| Maryam Namazie Quick Info | |
|---|---|
| Height | 5 ft 7 in |
| Weight | 68 kg |
| Year of Birth | May 1966 |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Eye Color | Dark Brown |
Maryam Namazie is an Iranian-born British secularist, communist and human rights activist, commentator, and broadcaster who is the spokesperson for the ‘Fitnah – Movement for Women’s Liberation’, ‘One Law for All’, and the ‘Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain’.
Born Name
Maryam Namazie
Nick Name
Maryam
Age
Maryam was born in May 1966.
Born Place
Tehran, Iran
Residence
The United Kingdom
Nationality
Education
Maryam attended a university in the United States at the age of 17.
Occupation
Secularist, Communist and Human Rights Activist, Commentator, Broadcaster
Family
- Father – Hushang Namazie
- Mother – Mary Namazie
Build
Average
Height
5 ft 7 in or 170 cm
Weight
68 kg or 150 lbs
Race / Ethnicity
White
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
Known for speaking against the Sharia law and Islamism and for defending the right to apostasy and blasphemy
Religion
Atheism
Maryam Namazie Facts
- Namazie was born in Tehran but moved from there along with her family in 1980 following the 1979 revolution in Iran. They went on to live in India, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
- Maryam has focused her attention on speaking up for refugee rights, especially in places such as Sudan, Turkey, and Iran.
- She began to garner attention for her pro-secularism positions and her criticism of the way women were being treated under Islamic laws sometime in the mid-2000s.
- Maryam has often been criticized for being too provocative.
- She had previously worked as the editor for the Worker-communist Review of the Worker-communist Party of Iran but resigned from there on January 1, 2009.
- Maryam has been featured in various documentaries including Among Nonbelievers (2015), which was directed by Dorothée Forma and produced by HUMAN, and Islam’s Non-Believers (2016), which was directed by Deeyah Khan and produced by Fuuse.
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