Press Release
| October 30, 2018 |  |
THE DANGERS OF BEING A DEVOUT ATHEIST THE DANGERS OF BEING A DEVOUT ATHEIST I have been an atheist since the age of 13. There was no Damascene moment to it. One day I realised that I did not believe in god any longer. It was the end of a personal journey that had started out in fervent Catholic devotion from […] Filed as: Press Releases |
| September 26, 2018 |  |
New Video on CEMB at Pride with Spokesperson Jimmy Bangash New Video by Carl Russ-Mohl on Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain (CEMB) and Jimmy London at Pride in London 2018. In support of LGBT rights of those living in countries under Islamic rule and those from Muslim backgrounds here in the UK and west. #LoveNotACrime #عشق_جرم_نيست #ভালবাসা_কোন_অপরাধ_নয় #محبت_جرم_نہیں #الحب_لیس_بجریمة Filed as: Press Releases |
| September 19, 2018 |  |
CEMB condemns China’s persecution of Muslims Reports indicate that the Chinese government is subjecting Muslims in the region of Xinjian to ongoing surveillance, detention and forced ‘re-education’ in its political re-education camps. Human rights group report that in excess of 1 million individuals have been detained. Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain (CEMB) unequivocally condemns China’s persecution of Muslims, demands that the Chinese […] Filed as: Press Releases |
| September 10, 2018 |  |
Why “Allah is Gay”? CEMB asks Imad Iddine Habib Why “Allah is Gay”? Maryam Namazie’s interview with Imad Iddine Habib, Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain (CEMB) Spokesperson You made the first ever “Allah is Gay” placard for Pride 2017. Why? I made “Allah is Gay” placards at Pride 2017 because I believe that LGBT people of Muslim heritage have to take the lead in […] Filed as: Press Releases |
| August 15, 2018 |  |
We Call on the British Government to Stop Pushing Minority Women Towards Religious Courts In the light of recent court decisions on marriage and divorce, today we have written to the Ministry of Justice, calling for an urgent review into Sharia and civil marriage and divorce laws and to guarantee access to justice for all. We welcome the recent High Court decision in Akhter v Khan [2018] EWFC 54 […] Filed as: Press Releases |
| July 9, 2018 |  |
CEMB march at Pride 2018 in London: A Victory against Islamism Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain marched in Pride in London on 7 July for LGBT rights in countries under Islamic rule; in 15 states or territories, homosexuality is punishable by death. The march was a victory against Islamist forces in Britain like Mend and East London Mosque that tried and failed to stop CEMB from […] Filed as: Press Releases |
| July 5, 2018 |  |
Pride is a Safe Place for LGBT people of Muslim Heritage – A response to Al-Kadhi In The Guardian By Jimmy Bangash This was published in Conatus News on 5 July 2018. Pride is an important, welcoming place for LGBT people of Muslim heritage, including liberal Muslims and ex-Muslims. Amrou Al-Kadhi’s article in The Guardian paints a bleak picture of London Pride. It contains inaccurate citations of placards and, more menacingly, erases the bastion […] Filed as: Press Releases |
| July 4, 2018 |
Provocative? Well, yes! The Council of Ex Muslims of Britain’s (CEMB) presence at London’s Pride event last year was viewed as intentionally provocative and subversive and to that charge I would say, well yes! Pride, with its radical roots of standing up against bigotry and homophobia, is the best place to highlight and condemn injustices. But as a minority […] Filed as: Press Releases |
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| July 4, 2018 |  |
Taking pride back This was published on sister-hood on 4 July 2018. By Sadia Hameed Although today Pride is a celebration of sexuality, in its infancy it was a political movement against the oppression of individuals based on their sexuality: a movement for equality and fair treatment. The first Pride came after the Stonewall Riots – a watershed […] Filed as: Press Releases |
| July 3, 2018 |  |
Ex-Muslims: A community in protest Published in sister-hood on 2 July 2018. When the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain (CEMB) started 11 years ago, in June 2007, we were hard pressed to find 25 people who would come out publicly to break the apostasy taboo. Today, we are witnessing an international ex-Muslim ‘community’ – a tsunami of atheism. But for me, this has […] Filed as: Press Releases |
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