| November 3, 2023 |  |
CEMB’s Support Groups Reveal Challenges and Coping Strategies for Ex-Muslims By Counselling Psychologist Dr Savin Bapir Tardy This report delves into the dynamics and experiences of participants in three monthly support groups. The support groups cater to individuals who have left Islam and are grappling with the challenges and transformations that come with such a departure. The report outlines the structure of these groups, highlights recurring themes in discussions, and explores the profound impact of the support groups on participants. Please be aware that, in order to maintain confidentiality, the subsequent report excludes any particular cases to safeguard the privacy of individuals participating in the group. Support group structure: A... Filed as: Featured, Homepage, Press Releases, Resources |
| September 21, 2023 |  |
Part 1, On CEMB & One Law for All, Interview on WBAI, 21 September 2023 Part 1, On Council of Ex-Muslims and One Law for All, Maryam Namazie’s Interview on WBAI Joy of Resistance, 21 September 2023 Filed as: Media Coverage, Resources |
| August 9, 2023 |
The Premiere of Art of Resistance CEMB Resident Artist Victoria Gugenheim has given a keynote address on Art and Freedom of Expression and shown an exhibition entitled Terror, Trauma, Transformation featuring CEMB’s activist work at the World Humanist Congress in Copenhagen during 3-6 August. ‘The Art of Resistance,’ a 30-minute documentary featuring Victoria and Maryam Namazie’s approach to freedom of expression and street activism has been premiered there. The film is now available for showing at festivals and events. See film’s trailer: At the Congress, Victoria received a standing ovation for her poem and bodypainting action in tribute to Mahsa Jina Amini and Woman, Life, Freedom... Filed as: Resources |
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| July 9, 2023 |  |
There are no rights in Islam, Maryam Namazie’s remarks in Durham and Berlin See Maryam’s opening remarks at Durham University Union: Islam is not compatible with human rights Watch Maryam’s opening remarks at WBZ Berlin Social Science Centre: There is no women’s rights in Islam Filed as: Resources |
| March 13, 2023 |  |
BBC Radio 4 Discussion on Blasphemy Law & Free Speech Feat Jimmy Bangash Our spokesperson Jimmy Bangash appeared on BBC Radio 4’s “Anti Social” to discuss Blasphemy Laws and Free Speech. Have a Listen https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001jsr2?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile Filed as: Media Coverage, Resources |
| February 27, 2023 |  |
Soheil Arabi: A message from Prison Soheil Arabi Message From Prison This File is the translation from the Farsi version based on almost one hour of sound files Soheil has sent from prison. Translated by the Central Committee of Ex-Muslims in Scandinavia. February 2023 Hello? I wished to become a poem, I wished to become a poem, the most beautiful and most important poem in history, a poem that will be read forever, a poem that overcomes the darkness, like the stars that overcome the darkness, a poem that conquers the world, transforms and evolves. I wished to become a poem, the most beautiful and... Filed as: Media Coverage, Resources |
| December 13, 2022 |
On Censoring TedX talk, Feminist Dissent, No 6 (2022) On Censoring TedX talk, Feminist Dissent, No 6 (2022) Read PDF here. Filed as: Resources |
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| November 3, 2022 |  |
Cheers to Iranian Women, A New Film by Pune Parsafar ‘Cheers To Iranian Women’ by Pune Parsafar, dedicated to brave #women of #Iran. Has interviews with activists with Farideh Arman, Shahla Daneshfar, Shiva Mahbobi, Mina Ahadi, Mersedeh Ghaedi & Maryam Namazie This is a clip from Maryam Namazie’s interview: See full film on Vimeo: به سلامتی زنان ایر فیلم پونه پارسافر تقدیم به #زنان دلیر #ایران. با فریده آرمان، شهلا دانشفر، شیوا محبوبی، مینا احدی، مرسده قائدی و مریم نمازی مصاحبه کرده است. این بخش مصاحبه من است در فیلم. کلفیلمرا اینجا ببینید #MahsaAmini #womansrevolution #IranProtests2022 #IranRevolution2022 #NationalStrike #OpIran #WomanLifeFreedom #ایران #مهسا_امینی #انقلاب_زنانه #اعتصابات_سراسری #زن_زندگی_آزادی Filed as: Resources |
| November 2, 2022 |
Apostasie : avec les dégoûtés de l’islam, Charlie Hebdo, 2 November 2022 Apostasie : avec les dégoûtés de l’islam, Charlie Hebdo, 2 November 2022 English Translation below. Apostasy: with those disgusted with Islam Laure Daussy Uploaded on November 2, 2022Appeared in the 1580 edition of November 2 Their approach is still rare and courageous. During one of the Parisian aperitifs they organise, we were able to meet young apostates, “ex-Muslims” who are beginning to form an association in France. Some of them have been marked by their passage through radical Islam or by difficult experiences linked to religion, and have needed to distance themselves just as radically from their religion, which they sometimes criticize very virulently. Filed as: Media Coverage, Resources |
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| August 31, 2022 |  |
CD2022: Resolutions and Declarations in support of Salman Rushdie, Ending Code 166, International Secularism Day and Celebrating Dissent Celebrating Dissent 2022 adopted resolutions in defence of Salman Rushdie, for an end to Germany’s Code 166 and for an International Day of Secularism or Laïcité. IN DEFENSE OF SALMAN RUSHDIE Celebrating Dissent 2022 condemns the violent attack on Salman Rushdie and stands in unequivocal solidarity with the brave writer. We are pleased to finally see support for Rushdie, rather than the usual vilification and victim blaming that comes after freethinkers are targeted by the Islamist movement. Whilst the attacker’s motives have not yet been revealed, his allegiance to the Islamic regime in Iran clearly links the attack to Khomeini’s... Filed as: Press Releases, Resources |