No Religion Is Above Criticism: Reject Medieval Blasphemy Laws

Ex-Muslims International denounces the detention of Moroccan feminist, human rights defender, and ex-Muslim activist Ibtissam “Betty” Lachgar for wearing a T-shirt proclaiming, “Allah is lesbian.” Betty is a key figure in the global ex-Muslim movement. She co-founded MALI (Alternative Movement for Individual Liberties), a member organisation of our International Coalition of Ex-Muslims. She has been a regular and outspoken contributor to Celebrating Dissent, the largest international gathering of ex-Muslims, atheists, and freethinkers, for many years—consistently challenging theocratic oppression at great personal risk. This grotesque arrest in 2025 is an affront to freedom of thought and expression. Blasphemy laws—medieval relics—exist not…