Elham Manea's new book "Women and Sharia Law: The Impact of Legal Pluralism in the UK" (I. B. Tauris, May 2016) provides considerable evidence to show how Sharia courts violate the fundamental principles…
Updated 7 December 2016
The accommodation of arbitration systems to govern private and family matters had led, arguably, to the greatest human rights violations of minority women in the UK.
Personal testimonies below aim to highlight…
4 July 2016
Today, an unprecedented number of women's rights campaigners and organisations from Britain and internationally have submitted a letter to the Home Secretary raising serious concerns about the government's 'independent review' into…
For more information on the open letter, please contact Pragna Patel (Southall Black Sisters), Gina Khan and Maryam Namazie (One Law for All) and Gita Sahgal (Centre for Secular Space). Contact details below.
As…
Updated 4 July 2016
The accommodation of arbitration systems to govern private and family matters had led, arguably, to the greatest human rights violations of minority women in the UK.
The following two Islamic scholars…
Below is my speech at Reason Rally 2016 on 4 June 2016 in Washington DC.
I'm very happy to be here. Thanks to the organisers for this wonderful event. Thanks to all of you…
The accommodation of arbitration systems to govern private and family matters had led, arguably, to the greatest human rights violations of minority women in the UK.
An open letter by an unprecedented number of…
Protect the rights to freedom of religion, belief, and expression.
Statement on attacks on atheists, secularists, and religious minorities in Bangladesh
May 3, 2016
We, the undersigned academics, intellectuals, human rights advocates, and organizations from Bangladesh…
Press Release
For Immediate Release
29 April 2016
On Saturday 30 April 2016, women's rights campaigners will speak at a "Conference on Sharia Law, Legal Pluralism and Access to Justice" in central London from 11:30am-5:30pm.
The conference…
On 17 March 2016 from 5-6pm Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain and Right2Debate will be holding a protest at the office of the NUS, Macadam House, 275 Gray's Inn Road, London, WC1X 8QB.…
One the Law for All and Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain’s end-year celebration was a huge success. Watch the event which included Philosopher AC Grayling, Secular Activist Aliyah Saleem, British Iraqi singer Alya…
Original published in Daily Mail on 9 January 2016
This week marked the first anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo massacre in Paris.
The atrocity was a brutal attack not just on human life but also…