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Maryam Namazie
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Iranian-born writer & campaigner. Called 'immoral, corrupt & a harlot’ by Islamic regime of Iran; ‘distressing & objectionable’ by @TedX. #WomanLifeFreedom
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Maryam Namazie @maryamnamazie.bsky.social · Sep 16
We live in Age of Hate but humanity’s future is shared.

#MahsaJinaAmini murder & #WomanLifeFreedom it sparked summons Age of Humanity via a women’s revolution allowing us to imagine anew what it means to live, to resist, to be free & to be fully human.

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“I have no one else I can safely speak to.”

That’s what #exMuslims in crisis tell Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain every week.

Without urgent donations, we may not be able to cover rent or basic costs in 2026.
Please help if you can:

ex-muslim.org.uk/2025/12/ex-m...
Ex-Muslims will reach out in crisis this week. Your help is urgently |
Dear Friend, Before this week ends, around 20 people will contact the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain because
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December 15, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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My new piece in @thefreethinkermag.bsky.social

On #Israel, #Hamas, and Refusing the Binary

Reflections on the 2025 @filiacharity.bsky.social @rahilag.bsky.social & Fringe Event Controversy

freethinker.co.uk/2025/12/on-i...
December 11, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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Maryam Namazie reflects on the 2025 FiLiA Conference and Fringe Event Controversy.

'Liberation without women’s liberation is meaningless.'

@maryamnamazie.bsky.social @filiacharity.bsky.social @feministdissent.bsky.social @rahilag.bsky.social

freethinker.co.uk/2025/12/on-i...
On Israel, Hamas, and Refusing the Binary - The Freethinker
Reflections on the 2025 FiLiA Conference and Fringe Event Controversy
freethinker.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Have a spare mattress? Join us #HumanRightsDay2025 to #FreeBetty

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December 10, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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Ex-Muslim Awareness Month 2025: The Mission Behind #whynotislam & #FreeBetty #FreeSherifGaber

On Youtube with @unitingthecults @thesecularspirit @haramdoodles @binnaeus @raghed_rustom_ @apostatealaddin @yasmine_elbaramawy #FreeBetty #whereissherifgaber

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December 7, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Someone better warn Tommy in advance that "I'm dreaming of a White Christmas" is not technically a carol, and in fact refers to snow.

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'Putting Christ back into Christmas': Carol concert announced as follow up to Tommy Robinson rally - Premier Christian News | Headlines, Breaking News, Comment & Analysis
Controversial far-right activist Tommy Robinson has announced a carol event in London, urging his followers to "put Christ back into Christmas".
premierchristian.news
December 3, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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For #ExMuslimMonth my ExMuslim partner and I launched exmuslim.me!

It’s the first global map of stories shared anonymously by ExMuslims, giving them a safe & powerful way to share their journey out of Islam in a world where religions are respected more than the people they harm.

#whyNOTislam
exmuslim stories from around the world
Your story matters. Share it anonymously to help exmuslims on their journey out of Islam.
exmuslim.me
December 3, 2025 at 10:53 PM
maryamnamazie.bsky.social
Criticism of #GodsandGirls film which I am in is it’s “critical of Islam” & Western-influenced feminism.

When it comes to us:.
Oppression is “culture.”
Submission is “authenticity.”
Patriarchy is “heritage.”
Resistance is“Islamophobia.”

A political tool to deny rights for those deemed “other.”
December 2, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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For #exmuslimawarenessmonth, let us know your main reasons for

WHY
NOT
ISLAM

#WhyNOTIslam

Let me start:

If #NotIslam, there would be no need to call for #FreeBetty, for end to #sexapartheid & #endapostasylaws #endblashemylaws

ex-muslims.international/events/2025-...
December 1, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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Got a spare mattress? Support Ibtissame Betty Lachgar arrested for a T-shirt photo taken in London. Sentenced to 30 months. 120+ days without medical care, mattress or humane conditions.
Arm at risk of amputation.
#16Days
#FreeBetty
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@HaramDoodles @ShelleySegal
November 27, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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#FreeBetty! Read the Free Betty Coalition's joint letter and find out what YOU can do to aid Betty Lachgar, now imprisoned for over 100 days for the crime of wearing an allegedly blasphemous t-shirt.

@maryamnamazie.bsky.social @natsecsoc.bsky.social

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Free Betty Lachgar! A joint letter from the Free Betty Coalition - The Freethinker
Yesterday marked 100 days since the imprisonment of Moroccan feminist Ibtissame Betty Lachgar for the crime of wearing…
freethinker.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Urgent Concern Over Arrest and Disappearance of Egyptian Activist Sherif Gaber. Up to 20 other atheist activists arrested in government crackdown against freethinkers.
#FreeSherifGaber
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November 8, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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Southall Black Sisters (SBS) reassert without apology: solidarity with the Palestinian people is a feminist issue…Challenging male supremacy while ignoring Zionist violence, apartheid, and colonial domination is not feminism. southallblacksisters.org.uk/news/sbs-sta...
SBS STATEMENT ON FILIA CONFERENCE  - Southall Black Sisters
At a time when Israel’s genocidal assault on Gaza has entered its second year, the FiLiA conference in Brighton highlighted deep schisms within a feminist movement committed to end violence against wo...
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October 20, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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thefreethinkermag.bsky.social
In honour of Betty Lachgar #FreeBetty, @maryamnamazie.bsky.social published the speech on abortion and women's rights she gave in Betty's place last month.

freethinker.co.uk/2025/10/abor...
Abortion and Bodily Autonomy: Restriction, Repression, and Feminist Fightback - The Freethinker
'The struggle for women’s bodily autonomy is not peripheral to human freedom but at its core.'
freethinker.co.uk
October 12, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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For the record this is what I said @filiacharity.bsky.social 2025 conference. I'm being misrepresented by people intent on forwarding their own distorted agendas @maryamaldossari.bsky.social @maryamnamazie.bsky.social
October 12, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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My latest piece in @thefreethinkermag.bsky.social on Abortion & Bodily Autonomy: Restriction, Repression, and Feminist Fightback.
Abortion restrictions serve clear political, economic & ideological aims. Criminalisation disciplines women freethinker.co.uk/2025/10/abor...

My speech for #FreeBetty
October 12, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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Filia begins 💪🏽 @filiacharity.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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I and @maryamaldossari.bsky.social & others will speak at fringe event on Palestine Liberation as a feminist issue. My position -Neither Israeli State nor Hamas: A Progressive Case Against Genocide, War, Occupation, Fundamentalism & Politics of Identity & Dehumanisation — For Woman, Life, Freedom
October 9, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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On Saturday at @filiacharity.bsky.social, Celebrating Dissent discussion on blasphemous women with Yasmine El Baramawy. @IbtissameBettyLachgar was meant to be with us but she is unjustly imprisoned in Morocco. We will celebrate her and all blasphemous women. #FreeBetty
October 9, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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On Friday at @filiacharity.bsky.social, join @maryamaldossari.bsky.social Pragna Patel Yasmin Rehman @GitaSahgal @maryamnamazie.bsky.social and Munira Baharaki to discuss sex apartheid as a crime against humanity.
October 9, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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Update: Betty's Lachgar's sentence was upheld after her appeal! H/T @matriactivista.bsky.social

Visit our page, which will be updated with actions, & also links to @maryamnamazie.bsky.social's campaign.

We will show our #solidarity with Betty at #FiLiA2025

#FreeBetty

www.filia.org.uk/freebetty
Join the #FreeBetty campaign — FiLiA
Take a stand for feminist freedom. Visit the #FreeBetty stand to have your photo taken with our striking cardboard cutout of Betty Lachgar — a powerful symbol of resistance and courage.
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October 6, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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At @IbtissameBetty hearing today, Rabat court rejected appeal & upheld 30 month prison sentence & fine for a t-shirt.

It's scandalous, a grave injustice & chilling attack on free expression & individual rights.

We will fight for #FreeBetty

A shameful day for #Morocco.
October 6, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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T-shirt worn in #London, judged in #Morocco.

Today: @IbtissameBetty Appeal
Imprisoned unjustly in Morocco — sentenced to 30 months for a T-shirt worn in London.

#FreeBetty #EndBlasphemyLaws

ex-muslim.org.uk/2025/09/free...
October 6, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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Today @IbtissameBetty Appeal. She has been imprisoned unjustly in #Morocco — sentenced to 30 months in prison for a T-shirt worn in London.

Women read her sister Siham’s letter, a call for justice and dignity. #FreeBetty #EndBlasphemyLaws

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October 6, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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Trailer of Deeyah Khan's 2016 Film #IslamsNonBelievers, ITV Exposure.

#EndBlasphemyLaws
#FreeBetty
October 6, 2025 at 9:15 AM