| November 7, 2011 |  |
In support of Charlie Hebdo, French Publication firebombed in Paris No one has yet claimed responsibility for the firebombing of Charlie Hebdo’s office but the attack does bear the hallmarks of the political Islamic movement as – for them – this is business as usual and all in a day’s work. They bomb offices, threaten anyone who criticises Islam and Islamism, and where they have political power they slaughter those who speak their minds in cold blood and in broad daylight. Those who condemn the firebombing of Charlie Hebdo’s office whilst also criticising the publication for mocking Islam’s prophet Mohammad are (at best) missing the point (and more likely apologists... Filed as: Press Releases |
| November 3, 2011 |  |
Support Manifesto for a free and secular Middle East and North Africa Statement For Immediate Release 27 October 2011 76 secularists and human rights campaigners, including Mina Ahadi, Nawal El Sadaawi, Marieme Helie Lucas, Hameeda Hussein, Ayesha Imam, Maryam Jamil, Maryam Namazie, Taslima Nasrin, Farida Shaheed, Fatou Sow, and Stasa Zajovic have signed on to a Manifesto for a Free and Secular Middle East and North Africa. In light of the recent pronouncements of the unelected Libyan Transitional Council for ‘Sharia laws’, the signatories of the manifesto vehemently oppose the hijacking of the protests by Islamism or US-led militarism and unequivocally support the call for freedom and secularism made by citizens and... Filed as: Press Releases |
| September 20, 2011 |  |
Hundreds came out to support secularism on 17 September 2011 Filed as: Press Releases |
| September 17, 2011 |
Secular Europe Rally, CEMB, AAI & Atheists UK press release Download: (PDF) Supporting secularism: the approach that treats all citizens equally 15 September 2011 This Saturday, 17 September 2011, thousands of people will rally in central London to demand secularism in Europe. Supporters of the rally include British biologist and author of The God Delusion Richard Dawkins and PZ Myers, an American biologist and author of the science blog Pharyngula. Atheist Alliance International, with its UK Affiliates, Atheism UK and the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain, is proud to support the Secular Europe Campaign and congratulates the event organisers and sponsors. Tanya Smith, President of Atheist Alliance International said: “Secularism... Filed as: Press Releases |
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| September 9, 2011 |  |
Maryam Namazie’s Australia tour a success Maryam Namazie’s Australian tour in the last week of August 2011 was a huge success, attracting a high media profile and hundreds who attended her various speaking engagements, which included a fundraising dinner in Sydney, a talk at the Wheeler Centre organised by Melbourne PEN and WISA, a talk at Melbourne Free University's open discussion space, a talk at University of Western Sydney Open forum with award winning author Hanifa Deen providing commentary, and a talk organised by the NSW Humanists. Filed as: Press Releases |
| August 31, 2011 |  |
DV8 Physical Theatre: Can we talk about this? Lloyd Newson’s latest work, Can We Talk About This? deals with freedom of speech, censorship and Islam. The production premiered in August 2011 at Sydney Opera House, and will be followed by an international tour. From the 1989 book burnings of Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses, to the murder of filmmaker Theo Van Gogh and the controversy of the ‘Muhammad cartoons’ in 2005, DV8’s production will examine how these events have reflected and influenced multicultural policies, press freedom and artistic censorship. In the follow up to the critically acclaimed To Be Straight With You, this documentary-style dance-theatre production is based... Filed as: Press Releases |
| August 9, 2011 |  |
Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain asks Charities Commission if restrictions are for secular and atheist groups and not religious ones CEMB responds to refusal of charity status and Charities Commission if restrictions are for secular and atheist groups and not religious ones: Download: (PDF / Word) Filed as: Press Releases, Resources |
| August 9, 2011 |  |
Charity Commission’s Refusal of CEMB’s request for charitable status Below is a letter sent from the Charity Commission giving reasons for their refusal of CEMB's request for charitable status: Download: (PDF / Word) Filed as: Press Releases |
| February 17, 2011 |  |
On Channel 4’s Dispatches: Lessons in Hate and Violence Statement of the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain and One Law for All Channel 4’s Dispatches: Lessons in Hate and Violence on Islamic schools in Britain confirms the urgency of addressing the question of faith schools. Whilst the teachings of hatred in these schools are not surprising, it is nothing short of scandalous that vulnerable children are left to the mercy of Islamists despite years of evidence of abuse and violations of child safety and protection rules. Religion in general, and Islam more so because of the rise of Islamism, will indoctrinate children – often violently. What is being taught at the schools profiled in the programme is what some of our members... Filed as: Press Releases |
| January 21, 2011 | |
Emergency Call to support the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain Emergency Call The Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain (CEMB) needs your support! An ex-Muslim from Birmingham writes: “I’ve discarded Islam and I want to be with others like me in the effort to break the taboo associated with leaving Islam. This organisation is significant because it represents one of the most difficult things I must deal with in my life, and is the only effort in the UK to tackle the hardships of those in much worse situations than I.” Another ex-Muslim woman from the UK writes: “After 20 years of Islam, I finally gave up the prison for my... Filed as: Press Releases |