March 10, 2008 seminar in London, organised by Equal Rights Now.
EQUAL RIGHTS NOW
ORGANISATION AGAINST WOMEN'S DISCRIMINATION IN IRAN
Upcoming Events
4 April 2013
International Day to Defend Amina. More information here.
17-19 May 2013
Washington, DC, USA
Women in Secularism 2 Conference
More information available here.
29-30 June 2013
Dublin, Ireland
Maryam Namazie will be speaking at Atheist Ireland's international conference on Empowering Women Through Secularism. More information here.
30 August - 2 September 2013
Boston, USA
Maryam Namazie will be speaking at Atheist Alliance of America Conference. For more information, click here.
15-16 November 2013
New York, USA
Maryam Namazie will be speaking at the Global Secularisms Conference at New York University. For more details, visit here.
Past Events
8 March 2013, 4pm
Frankfurt, Germany
Seminar to mark International Women’s Day
Speakers: Mina Ahadi, International Committee against Stoning and Council of Ex-Muslims of Germany; Nadeen Gamil, Egyptian Women's Union; Necla Kelek, Sociologist; Houzan Mahmoud, Organisation of Women's Freedom in Iraq; Maryam Namazie, One Law for All, Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain and Equal Rights Now - Organisation against Women's Discrimination in Iran; Taslima Nasrin, Writer; and Zana Ramadani, FEMEN Germany. Place: (Uni Frankfurt) Asta, Festsaal, Bockenheimer Warte, Merton Str.26-28, 60325 Frankfurt am Main. For more information: 015774650186.
31 January 2013
Leeds, UK
Maryam Namazie will be speaking at ‘Engage: Leeds Speakers Forum’ on 31 January 2013 at 17.15 at the University of Leeds in the Maurice Keyworth building G.31. Her talk will be: Islam in Public Policy: A look at Sharia courts in Britain, multiculturalism and gender inequality. For more information, email fergus-simpson@hotmail.co.uk. There is no need to register for the event.
30 November – 2 December 2012
Houston, Texas
Maryam will be speaking at a two-day symposium organised by the Institute of Humanist Studies entitled ‘Does theism have an impact on public policy and, if it does, what is it and how should humanists respond to this situation?’ held on the Rice University campus.
8-11 November 2012
Jersey Human Rights Festival
Maryam will be speaking about human rights in Iran and Sharia law. More details here.
22 September 2012, 9am-5pm
National Secular Society One Day Conference on Secularism
Maryam Namazie will be speaking at the conference along with other speakers including Richard Dawkins and Peter Tatchell. For more information, click here.
19 September 2012, 7.30pm
Coventry, UK
Maryam Namazie will be speaking to a meeting organised by Coventry Skeptics in the Pub on Sharia law atThe Albany, 24 Albany Road, Coventry, CV5 6JUMore information here.
4 August 2012, 10.00am
Montreal, Canada
Sharia law, the veil and sexual apartheid
Maryam Namazie will be speaking at a conference on Sex and Secularism hosted by Humanist Canada, the Quebec Humanist Association and the Quebec Secular Movement. More details can be found here.
26 May 2012
Brighton, UK
4.30 - 6pm at the Brighton Dome, Pavilion Theatre
Maryam Namazie will join a panel staged by Index on Censorship and Free Word as part of this year’s Brighton Festival on the afternoon of 26th May called ‘Where do you draw the line?’ Open dialogue is the key to a healthy, cohesive society, but some fear the disruptive, dangerous potential of truly free speech. Inspired by themes of DV8’s show Can We Talk About This? the event presents an interactive conversation about how, when and why we censor ourselves. Chaired by Kenan Malik, author of From Fatwa to Jihad and regular guest on The Moral Maze, the discussion moves between panellists and the audience using electronic polling terminals, with poll results screened live. To buy tickets and for more information, click here.
18-20 May 2012
Kamloops, BC Canada
Maryam Namazie will be speaking at the Imagine No Religion 2 Conference in Kamloops, BC Canada during 18-20 May 2012. For more information, click here.
28 April - 6 May 2012
CFI Event
Maryam Namazie joins Richard Dawkins and Ronald Lindsay on Centre for Inquiry's River Cruise to speak about Secularism and Sharia law as well as Freedom of Expression and Islam. More details here.
31 March 2012, 2pm
Paris, France
Maryam Namazie will be joining the launch of FEMEN- Paris in a collective action in the public space to support women’s rights activists of the spring revolutions in Arab countries. It will take place at 144 Rue Quicampoix / Paris / Galerie du jour, Paris. For more information, contact: femen.fr@gmail.com.
19 March 2012
Lyttleton Theatre, National Theatre, London
DV8: Can We Talk About This?
Freedom of speech, multiculturalism and Islam; a panel discussion about the issues raised in the new production with guests Inayat Bunglawala, Founder and Chair of Muslims4UK, Maryam Namazie, campaigner and Spokesperson for One Law for All, and DV8's Artistic Director Lloyd Newson.
Tickets £4 (£3 concessions)
Running time: 6-7pm
For more information and to purchase tickets, click here.
10-11 March 2012
Manchester, UK
Maryam Namazie will b e speaking at the QED science and skepticism conference taking place in the Piccadilly Hotel, Manchester on the 10th-11th March 2012. For more information, visit here.
5 March 2012, 7-8.30pm Maryam Namazie will be speaking on “Sharia law – Divine claims and harsh realities” at the LSE opposite to the Peacock Theatre. The event is organised by the LSESU Atheist, Secularist and Humanist Society. A map can be found here.
3 March 2012
Gent, Belgium
Maryam Namazie will be speaking at a debate organised by ‘Freethinking Women’s Organisation of Oost-Vlaanderen' on 3 March 2012 in Gent, Belgium on 'Can universal values be other than secular values?' More information to follow.
11 February 2012
Day in Defence of Free Expression
London Rally from 2-4pm, Old Palace Yard opposite the House of Lords. For more information, visitOne Law for All.
4 February 2012, 13.00 hours
Stockholm, Sweden
Maryam Namazie will be speaking on Sharia law at a public meeting in Stockholm, Sweden.
ABF huset, Sveavägen 41, Stockholm. For more information, contact: Afsaneh Vahdat, 070-246 84 54
1 February 2012
Sheffield
Maryam Namazie will be speaking at a meeting organised by the Sheffield Humanist Society on Wednesday 1st February at The Friends Meeting House, 10 St James Street, Sheffield S1 2EW from 6:30 to 8:00pm. The talk will be on "One Law for All, Sharia and Secularism".
28 January 2012
Conway Hall, London
Maryam Namazie will be speaking at a conference on ‘Blasphemy!’ – blasphemy, religious hatred, and human rights: who speaks for the sacred? The title of her talk: Blasphemy, Offence, and Islamophobia limiting Citizen Rights. Maryam will be speaking on how accusations of blasphemy, offensive speech and ‘Islamophobia’ censor and restrict free speech, limit citizen rights, and aid and abet Islamism.
More information at CFI
8 December 2011
UCL, London
18:00 – 21:00
26 Bedford Way
London WC1H
UCLU Atheist, Secular and Humanist Society will be hosting a debate on a very important topic. The proponents of the motion will be arguing that Sharia Law negates human rights. The opposing speakers will attempt to argue otherwise. Co-hosted by UCLU-ASHS and One Law for All, a campaign to protect human rights which believes that Sharia Law opposes the principles of equality enshrined in British law. Drinks will be provided.
For more information, go to Facebook page or email here.
18 October 2011
Lymington, UK
Maryam will be speaking to a meeting organised by the Amnesty International group.
27 September 2011
Copenhagen, Denmark
Maryam will be speaking at a meeting organised by the Danish Atheist Society at 7pm at Dansk Designmuseum, Bredgade 68.
20 September 2011
Birmingham, UK
Maryam Namazie will be speaking at a fringe meeting at the LibDem Federal Conference in Birmingham.
8pm-9:15pm, Tuesday 20th September, in Jurys Inn, 245 Broad Street, Birmingham, B1 2HQ.
17 September 2011
London, UK
Secular Europe Campaign March and Rally
Maryam Namazie will be speaking at therally in London. For more information, click here.
16 September 2011
London, UK
Maryam Namazie will be speaking on a panel discussion on Islam in a secular Europe at Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London, WC1R 4RL from 7:00pm – 9:30pm. To register, click here.
29-31 July 2011
Nozstock Festival, Herefordshire
Maryam will be speaking at the Nozstock Festival in Herefordshire during 29-31 July 2011.
10 August 2011
World Founding Congress of Free Thought, Oslo, Norway
Maryam Namazie will be speaking at the Congress held during 900am to 530pm and organised by the International Liaison Committee for Atheists and Freethinkers. It is held in conjunction with the World Humanist Congress of the International Humanist and Ethical Union. Other speakers include: Marc Blondel, Jacques Lafouge, Keith Porteus Wood, Charles Susanne, David Silverman, Tanya Smith, Christian Eyschen, and Roger Lepeix.
22-28 August 2011
Sydney and Melbourne Australia
22 August 2011
Interview with Phillip Adams, Late Night Live, ABC Radio National
6.30pm, Sydney, Australia
Should Australia follow Britain in accommodating Islamic sharia law? Talk by Maryam Namazie and fundraising dinner for One Law for All at Finola’s Restaurant, 156 Darling St Balmain, Sydney
23 August 2011
Talk at the Wheeler Centre, Melbourne organised by PEN. More information to follow.
24 August 2011
6.30 pm, Melbourne, Australia
Religious Courts in the Secular State
Melbourne Free University’s open discussion space at Dexter Bar, Clifton Hill, Melbourne
25 August 2011
6.00-8.00pm, Sydney
Talk on “Sharia law” at the University of Western Sydney’s Open Forum. Building EE room G.03 at the Parramatta South campus UWS. Convenor: Sev Ozdowski, Director, Equity and Diversity, University of Western Sydney
28 August 2011
4.00pm, Sydney
Talk to the NSW Humanists at Humanist House in Chippendale. More information to follow.
17 September 2011
London
Secular Europe Campaign March and Rally
Maryam Namazie will be speaking at therally in London. For more information, click here.
27 September 2011
Denmark
Maryam will be speaking at a meeting organised by the Danish Atheist Society. More information to follow.
18 October 2011
Lymington, UK
Maryam will be speaking to a meeting organised by the Amnesty International group.
2 November 2011
Sheffield
Maryam Namazie will be speaking on 'Islamism, Sharia Law and Secularism' at the University of Sheffield in a talk organised by The Sheffield Humanist Society and the University's Atheist and Rational-thinking Society in the evening. More details to follow.
22 November 2011
Seminar on Sharia Law and the Children Act
London, 18.30-20.30 hours
Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL
Sponsored by Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain, Children First Now, Iran Solidarity and One Law for All.
1 December 2011
Salisbury, UK
AI's 50th Anniversary event on film-making and censorship at the Art Centre.
24-26 June 2011
Genoa, Italy
Punto G: Gender and Globalization Conference
Maryam Namazie will be speaking at a global debate organised by Marea Review. For more information.
19 June 2011
Newcastle, UK
Maryam Namazie will be speaking at the NE Humanists Conference held from 10.30am to 16.30pm at the Royal Station Hotel. More details here.
5 June 2011
European Atheist Conference
Dublin, Ireland
Maryam Namazie will be speaking at the European Atheist Conference. More information.
4 June 2011
HowTheLightGetsIn philosophy festival at Hay on Wye, UK
Maryam Namazie will be giving a solo talk at 14.00 entitled the Islamist Inquisition at HowTheLightGetsIn philosophy festival at Hay on Wye. She will also be debating Islam in a panel discussion at 10.30am entitled the Scimitar’s Edge with Lauren Booth and Iain Edgar. Mary Ann Sieghart chairs. Other speakers include A C Grayling, Baroness Mary Warnock, Philip Pullman, Dame Athene Donald, Tessa Jowell, Leela Gandhi, Alex Callinicos, Lord Layard, Baroness Susan Greenfield, David Aaronovitch and Nassim Nicholas Taleb. More information here.
17 May 2011
Birmingham, UK
Maryam Namazie will be speaking on the One Law for All campaign in Birmingham organised by Birmingham Humanists at Moseley Exchange, 149 Alcester Road B13 8JP from 19.30-21.30.
6 May 2011
Oxford Union, Oxford
Maryam Namazie will be proposing the motion that multiculturalism has been a failure at Oxford University.
International Conference on Women’s Rights, Sharia Law and Secularism
12 March 2011
10.00-19.00 hours
University of London Union, The Venue, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HY
Sponsored by International Committee against Stoning, Iran Solidarity, Equal Rights Now and One Law for All.
Date: 13 November 2010
Time: 2.00pm
Venue: Moordown Community Centre, Bournemouth BH9 1TW
Maryam Namazie will be speaking on Sharia Law and Women’s Rights to a meeting organised by the Dorset Humanists.
Date: 08 November 2010
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Denham Room, Priory Street Centre, 15 Priory Street, York YO1 6ET
Maryam Namazie will be speaking at a meeting organised by the North Yorkshire Humanist Group
Date: 07 November 2010
Time: 3.15pm – 4.15pm
Venue: The Sage Gateshead, New Castle
Maryam Namazie will be joining the Free Thinking Debate: Has God Gone Global at the BBC Radio 3 Freethinking Festival
For more information: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/freethinking/
Date: 29-31 October 2010
Place: Venice Italy
Maryam Namazie will be involved in the city’s Neda Day events along with Mina Ahadi and others.
Date: 10 October 2010
Global day of action against the death penalty
For more information
28 August 2010
100 Cities against Stoning
20 June 2010
No Sharia and religious laws rally and in solidarity with resisting people of Iran
URGENT - PLEASE NOTE VENUE CHANGE
Join us for a Rally organised by One Law for All against Sharia and religious laws and for secularism and universal rights
Where: Richmond Terrace junction with Whitehall opposite Downing Street (SW1A 2) . (Please note venue change from Trafalgar Square made by police; closest underground: Westminster.)
When: 14:00-16:00 hours
Then join us for a March organised by Iran Solidarity to show solidarity with people in Iran who are at the forefront of battling Sharia law and political Islam
Where: From Downing Street to the embassy of the Islamic regime of Iran (16 Prince's Gate, London SW7 1PT; closest underground: Knightsbridge).
When: 16:00-17:00 hours
The march will end at 17:30 hours.
One Law for All and Iran Solidarity call on people everywhere to join the 20 June protest in London or to organise rallies or acts of solidarity in various cities across the globe to mark the day when 27-year-old Neda Agha-Soltan was shot dead by the Islamic regime of Iran’s security forces at a protest in Tehran. Her demand for freedom in the face of all-out repression has made her a symbol of people everywhere.
Women and Theocracy
Date: Wednesday, 24 March 2010
Time: 18:00 – 19:30
Location: ABF-huset, Sveavägen 41, Stockholm, Sweden
Mahin Alipour and Kajsa Klein will be speaking on “Women under theocracy: A discussion,” focusing on the oppression of women living under religious regimes. The event is sponsored by Independent World Report in collaboration with Swedish PEN Centre and ABF Stockholm.
Act of solidarity with people in Iran
To mark International Women’s Day
Saturday, March 6, 2010
1200-1400 hours
Trafalgar Square, Northern Terrace, London
No Sharia and religious laws rally
Date: Saturday 21 November 2009
Time: 1200-1400
Venue: North Carriage Drive, in-between Stanhope Place Gate and Albion Gate, Hyde Park, London (Closest underground: Marble Arch)
SHOW YOUR OPPOSITION TO SHARIA LAW AND ALL RELIGIOUS-BASED TRIBUNALS IN BRITAIN, IRAN, IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN, SOMALIA AND ELSEWHERE
DEMAND AN END TO CULTURAL RELATIVISM AND RACISM
DEMAND ONE SECULAR LAW AND UNIVERSAL RIGHTS
DEFEND THE RIGHT TO ASYLUM FOR THOSE WHO HAVE FLED SHARIA
Confirmed speakers and performers include: Nazanin Afshin-Jam, Mina Ahadi, ‘AK47,’ Fari B, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Roy Brown, Nick Doody, AC Grayling, Goranka Gudelj, Rahila Gupta, Johann Hari, Marieme Helie-Lucas, Mehboob Khan, ‘Lilith,’ Houzan Mahmoud, Maryam Namazie, Taslima Nasrin, David Pollock, Fariborz Pooya, Terry Sanderson, Muriel Seltman, Issam Shukri, Selina aka ‘Jus1Jam,’ Sohaila Sharifi, Bahram Soroush, Hanne Stinson, Peter Tatchell and more...
For more information, contact: Tel: +44 (0) 7719166731 or onelawforall@gmail.com
Iran Solidarity Launch
Date: July 13, 2009
Time: 1230-1330
Place: House of Lords
To launch Iran Solidarity, support the people of Iran and stand with them against the Islamic regime of Iran.
International Women's Day events March 2009
Britain
London
March 7, North Terrace, Trafalgar Square , London
3:30-4:30pm, Symbolic rally and march towards Red Lion Square from 4:30-5:30pm
6:00-8:00pm, Public Meeting on Sharia Law, Sexual Apartheid and Women's Rights
Conway Hall, 25 Red Line Square , London , WC1R 4RL
Speakers at the public meeting include: Sargul Ahmad (International Campaign against Civil Law in Kurdistan Iraq Head), Yasmin Alibhai-Brown (Journalist and British Muslims for Secular Democracy Chair), Naser Khader (Democratic Muslims Founder), Gina Khan (One Law for All Spokesperson), Kenan Malik (Writer and Broadcaster), Yasaman Molazadeh (One Law for All Legal Coordinator):Maryam Namazie (Equal Rights Now – Organisation against Women's Discrimination in Iran and One Law for All Spokesperson), Pragna Patel (Southall Black Sisters and Women Against Fundamentalism founding member), Fariborz Pooya (Iranian Secular Society and Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain Chair), and Carla Revere (Lawyers' Secular Society Chair).
Prizes for our Art Competition will be awarded at the March 7 public meeting. People can still participate in the competition by submitting a painting, drawing, photograph, animation or short video in digital format no later than February 27, 2009. The goal of the art competition is to expose the discriminatory nature of Sharia and religious-based tribunals and/or promote equal rights for all citizens, as embodied by the campaign's emblematic phrase: One Law for All. All submissions will be reviewed by a panel of prominent judges, namely, AC Grayling (Philosopher), Deeyah (Singer), Johann Hari (Journalist and Playwright) and Polly Toynbee (Writer and Columnist).
For more information: 07719166731 or email onelawforall@gmail.com.
Canada
Toronto
March 7, to York University
Demonstration along with informational stall
March 14, 25 Cecil Street, United Steelworkers' Hall
7:30pm, Panel discussion on Political Islam, Sharia and Women's Rights with Maryam Namazie (Spokesperson of Equal Rights Now, Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain and One Law for All Campaign against Sharia Law in Britain), Tarek Fatah (Founder of Muslim Canadian Congress and Author of "Chasing a Mirage: The Tragic Illusion of an Islamic State," Khayal Ibrahim (Women's Liberation in Iraq), Justin Trottier (Executive Director of Center for Inquiry, Ontario) and Issam Shukri (Head of the Organization for the Defense of Secularism and Civil Rights in Iraq).
For more information: 1-416-471-7138; WPIcanada@yahoo.com
March 16th 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Centre for Inquiry, 216 Beverley St., Toronto, ON
Freedom of Expression and Political Islam, a presentation by Maryam Namazie
For more information
$8 regular, $4 students, FREE for CFI Friends of the Centre
Vancouver
March 20, UBC
6:30pm, Maryam Namazie's presentation on Political Islam, Sharia and Women's Rights
Victoria
March 24
7:00 to 10:00, UVIC
Lecture Hall at Bob Wright Building
Free entry; donations welcome
Maryam Namazie's presentation on Political Islam, Sharia and Women's Rights
For more information: 1-250-380-1319; vicc22@hotmail.com
France
Lyon
7 March, City Centre, Bellecour, Photo exhibition and informational table
Germany
Frankfurt
28 February from 2:00 pm
Demonstration against sexual apartheid in Iran
From Konstablerwache toward Alte Oper
Photo exhibition and information stall every Friday from 12-2pm in the university.
For more information: +49 172 971 6227
Bremen
March 6 and 7, informational stalls in the city centre
March 7, IWD event with speeches
For more information: +49 172 403 7035
Berlin
March 8, Participation in IWD event with informational stall
For more information: +49 176 248 66317
Sweden
Stockholm
March 7, 2009, Årsta Folkets Hus
7:00pm, Ceremony including speeches, music, poetry reading, and s play
March 8, 2009, Venue: Södermalmstorg in T-Slussen
2:00-4:00pm, Meeting with exhibition on women’s rights struggle in Iran
4:00pm onwards, IWD march
For more information, contact: +46 7036 10279
Gutenberg
March 6, Wieselgrensplatsen
7:00pm, Mina Ahadi will speak at the celebration event with music and dance
For more information: +46 707 387 548
March 8, 2009, 4:30-6:00pm
Meeting and rally including an exhibition of women’s situation in Iran
6:00pm, IWD march
For more information: +46 703 610 279
Malmo
March 8, 2009, Kirsebergs Fritid och Kulturhus
3:00pm onwards, Participation in an IWD event including a speech by Farideh Arman, music, slide show on the situation of women in Iran and book stall
March 14, Venue: Jannet Kaffe, Nobelvägen 24
6:00pm, IWD celebration night including speech by Farideh Arman and music
For more information: +46 703 638 088
There will also be IWD celebrations in Helsingborg and Boras on March 8, 2009
US
Dallas
8 March, Russell Creek Park, Plano, 12-5pm, rally
For more information: +1 214 675 2120
Switzerland
Zurich
8 March – IWD celebrations from 12 – 17
93 Seefeldstrasse
Norway
Oslo
8 March, IWD march, book stall on situation of women in Iran under the Islamic regime in Iran
Conference on Political Islam, Sharia Law, and Civil Society,
October 10, London
Mina Ahadi, Mahin Alipour and Maryam Namazie will be speaking at a
conference organised by the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain in London on 10
October 2008, International day against the Death Penalty from 10am-6pm at Conway Hall, London WC1.
Other speakers include:
Roy Brown, Andrew Copson, Richard Dawkins, Giles Enders, AC Grayling, Johann Hari, Ehsan Jami, Houzan Mahmoud, Caspar Melville, Taslima Nasreen, Fariborz Pooya, Terry Sanderson, Joan Smith, Bahram Soroush, Hanne Stinson, Hamid Taqvaee, Ibn Warraq, Keith Porteous Wood and Zia Zaffar.
Event includes a comedy act by Nick Doody, Fitna Remade by Reza Moradi and Breaking the Taboo by Patty Debonitas.
Women’s Human Rights
European Social Forum, Malmo, Sweden, September 19, 2008
Maryam Namazie and Mahin Alipour will be speaking at the European Social Forum against sexual apartheid and in defence of women’s universal rights.