Maryam Namazie

Maryam Namazie is a political activist, campaigner and blogger

Counterpoints x Footnote Prize Readings at Southbank

Sun 31 May 2026, 7.45pm Meet the finalists for this £15,000 fiction prize for writers from refugee and migrant backgrounds who shine a light on today’s most pertinent topics. More details forPurcell Room  Tickets from £5 + £4 booking feeView more time and price information  Run time 1 hour and 15 minutes (approx)  Dates & tickets This…

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Footnote x Counterpoints Prize 2026 shortlist announced

The shortlist of the Footnote x Counterpoints Prize 2026 has been announced, with six writers nominated. The prize for writers from refugee and migrant backgrounds shining a light on today’s most pertinent topics through their dazzling works of fiction, will be awarded in June. The winner will be selected by a judging panel composed of…

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Bread and Roses TV going back on air

We have raised £6,650 of our £10,000 goal to bring Bread and Roses TV back on air. Thank you to the 74 donors who have made this possible: Afsi, Ali, Alix, Amir, Ana, Anonymous, Anonymous, Anonymous, Anonymous, Arash, Ariane, Babak, Bahar, Centre for Civil Courage, Claire, Cynthia, Elahe, Elif, Enobong, Erika, Fatma, Gita, Goranka, Hamna,…

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‘Islamophobia’, identity politics, and free speech

The following, first published in The Freethinker, is an expanded and updated essay based on Maryam Namazie’s remarks at the launch of Steven Greer’s book, Islamophobia and Free Speech, on 15 April 2026, hosted by the Free Speech Union. Greer is Professor of Law at the University of Bristol. He was accused of ‘Islamophobia’ in 2021, a charge that…

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Peace Talks are a Farce

Peace talks are a farce, Sandy Warr Interview with Maryam Namazie, LBC News, 26 April 2026 “Peace” negotiations between the Islamic regime of Iran and US are a farce, a cover for a controlled war that benefits both. The war has helped rescue a regime that had been losing legitimacy since the 2022 Woman, Life,…

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  • ‘Islamophobia’, identity politics, and free speech

    ‘Islamophobia’, identity politics, and free speech

    The following, first published in The Freethinker, is an expanded and updated essay based on Maryam Namazie’s remarks at the launch of Steven Greer’s book, Islamophobia and Free Speech, on 15 April 2026, hosted by the Free Speech Union. Greer is Professor of Law at the University of Bristol. He was accused of ‘Islamophobia’ in 2021, a charge that […]

Videos

  • ایران: دربارهٔ قدرت، حکومت موروثی، و کنترل بدن‌های زنان

    مریم نمازی این مقاله پاسخی است به منتقدانِ شعار “نه عمامه، نه تاج و آری به “زن زندگی، آزادی” و نیز به منتقدان حرکت اعتراض برهنهٔ فِمِن در پاریس که در آن تصاویر علی خامنه‌ای و رضا پهلوی به آتش کشیده شد. هدف این نوشته دفاع از یک شعار یا یک اعتراض مشخص نیست، بلکه…

  • مصاحبه با رادیو تایمز: پس از ۱۰۰ سال دیکتاتوری، مردم ایران حق دارند سرنوشت خود را تعیین کنند

    This is Persian translation of Rod Liddle’s interview with Maryam Namazie on Iran protests راد لیدل – قیام یا انقلاب، هر نامی که بخواهید بر آن بگذارید، در ایران به نظر می‌رسد به نوعی به یک نقطهٔ حساس یا دو راهی رسیده است. حکومت ایران برخلاف آنچه قبلاً وعده داده بود، ظاهرا هیچ‌یک از معترضان بازداشت‌شده…

  • نه تاج و نه عمامه، فقط زن، زندگی، آزادی

    از ۲۸ دسامبر ۲۰۲۵ موج تازه‌ای از اعتراضات سراسری در ایران گسترش یافته است. این موج که در آغاز با فروپاشی شدید اقتصادی در شکل سقوط ارزش پول، افزایش تند قیمت کمبود کالاهای اساسی، شعله‌ور شد، این اعتراضات همانند خیزش‌های پیشین، به بسرعت به تظاهراتهای ضدحکومت اسلامی بدل گردید. تورم، بیکاری و کمبودها که محصول…