Press Release

August 9, 2020		Free Nigerian free-thinker Mubarak Bala Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain strongly condemns the arrest and continued detention of Mubarak Bala, President of the Humanist Association of Nigeria. Mr. Bala led campaigns to promote freedom of religion and belief. He was arrested in the Nigerian state of Kano on 28 April 2020 following a petition alleging he had insulted Muhammad, Islam’s […] Filed as: Featured, Press Releases
July 9, 2020		Iran: Stop execution of Amirhossein Moradi, Mohammad Rajabi and Saeed Tamjidi Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain (CEMB) unequivocally condemns the Islamic regime of Iran’s ongoing attacks on protesters and activists, most recently manifested in the sentencing to death of Amirhossein Moradi, Mohammad Rajabi and Saeed Tamjidi. Moradi, Rajabi and Tamjidi were supposedly involved in legitimate protests against the regime that took place last year and have […] Filed as: Featured, Press Releases
July 2, 2020		Tunisian activist Nacer Amari must be granted protection Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain (CEMB) strongly condemns the decision of the Danish Government to deny Tunisian activist Nacer Amari’s claim to asylum. Mr. Amari is a free-thinker who is co-Founder of Prometheus Europe, an organisation devoted to defending those on death-row within the MENA region for criticising Islam. Mr. Amari left Tunisia in 2012 […] Filed as: Featured, Press Releases
July 1, 2020		Conflating face masks with burqas is an an act of cultural assassination Conflating face masks with burqas is an an act of cultural assassination, sister-hood, 1 July 2020 By Marieme Helie Lucas and Maryam Namazie Some people, including Human Rights Watch’s Director Ken Roth and politicians like Rabina Khan have taken the opportunity of a global pandemic to defend the burqa/niqab by comparing it with mandatory face mask rulings used […] Filed as: Featured, Media Coverage, Press Releases
July 1, 2020		Thanks for supporting our crowdfunding for a first ex-Muslim refuge in world Thank you to the lovely people who supported Maryam Namazie’s JustGiving campaign to raise money for the first ex-Muslim refuge. Unfortunately the money is not near enough to have our first refuge, but it will go and has already gone a long way in assisting ex-Muslims in need of emergency support. CEMB will receive the […] Filed as: Featured, Press Releases, Resources
June 30, 2020		Gay and Ex-Muslim with Jimmy Bangash and Leaving Islam with Ali Malik and Fay Rahman Gay & ExMuslim | Jimmy Bangash, ExMuslimUK, 24 June 2020 Leaving Islam | Ali Malik, ExMuslim UK, 17 May 2020 Why I Left Islam | Fay Rahman, ExMuslim UK, 16 May 2020 Filed as: Featured, Press Releases, Resources
June 15, 2020		Why Ex-Muslims Should Speak Up About #BlackLivesMatter: Ali Rizvi With Maryam Namazie Why Ex-Muslims Should Speak Up About #BlackLivesMatter: Ali Rizvi With Maryam Namazie, 15 June 2020 The murder of George Floyd and the protests that followed have sparked passionate conversations within many marginalized communities about how insidious systems of oppression can be, especially in this day and age. I’m going to be speaking to Maryam Namazie […] Filed as: Media Coverage, Press Releases
June 9, 2020		WATCH Pride Event: Persecution, Shunning and Survival: Being ex-Muslim/Muslim and LGBT Watch June 27 discussion on Persecution, Shunning and Survival: Being Ex-Muslim/Muslim and LGBT for Pride Month. The event was a Pride In London Coming Out event. With Jimmy Bangash, Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain Spokesperson; Khakan Qureshi, Gay Muslim activist and Stonewall LGBT+ school role model and Diversity Role Mode; Lilith, Trans Woman with migration […] Filed as: Featured, Press Releases, Upcoming Events
June 6, 2020		Podcast with Hardy Haberland on Apostasy, Blasphemy, Ex-Muslims and #BlackLivesMatter I just did a podcast with Hardy Haberland speaking about apostasy, blasphemy laws, the demand for justice and accountability and its links with #BlackLivesMatter and #GeorgeFloydProtests https://hardyhaberland.com/maryam-namazie/ Host of The Hardy Haberland Show (1M downloads and 250 episodes) Filed as: Featured, Press Releases
June 2, 2020		Don’t Miss Events for Refugee Day, LGBT Pride and More 4 June – Monthly Online Support Groups, 6:30-8:00pm (London time) If you are an ex-Muslim in need of support, please RSVP to hello@ex-muslim.org.uk. Support groups are 90 minutes long. Five person groups are led by Dr Savin Bapir Tardy; larger group sessions are led by Marwa Wain. 16 June – Open Mic for World Refugee […] Filed as: Press Releases

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