Across Iran, the region, and the global diaspora, people have risked everything for Woman, Life, Freedom, demanding a society grounded in rights, equality, and human dignity.
Today, those aspirations face renewed pressure. Authoritarian forces,…
In this compilation of various interviews for WBAI NYC Radio, BBC 5 Live, and Times Radio, which has been edited for clarity, Maryam Namazie argues that the real struggle in Iran is not between rival powers…
Blasphemous. Corrupt. Apostate. Kafir.
These words are always defined from the perspective of the religious. The religious lens is treated as neutral, as default. Blasphemy is assumed to be harm, at best offensive,…
Maryam Namazie
Every year on 1 February, World Hijab Day invites women, primarily those whose refusal carries no consequence, to wear a hijab for a day. This invitation is framed as empathy: an opportunity…
2008
The One Law for All Campaign was launched on 10 December 2008, International Human Rights Day, to call on the UK Government to recognise that Sharia and religious courts are arbitrary and discriminatory…
Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain and One Law for All Joint Submission to Islamophobia/Anti-Muslim Hatred Definition Working Group
15 July 2025
1. Introduction
Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain (CEMB), founded in 2007, and One Law for…
PRESS STATEMENT
For Immediate Release
3 March 2025
Date: Thursday 6 March 2025
Time: 14:00 (for a 14:30 start) – 17:00
Venue: Committee Room 4A, Houses of Parliament, London
[London] – In the lead-up to International Women’s Day, a…
Joint submission to the Women and Equalities Committee on Gendered Islamophobia
Ahead of the Women and Equalities Committee’s (WEC) one off session around Gendered Islamophobia on Wednesday, 15th January 2025, Southall Black Sisters (SBS) along…
The Sikh Court: Parallel Justice Systems are a Danger to Women
We are alarmed by the establishment of a Sikh Court in the UK.
Spokespeople for The Sikh Court describe it as an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mechanism…
The announcement of the world’s first Sikh ‘Court’ in London in April 2024 – and due to open for business on 1 June 2024 – demands our urgent attention.
For many years, some of…
Supplementary written evidence submitted by One Law for All
RE: New Submission by Maryam Namazie to Home Affairs Select Committee Inquiry into Sharia Councils
See Submission on Home Affairs Select Committee Website
I am writing to…