[12] Namazie is also a spokesman for Equal Rights Now - Organisation Against Women's Discrimination in Iran, that serves to defend women's rights and the struggle against "sexual apartheid" in Iran. [2], Most of her early work focused on human rights violations against refugees, especially in Sudan, Turkey, and Iran,[3] and she has actively campaigned against sharia law. Nemazee graduated from the Durham University, England in history and politics. They want to silence us, to make us go veiled and chained through life. You have to be veiled if you're a girl or a woman, and there are certain fields of education or work that are closed to you because you're considered emotional. It's important for us to speak about it and criticise it. 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[18], In September 2015, the students' union of Warwick University briefly banned her from a forthcoming talk on campus organised by the Warwick Atheists, Secularists and Humanists' Society because of a fear that she might "incite hatred" of the university's Muslim students. Maryam Namazie ( Persian: مریم نمازی ‎; born 1966) is a British - Iranian secularist, communist and human rights activist, commentator, and broadcaster. [37], In December 2015, she gave a talk about blasphemy at the Goldsmiths University in London, sponsored by the university's Atheist, Secularist and Humanist society. The action was launched on 10 December 2008 during the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Maryam Nemazee (Persian: مریم نمازی ‎; born 1976) is an Iranian British broadcast journalist, currently working with Al Jazeera English Contents 1 Career These activities were recognised by the National Secular Society with the 2005 Secularist of the Year award, making Namazie its first recipient. Born on 1 January 1976, Maryam Nemazee grew up in her hometown of London, United Kingdom. Worker-communist Party of Iran. Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain. Political party. The Islamic movement is a movement that slaughters people in the Middle East and Africa. [18], On 15 September 2010, Namazie, along with 54 other public figures, signed an open letter published in The Guardian, stating their opposition to Pope Benedict XVI's state visit to the UK. She was born on January 01, 1976 (44 years old) in London, England. Career [2] In 2015, her lectures were opposed by groups labeling her as too provocative. In an interview with the Coventry Telegraph's Simon Gilbert, she was quoted as saying: "It angers me that we're all put in a little box and that anyone who criticises Islam is labelled racist. Maryam Nemazee’s Biography . [32] Namazie said: ""Islamists and the right conservatives are obsessed with women's bodies. Central Committee secretary Hamid Takhvai regretfully accepted their resignation, saying the party would 'continue to support [their] social activities and campaigns against political Islam', and expressed hope that Namazie and Pooya would continue to work on the new Bread and Roses programme. Journalist Maryam Nemazee was born on January 1, 1976, in London, United Kingdom. Nudity breaks taboos, and is an important means of resistance. "[33] She called Ehmaldy's deed "a scream against Islamism" and "the ultimate act of rebellion". She is British by nationality and Iranian by origin. About. The representatives of the three ex-Muslim councils signed a "European Declaration of Tolerance". Her birth sign is Capricorn. Some of the students were alleged to have issued death threats at Namazie and another lecturer. [30] She strongly condemned the far-right movements after the terrorist attacks on mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, which took away 50 victims' lives, stating that "We stand with Muslims everywhere who face discrimination, violence and terror".[44]. Education Namazie is featured in the following documentary films: This article is about the political activist. But the details of her parents is kept confined. Federation of Iranian Refugees with branches in more than twenty countries. Maryam Nemazee zodiac sign is capricorn. During her talk, members of the university's Islamic Society caused a disruption by heckling and switching off her PowerPoint presentation when Namazie displayed a cartoon from the series Jesus and Mo. [30][35], Maryam Namazie is also the spokesman of Fitnah- Movement for Women's Liberation, a protest movement which is, according to their website, "demanding freedom, equality, and secularism and calling for an end to misogynist cultural, religious, and moral laws and customs, compulsory veiling, sex apartheid, sex trafficking, and violence against women. "[36] According to Namazie, the name of the movement comes from a hadith, or a saying from Islamic prophet Muhammad, which in her opinion portrays women as a source of harm and affliction. Many feel such a manifesto is extremely timely whilst of course there is the usual hate mail from Islamists. Maryam Nemazee age at present is 42 years. Nemazee is bilingual, she is fluent in Persian. [38] In response to the incident, the university's Feminist Society released a statement on Tumblr, expressing support for the Islamic Society, and condemning the Atheist, Secularist and Humanist Society for hosting "known Islamophobes" to speak at the university. To this date, there is no news of her personal life matter. She graduated from Durham University in England with a degree in history and politics later she went to London City University where she got training in … [34] Namazie emphasizes the difference between 'normal' Muslims on the one hand, who support human rights activists like Malala Yousafzai, and Islamists on the other, who are dangerous because they form repressive political movements that have seized power in some countries. [4] Namazie became well known in the mid-2000s for her pro-secularism positions and her critique of the treatment of women under Islamic regimes. [29], Namazie was keynote speaker at the World Atheist Convention 2011 in Dublin, where she stated that there is currently an "Islamic Inquisition" going on, that labeling people and countries as being first and foremost 'Islamic' or 'Muslim' denies the diversity of individuals and societies and gives Islamists more influence, that human rights are not 'Western' but universal, and that the word "Islamophobia" is wrong because it is not a form of racism, and because fear of Islam and opposition against it is not unfounded, but even necessary. She is from the Iranian background. [11], Namazie first worked with Ethiopian refugees in Sudan. What is Maryam's zodiac sign? Namazie asked for the disruptive students to be removed, but security refused to do so. [18], After Mina Ahadi launched the Central Council of Ex-Muslims in Germany in January 2007, Namazie became the co-founder of the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain (CEMB) in June, and was involved in the founding of the Dutch branch in September: the Central Committee for Ex-Muslims, an initiative of Ehsan Jami. "[16] Namazie said in a 2006 interview that the response by the public 'has been overwhelming. [4] She deems sharia law is discriminatory and unjust, especially against women and children: "Rights and justice are meant for people, not for religions and cultures", said Namazie. 1966 (age 53–54) Tehran, Iran. Back in the United States in 1991 she became the co-founder of the Committee for Humanitarian Assistance to Iranian Refugees (CHAIR). She spent most of her childhood days in Iran before moving to London. Maryam Namazie and Fariborz Pooya resigned from membership of the Worker-communist Party of Iran on 1 January 2009.