On Sunday 20 June 2010 Stand up and be Counted!
Join us for a Rally organised by One Law for All against Sharia and religious laws
and for secularism and universal rights
Where: Richmond Terrace junction with Whitehall opposite Downing Street (SW1A 2).
(Please note venue change from Trafalgar Square made by police; closest underground: Westminster.)
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When: Sunday 20 June 14:00-16:00 hours
Then join us for a March organised by Iran Solidarity to show solidarity with people in Iran who are at the forefront of battling Sharia law and political Islam
Where: From Downing Street to the embassy of the Islamic regime of Iran (16 Prince’s Gate, London SW7 1PT; closest underground: Knightsbridge).
When: 16:00-17:00 hours
The event will end at 17:30 .
Hundreds will be demonstrating in London against Sharia and religious laws and in support of secularism and universal rights on Sunday 20 June 2010. The rally organised by the One Law for All Campaign will be held from 1400-1600 hours at Richmond Terrace junction with Whitehall opposite Downing Street (SW1A 2). (Please note venue change from Trafalgar Square made by police; closest underground: Westminster.)
On the day, the Campaign will make public its new report entitled: Sharia Law in Britain: A Threat to One Law for All and Equal Rights. In the report One Law for All outlines what Sharia law is, how it is practised in Britain and exposes the way in which Sharia Councils and Muslim Arbitration Tribunals are circumventing British law and human rights legislation. The report also reveals the gross injustices to women and children in particular and reiterates the need to end Sharia and all religious courts on the basis that they work against, and not for, equality and human rights.
After the One Law for All rally, there will be a march organised by Iran Solidarity from 1600-1700 hours. The march will move from Richmond Terrace Junction to a protest at the embassy of the Islamic regime of Iran. According to Spokesperson, Maryam Namazie, “whilst racist and far Right groups like the English Defence League and the British Nationalist Party blame ‘Muslim immigration’ for Sharia law in order to further their inhuman agenda, it is people living under Islamic laws or the many who have fled Sharia and sought refuge here who are the principal victims of Islamism, and in the forefront of the struggle against it. Within this context, the One Law for All Campaign and the fight against Sharia law in Britain is an important front in the ongoing battle of people in Iran and everywhere against Islamism and for freedom, equality and secularism.”
The march will culminate in a protest rally in front of the embassy of the Islamic regime of Iran (16 Prince’s Gate, London SW7 1PT; closest underground: Knightsbridge). The event will end at 1730 hours.
Notes:
1. Confirmed speakers and performers at the London rally include: AK47 (Street Poet); Asad Abbas (Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain); R Y Alam (Poet); Adam Barnett (Musician); David Fisher (Singer/ Songwriter); AC Grayling (Philosopher); Lilith (Street Poet); Lyrical Agent (Emcee); Rony Miah (Lawyers’ Secular Society); Maryam Namazie (One Law for All and Iran Solidarity); Gerard Phillips (National Secular Society); Naomi Phillips (British Humanist Association); Fariborz Pooya (Iranian Secular Society); Brent Lee Regan (Emcee); Yasmin Rehman (Women’s Rights Campaigner); Gita Sahgal (Activist); Muriel Seltman (Activist); Sohaila Sharifi (Equal Rights Now); Peter Tatchell (Human Rights Campaigner); and others. We will also screen a segment of a major new film for HBO called For Neda by director Anthony Thomas.
2. June 20 marks the day when 27-year-old Neda Agha-Soltan was shot dead by the Islamic regime of Iran’s security forces at a protest in Tehran. Her demand for freedom in the face of all-out repression has made her a symbol of people everywhere. According to Maryam Namazie, “It is very apt for us to remember Neda in our battle for equal rights in Britain or wherever we happen to live. Neda’s murder and Sharia law in Britain are intrinsically linked; both are the result of the rise of the political Islamic movement of which the Islamic regime of Iran is a cornerstone.”
3. To read responses to Frequently Asked Questions including on the affinity between the far right and the Islamists; Islam matters because of political Islam; Secularism is an important vehicle to protect society; We will have nothing to do with the English Defence League; Criticising Islam is not racist; Laws should safeguard rights not violate them; There’s no place for Sharia law in Britain; The right to asylum is a basic human right; and more, go to: http://www.onelawforall.org.uk/about/faq/
4. To donate to the crucial work of One Law for All, please either send a cheque to our address below or pay via Paypal by visiting: http://www.onelawforall.org.uk/donate/.
We need regular support that we can rely on and are asking for supporters to commit to giving at least £5-10 a month via direct debit. You can find out more about how to join the 100 Club at the above link.
5. For more information, contact:
Maryam Namazie
One Law for All and Iran Solidarity
BM Box 2387
London WC1N 3XX, UK
Tel: +44 (0) 7719166731
onelawforall@gmail.com
iransolidaritynow@gmail.com
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In spirit of solidarity
Andy Fraser – Time to Face the Music ساعت به صورت موسیقی
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA2aTUt5IBw
I shall be there .http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=376150639438&ref=mf#!/group.php?v=info&ref=mf&gid=57877219870
can muslims pratice sharia law in musilms’s country?
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Please read my blog read how islam will win the
clash of civilization.
http://www.xanga.com/hfghj23458654fgha
Islam and Civilisation and a ridiculous contradiction!!
All you nuts go on about is the crusades which happened 800 years ago!!!! 800 years!! Most countries were primative then none more so than the savages in Arabia.
What about the Jews?? they were persucuted only 70 years ago and they do not force their religion on everyone. They get on with their lives and try and make something of themselves rather than try and force their religion onto the rest of the world.
You carry on with your barbaric stonings and persecution of women wearing Darth Vader outfits and let the civilised world in the 21st century live without YOUR religions persecution and violence.
Have you not noticed that wherever there is trouble in the world Muslims are involved. Why is that?????? Doesnt matter if its Christians or Hindus or seeks or whoever, Muslims manage to start trouble with everyone.
The most amazing thing is that they are so shameless that they castigate the very countries that give them the freedom of speech that they would not be allowed if they had stayed in their native lands.
That is not racist to say that is sheer hypocrisy and I would say that aginst any colur of skin that seeks a home in another culture and then expects that culture to change to suit the minority.
The old sayings are generally longstanding for a good reason i.e. “when in Rome do as the Romans do” as an adjunct to that should read the words ” or dont go to Rome in the first place!”
Kope, sorry to disappoint you but there is no “clash of civilisations”.
Islam is not a civilisation, it is a death cult. Any book that states on its first page,”Kill all Jews, Christians and Zoroastrians, those who are not muslims,” is a manual for genocides and oppression.
Your English does need to improve, more than you realise.
listen u don,t have the right definition of Islam and its easier for christain and jews to kill muslims and get away with it , without being sociated with bad names and hatred.
Kope,
I’ve just read your blog and can safely say that it is one of the most misguided things I’ve ever read.
You think the spread of Islam can be stopped by banning bikinis and pornography? What are you on?
Made me laugh though, well done – I assume it isn’t a serious blog?
Heliosphan
people are converting to islam beacause immorality in the west not because there is a god
The spread of Islam will only be stopped when the truly peacful religions are forced into a corner by Islamists and then forced to defend thousands of years of believe. In fact religions far older amd far more truly respected than Islam. That stems from a dimwit Mohammed saying the words of God.
How is that anmy different to Jesus and his fanciful stories.
Two ordinary men who have been used to control simple people and make them live in fear so they would be afraid of wiats for them in the after life.
As Pat Condell says brilliantly. If there are Islamic vestial virgins awaiting in heaven for the Islamic martyrs, then the Martyrs wont be allowed to touch them as the virgins, brothers and fathers would kill the “sex fiends” in order to protect their virgins honour!!!!!
Oh dear another hole in the fantasies of religious fairytales.
We mock scientology about aliens coming from another world to colonise Earth. Why is that anymore unbelievable than “walking ion water” “touching the blind and they can see” “making the parylised walk by saying get up and hop around”
If our god is so kind and caring why not send a new messiah for a day. let him do some miracles. everyone would see with the world news.
Everyone would then believe what this messiah told them and the wars would stop as there would be no argument anymore as what was fact and fiction.
Just one day. No, god likes to watch all the wars that he could stop easily.
A bit like making two children and letting them smash each other to pieces. After all we are all children of God arent we??
Tony
If you’d care to rewrite your comment in coherent , I’d be happy to respond. As it is, I’ve no idea what you’re trying to say.
Kobe: you are a wholly misguided neo-puritan. Your generalisations about breasts verge on the comical; you really imagine that a classical statue of a nude goddess really represents dress codes in classical Greece? Or that Victorian women went around semi-nude, as in the Rossetti painting which you also display?
As it happens theocrasy in Iran has not put an end to pornography, as an Iranian friend of mine discovered when he briefly returned to visit his family.
I’ll be there on 20 June
1st off I intend to be there on 20 June
2ndly What are you smoking Kope I looked at your blog and if women offend you go live someware where they live inside mobile prisons then you wont have to look at them. Main point I think is nobody here is interested in your view on women. And no I dont think the world will end because of a bit of calf on show.
Maybe I’ll go. I am withj You and against Sharia & Religious Laws.
You’re Yes. All Love to the People resisitng religios roles.
Every Best Wish & Atheist Kisses.
It’s fair to say that many leading Muslim women are more concerned about how existing British equality measures and human rights laws can be used to improve their position and voice in society
Many area in Sharia law are not compatible with life in the 21st century. Wise up UK !
There is no God but Allah and mohammad s.A.W is the messenger of God.`
any 1 having misconcept about that
visit. dr. zakir naik
@Sameer — Why do I need a doctor if I don’t believe in Allah? Or God? or any religious ** to be honest.
i agree with Sameer!! you got a problem with Islam ESP YOU TONY!! go see Dr Zakir Naik! the only thing that will will help, you sorry excuse of a human being is the lack of education! maybe if you get out a bit more and actually try to find out abt the true religion of ISLAM and not feed off the misconceptions that free masons are creating, will you then know the truth about this world and the next!
The voice of the bigot – screaming at others about bigotry while wallowing in the sea of extremism and religous fanatacism
Why are you in the west, then ?
Why do you demand the inhuman and backward sharia law, yet won’t live in a muslim country to “enjoy” it ?
No wonder the politically correct and islamists form an unholy alliance – both extreme hypocrites.
As much as I would love to show support beyond words, I am afraid I have to miss it for my undergrad exams
Good luck anyway!
Ash-hadu -an-la-ilaha illal-laha, wa ash-hadu anna Muhammad-an Abdo-hu wa Rasulo-uhu! All you petty small minded people! Open your damn eyes. Islam will NEVER be wiped out, its everywhere because its the only TRUTH. This is the only religion I see that doesn’t force itself on to anyone and if you have proof that its forced then show me? La iqra fi al deen (Let there be no compulsion in religion) Adhere to that and whoever doesn’t isn’t a Muslim. Living in England I have seen every religion being preached apart from Islam, from people knocking on my door, people approaching me etc but never ever have I had a Muslim preach to me. Whos seen those annoying people down Oxford St with there drums and bells chanting “harry krishna” and that man at Liverpool Street with his speaker phone ” If your a sinner go to hell”. You’ll never catch a Muslim doing that because we keep our religion to oursleves. We don’t pick and choose what we do, you either do it the right way or don’t. All you petty people who say” our women have no rights, Muslims are terrorists” you need to educate yourselves and stop listening to the media. If you haven’t noticed its the British and American forces who are the terrorists, killing innocent people. There business does not belong in those countries, look how long they have been there and you still haven’t achieved anything- apart from being murderers. Educate yourself before you start talking fraff. Why would Muslims be killing there own people in there own country? Think about it….THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT MUSLIM. There frigging terrorists in our countries, look closely you never see what these people look like, why?? Because they want to make Muslims look bad and make out that its our people. The quran states: By killing one person is like killing the whole of humanity.
This is war on Islam….why? Because its the truth. No other religion is being attacked! Everyone just needs to unite and relax themselves. Live your own life and have your own belief. Leave ours alone. Sharia law will never be wiped out!! Get over it people!
Assalam Alaykum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatu
“This is the only religion I see that doesn’t force itself on to anyone”
see http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report_57-pakistani-hindus-convert-to-islam-under-pressure_1388695
“La iqra fi al deen (Let there be no compulsion in religion)” – Look up abrogation
“By killing one person is like killing the whole of humanity” substitute person for muslim and humanity for ummah
“There business does not belong in those countries”.First Iraq war was by invitation from Saudi government. Maybe you forgot the twin towers, hence Afghanistan
and so on and so on…
Either you don’t know your own religion or you are practising Taqiyya
wat are u on abt seriously?! i only got the first comment as it had a link attached to it so i’ll comment on that. to the point. JUDGE ISLAM BASED ON WHAT ISLAM TEACHES. do not judge based on what individuals are doing. you can not say ALL Jews/Christians/Hindus etc are evil or bad because one individual or a group of them are found to be paedophiles. they religion does not teach them to behave like that. they just sicko. so if individuals or a group of individuals are forcing religion on people then the rest of the muslim world or islam is not to blame. stop being so narrow minded!!
narrow minded?????, You said you don’t understand (got was your words) the other points I made. If you don’t understand go look them up..Otherwise who is being narrow minded? AND THERE IS NO NEED TO SHOUT
More utter rubbish !
Nowhere in the Koran does it say cover hair, no where !
The words are ‘draw your shawl /scarf over your bosom ‘ & dress modestly. Not bandage yourself from top to toe. That is a jealous mans rule ….. pure & simple.
A typical rant from an uneducated person who seems to think that those who are against Islam & Sharia are unable to read. Most of us have read the Koran…… in our own language, ENGLISH, unlike most muslims who learnt it in a language they do not know… Arabic.
This is where so much ignorance is shown as to what that book contains. You defend a religion which is based on a book of violence. Muhammad’s words are violent. He was continually making war.
Just as muslims are doing to this day worldwide.
Demanding & taking over countries / territories,but this time by stealth. They will not win.
The bible says many things too, BUT WE HAD ENLIGHTENMENT. We have moved on….. Muslims want to live in the past & stifle progress.
We want to move forward learning all the time, we are going through a new learning curve right now & will become better people by moving forward not backwards.
Building edifices to past myths is not progress.
So why are you in the west, then ?
Brainwashed fanatics are repugnant, yet the darlings of the corrupt middle class politically correct.
AND before you lot start mocking how Muslim women dress…..it says in the Bible the women should cover there hair, if you cannot do that then shave it!!
Will share & invite people, sorry cannot go to London
All my best wishes & good luck
Please don’t be violent
Zakir Naik is a liar. I don’t know how he got a doctor degree. He is just a person used by Organized religion to evangelize people to believe in Islam.
There are many moderate muslims who will support this campaign against Sharia law. Sharia law devalues Women and this is the real truth
SHARIA law is the only law that gave women rights and gives them value. islam teaches women to be valued as gold and men as silver. Islam shows how to protect women from evils that it is surrounded by not by strolling down the street in a bikini at 2 in the morning and then get raped by some sicko because she was out by herself and dresses so inappropriate to attract sicko!! SO GET UR HEAD CHECK MUPP3T!!
Oh dear, what poppycock. Tell that to the Taliban. Women are only for breeding in Islam
They are treated worst than animals in most of the Islamic world.
In a society that truly valued women they would have the right to stroll down the street in a bikini alone at 2 am without the fear of being raped. Now there are parts of the UK where I strongly advise women not to do this because our society has not reached such a state.
When my daughters were teenagers, I would describe what I thought the situation was and say things like “I don’t want to restrict you but this is what society is like, but, in the end, you must make up your own mind.” For the most part they acted in ways I thought sensible, sometimes not, but no harm was done. But make no mistake about it, if one of them had been raped, it would be the rapist I would blaim.
The “principles” of sharia include (apart from the stoning etc) Half value for a womans word and death for those who leave the religion. These two simple examples show the ridiculous nature of this despicable gangsta code. I have yet to hear a lucid argument as to why these things are correct, apart from the old refrain”coz god sez so”. The response I expect here are the usual demented “football hooligan” like rants and abuse and how I don’t understand. I understand perfectly that people who are fanatics can’t see past their own ego.
I just think it will end in extreme violence with whole countries being nuked. So time is ticking and that is the truth
ur right there Igor!! tick tock tick tock!!
You sound like an Islamist – you want to nuke everyone – holding everyone responsible for Islamism. Just as they want to kill everyone in the West – holding everyone responsible for US-led militariam.
god hates sin the good peaple can pray for a way to deal with law but correct not buy killing who has nerver been lost i have i know animalas can get streased love will conker if its found in time and then whoever is then relesed to live in conpastion
Can any one organising this event please consider joining the edl they are exactly saying what you are and yes i do not denie it we have raceists in our groupe they are not welcome but obviosly they dont stand up and tell us so it is very hard to kick them out dont judge us by 2 stupid peoples actions just like the majority of us dont judge you for the terroist attacks. thank you this could be a prosperous alliace for us both. No Extreamisem nazis or Islamic
No we are not saying the same thing as the EDL – in fact the exact opposite – we are as opposed to the EDL as Islamism. EDL members are not welcome and will be thrown out of our rally.
To find out more about our position on the vile EDL, click here: http://www.onelawforall.org.uk/about/faq/
If you want more information on the vile EDL, here is a good article on them.
Now if only the Guardian would cover our events so that the public can see alternative ways to battle Sharia from an anti-racist and human rights perspective – of course not that I have much hope in the Guardian…
Good luck to your march.
I will be with you in spirit.
Sharia must be stopped. Muslims demands must be stopped. It’s time to strike back…….. they think we want to go back 1400 years to barbaric , uncouth ways.
Let me say to them all …… NEVER …. NEVER….NEVER… EVER !
Please read our report “Sharia law in Britain: A Threat to One Law for All and Equal Rights” to find out more about this issue. Stop scapegoating Muslims! Here is a bit from the report: In just a few decades, we have witnessed the rapid rise of Sharia law in Iran, Afghanistan, Iraq, Indonesia’s Aceh Province, Nigeria, Somalia, Pakistan, Sudan, and Europe, including Britain. This is not because people have become more devout Muslims and are demanding Sharia law when they didn’t before but because of the rise of Islamism. Sharia law is fundamentally the demand of Islamic states to limit citizens’ rights.
Whilst the far Right blames “Muslim immigration” for the implementation of Sharia law in Britain (in order to further its racist and inhuman agenda), it is the people living under Islamic laws or the many who have fled Sharia and sought refuge here who are the principal victims of Islamism, and in the forefront of the struggle against it.
The EDL are not vile. Had you cared to follow them you would see the vile group are UAF thugs, who ALWAYS create trouble when the EDL are about, cleverly they make sure the EDL get the blame.
Take note, it’s called politics.
Katie – well obviously you belong in their ranks and not ours. For others who want to know more about the EDL, here is a good article in the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/may/28/english-defence-league-protest-bnp. BTW yes it is politics – and not football hooliganism…