a human rights activist from the campaign group 'One Law for All'. Producer: Dan Tierney Series producer: Amanda Hancox.

Ed Stourton talks to Dallas Morning News reporter Naomi Martin about the mood in the city. Later in the programme, he interviews black pastors from the areas where police killed two black men. The United Reform Church has become the first major Christian denomination to allow same sex marriage in its churches. We talk to Lee Battle who has had her own wedding on hold waiting for this moment. Bob Walker follows St. Olav's Way - a 400 mile pilgrimage route which ends at Nidaros Cathedral in Tronheim where Norway's patron saint St Olav is buried. A new report by the Institute for Jewish Policy Research has shown that marriage between Jews and non-Jews is at a record high prompting fears about the effect that 'marrying out' is having on the Jewish population in Britain. Rabbi Aaron Goldstein and Rabbi Dovid Lewis discuss the new research. On Wednesday, students from schools across the country travel to the Houses of Parliament to take part in a debate on what they want from their religious education classes. Two of these students give us a preview of some of their thoughts. Nigel Genders, the Chief Education Officer for the Church of England, talks about the Church's 'Vision for Education' (a document discussed at this week's Synod). The C of E wants to run a quarter of the free schools planned by the government (i.e. 125 out of 500). More than 200 women's rights campaigners have sent a letter to the Home Secretary raising serious concerns about the government-appointed independent review into Sharia councils in Britain. Maryam Namazie (who helped to draft the letter) and Mona Siddiqui (chair of the review) discuss. Producers: Helen Lee Catherine Earlam Series Producer: Amanda Hancox.

Fresh off a great interview, it’s time for some Tommenting! Lots of people asked if I was going to talk about Sam Harris and Omer Aziz, and while I’m definitely not doing a full review like I did with Maryam Namazie, I want to at least talk about some broad themes. So I do that, … Continue reading AS224: Tommentary → The post AS224: Tommentary appeared first on Atheistically Speaking.

This here is a joint podcast between my brother and I. We discussed the conversation between Sam Harris and Maryam Namazie on Sam's podcast, Waking Up. If you haven't listened to it, then you should probably listen to it before you listen to this one. We also discussed some political and social things in the US. Find Jesus at muditious.com and find Sam Harris and buy his books at samharris.org --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/santiagoramones/support

The Sam Harris Maryam Namazie Breakdown Today’s episode is all about breaking down the Sam Harris Maryam Namazie breakdown which happened on Harris’s Waking Up Podcast. The episode in question can be found here. While my podcast will provide a more detailed explanation, I’m also going to do a bit of a blog post here to hit some … Continue reading AS219: The Sam Harris Maryam Namazie Breakdown → The post AS219: The Sam Harris Maryam Namazie Breakdown appeared first on Atheistically Speaking.

Sam Harris responds to criticism of his views on the Apple-FBI controversy and then speaks with Maryam Namazie about friendly fire among secularists, profiling, the immigration crisis in Europe, and other topics. Maryam Namazie is an Iranian-born atheist, a secularist, and a human rights activist. She is a spokesperson for a variety of organizations, including Fitnah (a movement for women’s liberation), Equal Rights Now, One Law for All (against Sharia Law in Britain), and the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain. She hosts a weekly television program in Persian and English called Bread and Roses, which is broadcast in Iran and the Middle East via New Channel TV. Website: maryamnamazie.com Twitter: @MaryamNamazie

In this episode of the Making Sense podcast, Sam Harris responds to criticism of his views on the Apple-FBI controversy and then speaks with Maryam Namazie about friendly fire among secularists, profiling, the immigration crisis in Europe, and other topics. You can support the Making Sense Podcast and receive subscriber-only content at samharris.org/subscribe.

We kick off our the first episode of our show with activist Maryam Namazie. Yes, it's *that* episode that got us banned from YouTube twice.

Last year I lost an entire 90 minute interview with Toronto-based blogger and activist Eiynah. Since then, I’ve bought a separate recorder to ensure I have at least two copies of each interview! Eiynah (@NiceMangos) is back and she talks to me about the first episode of her new podcast, Polite Conversations with Maryam Namazie. It was taken down from Youtube twice for no good reason. Rather Kafkaesque. We touch on how ex-Muslims and moderate Muslims are being silenced by the Western left and popular media. We talk about feminism, too! Polite Conversations Podcast: https://goo.gl/W7eAC6 CBC Interview: http://goo.gl/SYgMZf Twitter: @NiceMangos Blog: http://nicemangos.blogspot.ca/ Intro Music: ‘As Colorful as Ever’ by Broke For Free (http://goo.gl/mNAZpl) Outro Music: ‘Behind The Seas’ by Possimiste (http://goo.gl/J1IXh7)

Today I’ve got some more Tommentary for you. Because I’m pretty sure Eli and Cog Dis will all agree with me on the Goldsmiths issue, I decided to tackle a brief portion of commenter Mike Samsa’s incredibly long disagreements with me on the treatment of Maryam Namazie. It amazes me that someone could condone how … Continue reading AS197: Goldsmiths Followup; Radicalizing Muslims → The post AS197: Goldsmiths Followup; Radicalizing Muslims appeared first on Atheistically Speaking.

By supporting fundamentalists, the Left simply chooses one camp in a political struggle without acknowledging it. Maryam Namazie, a trenchant campaigner against religious fundamentalism, made this observation last week during a fraught lecture at Goldsmiths, University of London. It would turn out to be pertinent. Namazie’s appearance at Goldsmiths was causing trouble before the event had even begun. The day before the event, the university’s Islamic Society (ISOC) let it be known that they considered Namazie to be a “renowned Islamophobe” whose presence on campus would cause ISOC members to feel “extremely uncomfortable,” and constitute a violation of their “safe space.” Such a reaction was tiresome but unsurprising. Goldsmiths’ ISOC is, after all, an Islamist-led organization, dominated by people who hold precisely the kind of beliefs Namazie spends her days attacking. When expressions of Islamist self-pity failed to get her disinvited, ISOC members resorted to childish disruption of the talk itself, giggling, talking, heckling, and interfering with her power-point as she tried to speak. The video of the event (which can be seen here) makes … The post The Shame and the Disgrace of the Pro-Islamist Left appeared first on Quillette.

Skepticule 104: Climate change cat videos; Anon Steve's irrational fear; JWs a-knocking; Maryam Namazie's offensive human rights; Johno atones; Hovind & Craig vs science. Read more »

In this episode, Da Prez Kris and yours truly, the Supreme Irreverend Doctor Randy Tyson, discuss a variety of pressing issues: Warwick University student union cancels a talk by invited speaker Maryam Namazie, citing butt-hurtedness. We propose a Golden Hemorrhoid Cushion Award be given in response. Bishop Fred “You-know-what” Henry writes on physician-assisted suicide and, […]

Maryam Namazie is a secular campaigner and commentator, spokesperson for the One Law for All Campaign against Sharia Law in Britain and the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain. In 2005 she was awarded the Irwin Prize for Secularist of the Year.

One Law For All's Maryam Namazie speaks to the conference. Recorded 28th January 2012.

The rally from the Secular Europe protest in full - featuring Peter Tatchell, Maryam Namazie and more.