For newcomers, some popular items. In chronological order.
2007:
Al-Guardian & the Brotherhood. Secrets, lies and vicarious titillation.
PoMo, Terry Eagleton & Che Guevara T-Shirts. A discussion with Ophelia Benson on irrational...
Following yesterday’s post about efforts to propagate the reassuring fiction that Islam and terrorism are in no way related, the following item seems relevant. The UN Human Rights Council may claim that highlighting the spread of jihadis...
Salman Rushdie’s knighthood has, predictably, upset the Iranian authorities. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Mohammad Ali Hosseini, said the decision to praise “the apostate” had “insulted Islamic sanctities,” before wheeling out the ...
An extract from Roger Kimball’s long, amusing essay, The Perversions of Michel Foucault, in which he casts an eye over Foucault’s pretensions, and those of his biographer, James Miller: “In some ways, The Passion of Michel Foucault is a ...
On the subject of bizarre ritualistic hang-ups, here’s some lovely religious apartheid in London swimming pools. Naturally, this bold leap forward is publicly funded with council tax. This morning, my son asked to go swimming at 10 am. A...
A happy, fluffy Islam edition.
Virginia Haussegger on beer, public whipping and the gentle kiss of Sharia.
Who gives the government the right to do moral policing and why should a personal sin be turned into a crime against the sta...
From the Telegraph:
Faith groups are to be given a central role in shaping government policies, a senior minister has vowed. John Denham, the communities secretary revealed that a new panel of religious experts has been set up to adv...
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