1. "We, writers, journalists, intellectuals, call for resistance to religious totalitarianism and for the promotion of freedom, equal opportunity and secular values for all" Joint statement The others who signed the statement were: Somali–born Dutch feminist, writer and filmmaker Ayaan Hirsi Ali; Iranian writer Chahla Chafiq, who is exiled in France; French writer Caroline Fourest; Irshad Manji, a Ugandan refugee and writer living in Canada; Mehdi Mozaffari, an Iranian academic exiled in Denmark; Maryam Namazie, an Iranian writer living in Britain; Antoine Sfeir, director of a French review examining the Middle East; Charlie Hebdo, director Philippe Val; and Ibn Warraq, a US academic of Indian and Pakistani origin who wrote a book titled Why I Am not a Muslim.

2. STATEMENT SIGNATORIES Salman Rushdie – Indian–born British writer with fatwa issued ordering his execution for The Satanic Verses Ayaan Hirsi Ali – Somali–born Dutch MP Taslima Nasreen – exiled Bangladeshi writer, with fatwa issued ordering her execution Bernard–Henri Levy – French philosopher Chahla Chafiq – Iranian writer exiled in France Caroline Fourest – French writer Irshad Manji – Ugandan refugee and writer living in Canada Mehdi Mozaffari – Iranian academic exiled in Denmark Maryam Namazie – Iranian writer living in Britain Antoine Sfeir – director of French review examining Middle East Ibn Warraq – US academic of Indian/Pakistani origin Philippe Val – director of Charlie Hebdo Read the full text "After having overcome fascism, Nazism, and Stalinism, the world now faces a new global threat: Islamism," the manifesto says.