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biographies

Maryam Namazie

27 augustus 2015

“I’m a political activist, campaigner and blogger. I’m the Spokesperson for Fitnah - Movement for Women's Liberation, Equal Rights Now, One Law for All Campaign against Sharia Law in Britain and the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain. I host a weekly television programme in Persian and English called Bread and Roses broadcast in Iran and the Middle East via New Channel TV."
Nahla Mahmoud

27 augustus 2015

"I am a human rights activist and environmental researcher originally from Sudan. As teenager I renounced Islam and later became the spokesperson of the Council of ex-muslims of Britain."
Elizabeth O'Casey

24 augustus 2015

“I’m the Head of Delegation to the UN Human Rights Council for the International Humanist and Ethical Union, where I focus my work on international policy, human rights, freedom of expression, LGBT rights and the rights of women, particularly in relation to religious and cultural practices. I am also Vice Chair of the UN NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief, and an International Patron for the Pink Triangle Trust.
Ramin Forghani

24 augustus 2015

“In June 2012, I finished my Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering in Iran. I started my MSc in Environmental Engineering in September of that year at the University of Strathclyde in the UK."
Boris van der Ham

24 augustus 2015

“I am the Chairman of the Dutch Humanist League (Humanistisch Verbond). I was born in Amsterdam and raised in Nieuwkoop in Holland’s verdant heart. I’ve been very interested in, and committed to solving, social problems from a very early age."