Category: celebrating dissent oslo 2024

More than 50 freethinkers from Algeria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Egypt, Germany, Greece, India, Iran, France, Kenya, Kosovo, Lebanon, Morocco, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Syria, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Turkey, Tunisia, UK, Ukraine, USA and the Diaspora will gather to celebrate blasphemy, apostasy and freedom of expression through discussions, poetry, film, protest…

More than 50 freethinkers from Algeria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Egypt, Germany, Greece, India, Iran, France, Kenya, Kosovo, Lebanon, Morocco, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Syria, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Turkey, Tunisia, UK, Ukraine, USA and the Diaspora will gather to celebrate blasphemy, apostasy and freedom of expression through discussions, poetry, film, protest…

Draft and Subject to Change Saturday 31 August 09:00-10:00 Registration with Refreshments 10:00-10:30        Opening Plenary: A tribute to Blasphemous Women and Shabana Rehman MCs Fariborz Pooya, Veedu Vidz and Zara Kay: Welcome Morten Guldburg: ‘Celebrating Dissent and Supporting Ex-Muslims’ Shakeel Rehman: ‘A Tribute to Shabana: The Importance of Equality for Peace’ Maryam Namazie: ‘Defying Boundaries:…

Contributor Biographies: Shabana Rehman was a renowned comedian and social commentator. She was Director of Født Fri (Born Free) Foundation and a performance artist and human and animal rights advocate of Norwegian with Pakistani descent. Shabana entered the stage in Oslo, Norway in 2000. In the following years, she quickly built a reputation for groundbreaking and…