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This is a collection of blog posts by Feminist Dissent.

On International Blasphemy Day, the Case of Betty Lachgar Raises Questions for All of Us

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Today, 30th September, I will be marking International Blasphemy Day, when I will stand in solidarity with dissidents and activists from across the world to challenge oppressive laws, freedom of expression, freedom of conscience and belief and freedom from belief without fear of violence, arrest or persecution. I do so as a Muslim and as a human rights activist.

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Simple populist answers to complex problems will fail all of us

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I sat and listened this week to Reform’s plans to lead the British population to a future of milk and honey with a mix of unease,...

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2024 UK Elections: Challenges and Opportunities

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Unlike the conditions of the last Labour landslide in 1997, the UK is poorer, more divided, and desperately in need of rebuilding in terms...

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Feminist Dissent Opposes Far Right Terror in the UK and Calls for Solidarity

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The extent of this mobilisation affects us all – Muslim, non-Muslim, white and non-white, religious and non-religious and it is not going to go away on its own. We see it as more important than ever that we bring the history of building a secular, feminist, anti-racist and left perspective into the current struggles against fascism.

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The Michaela School Ruling: Religion, Education and ‘British Values’

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On 16 April 2024 a female Muslim pupil lost her High Court challenge against the banning of Muslim prayers at Michaela Community School, a...

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In Peril: Religious Authorities Are Closing in on Minority Women’s Rights

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For many years, some of us have campaigned against the growth of Sharia councils and the creation of the Muslim Arbitration Tribunal...

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Statement on the Genocide in Gaza

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Feminist Dissent condemns the ongoing genocide in Gaza being perpetrated by Israel while acknowledging the fundamentalist forces on both sides.

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My Visit to Israel

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Nira Yuval-Davis reflects on the ongoing war that has reached "a new and dangerous stage that can reverberate not only across the region by...

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Revolution is Inevitable

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Maryam Namazie finds hope that "revolution is inevitable" ...

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Iran’s Democratic Futures

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Feminist Dissent stands in solidarity with Teesta Setalvad who has been jailed for her defence of human rights

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