Dear Friend
PROTECT NAHLA MAHMOUD
Following her interview on Channel 4 on Sharia law, Islamists have threatened
Sudanese secular campaigner and Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain (CEMB)
Co-Spokesperson Nahla Mahmoud with death, calling her a ‘Kafira’ and ‘Murtada’
who has offended Islam and brought “fitnah”. The threats have been reported to
the police who have advised that nothing can be done about the particular
threats made by Salah al Bandar who has until recently been a Lib Dem
Councillor. The police have even urged Nahla not to “anger” him further.
Hundreds of individuals and
groups have already signed on to an open letter calling for the authorities to
take action. You (and/or your organisation) can read more about the specific
threats made and sign the open letter here.
After receiving a number of
complaints from CEMB supporters, Spencer Hagard, Chair of the Cambridge Liberal
Democrats, has written to al Bandar seeking an urgent response from him.
Pending the outcome of his enquiry, the link between al Bandar's webpage and
the Cambridge Liberal Democrats website has been temporarily discontinued.
The Lawyers Secular Society
is providing support and looking into various options available to address the
matter.
Clearly, everyone has a
right to religion or atheism without fear and intimidation. This is something
al Bander and his Islamist friends need to learn.
EVENTS
14 September Rally and March for Secularism
Council of Ex-Muslims of
Britain is endorsing the Central London Humanist Group's Secular Europe March
and Rally on Saturday 14th September 2013.
We will assemble at 12.30pm
in Temple Place, next to Temple Tube Station; the March will start at 1.00pm
and end in a Rally at Richmond Terrace, opposite Downing Street at around 2pm.
Confirmed speakers include
Sue Cox (Survivors Voice), Charlie Klendjian (Lawyers Secular Society), Rory
Fenton (AHS President), Philosopher AC Grayling, Adam Knowles (Chair of GALHA -
LGBT Humanists), Philosopher Stephen Law, Houzan Mahmoud (Organisation for
Iraqi Women’s Freedom), Nahla Mahmoud (Council of Ex Muslims of Britain),
Maryam Namazie (Fitnah, CEMB and One Law for All), Pragna Patel (Southall Black
Sisters), Naomi Phillips (Chair of Labour Humanists), Nina Sankari (Polish
Rationalist Association) and Anne Marie Waters (One Law for All) amongst
others.
Other events
In the upcoming months,
there will be evening drinks in London with philosopher Arif Ahmed and a
meet-up of apostate asylum seekers and refugees on 19 September; lunch in
Manchester on 24 August and Birmingham on 7 September organised by the Northern
Ex-Muslim Meetup Group and the CEMB’s Annual General Meeting on 12 October 2013
in London.
Maryam Namazie and Nahla
Mahmoud will also be speaking in Marseilles, Boston, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Nottingham,
and Brighton in the coming months. More details can be found here.
CEMB FORUM, SKYPE AND GOOGLE HANGOUT AND AFFILIATES
The CEMB’s active web forum
with over 3,000 members continues to support ex-Muslims. It represents a safe
space where ex-Muslims can come together to discuss their problems and help
each other. The forum includes sections on health and wellbeing and gender and
sexuality, a parents’ corner, a resource centre and more. It is known for
exposing Islamists and Islamic laws, and publishes articles and videos
debunking Islamic myths and claims, including “science in the Quran. You
can join the forum here.
Ex-Muslim Jaimie Barr will
be working with CEMB as its Outreach Coordinator, including assisting
ex-Muslims outside of Britain needing support and managing our Skype and Google
Hangouts. Jaimie can be reached at cemboutreach@gmail.com.
NEW WEBSITE ON QURAN AND ISLAM
CEMB member The
Rationaliser has a new website to help with research on Islam or the Quran.
Features include Search, Ability to view each verse word-by-word and to see
where else in the Quran the same Arabic word is used (helps with context),
Verses have links to tafsirs explaining them, Verses link to any relevant
hadiths and Verses also link to the “circumstances of revelation” (Asbab Al
Nuzul). Please contact The Rationaliser with websites, documents, etc.
containing other tafsirs or hadith collections which he might be able to
incorporate. You can find more information here.
SUPPORT US
Help us to continue our
important work: volunteer your skills; ‘Like’ our Facebook page;
follow our Twitter
account @CEMB_forum; join our events; and subscribe to our YouTube
channel. Please donate if
you can. No amount is too small and every bit helps.
We are also in desperate
need of office space so you if know of any free or reasonable spaces in central
London please do contact us.
The issue of apostasy
without a focus on Islam and Islamism is irrelevant in this era as it is only
apostates from Islam who are killed due to Islamism’s access and influence. The
CEMB is an important challenge to this regressive movement. Support us.
Warm Wishes
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