She’s 19; her parents rejected her boyfriend’s marriage proposal.… Read the rest
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Cass Sunstein on Enclave Extremism 
Dec 16th, 2007 |
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Corroboration reduces tentativeness, and an increase in confidence produces extremism.… Read the rest
Museum in The Hague Withdraws Photographs
Dec 16th, 2007 |
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‘Certain sections of society found these offensive.’ Away with them then.… Read the rest
Mo Learns to Love Science
Dec 16th, 2007 |
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Tweak that gay gene.… Read the rest
Daily Mail Has a Good Idea
Dec 16th, 2007 |
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But the EU got there first.… Read the rest
All Aspects of Diversity?
Dec 15th, 2007 |
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Politicians must not be allowed to stifle debate on religious issues that matter.… Read the rest
Creationist Murders Evolutionist
Dec 15th, 2007 |
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Lost his temper, you see.… Read the rest
Somehow
Dec 14th, 2007 12:14 pm | By Ophelia BensonBlind fingers-in-ears lalalala denial is interesting to see. It is not so because it cannot be so because it would be bad if it were so therefore it is not so; do you understand.
Violence against women is sadly a global human rights issue and occurs within all communities, regardless of race, class, culture and faith. It is troubling when this occurs in some communities because the media are quick to focus the story on “issues in the community” that have led to Aqsa’s slaying. The story becomes about how some communities have a greater tolerance for violence against women.
Funny old media, focusing on what appears to be the grim reality of what led to Aqsa’s murder; they … Read the rest
Why We Must Continue Writing for Freedom
Dec 14th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Many women around the world risk their lives to reveal what they know about violence against women.… Read the rest
Nigel Warburton and Tom Hurka on The Grasshopper
Dec 14th, 2007 |
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It’s both philosophically profound and a literary masterpiece.… Read the rest
An Imam Explains
Dec 14th, 2007 |
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‘This girl, she refused to stay at home and there was the feeling that she was going in the wrong direction.’… Read the rest
Denial in Action
Dec 14th, 2007 |
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Not true that ‘the incidence of violence and murder of women is somehow greater in these “other” communities.’… Read the rest
Life in Polygamy
Dec 14th, 2007 |
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“Living ‘the law’ was like torture. It went beyond self-sacrifice to the point of totally rejecting self.” … Read the rest
Tarek Fatah Asks a Question
Dec 14th, 2007 |
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‘How many more Muslim girls have to die before the liberal intelligentsia says the hijab is a symbol of oppression?’… Read the rest
Teenage Rebellion
Dec 14th, 2007 |
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Parents who don’t want daughters to wear hijab get upset too. Yes but do they kill the daughters?… Read the rest
Academic Freedom and Evolution
Dec 14th, 2007 |
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‘It is not indoctrination for professors of biology to require students to understand principles of evolution.’… Read the rest
70th Anniversary of Nanjing Massacre
Dec 13th, 2007 |
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Some in Japan claim the massacre was fabricated or exaggerated.… Read the rest
Review of Chris Mooney’s Storm World
Dec 13th, 2007 |
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Nuanced account of major areas of disagreement over possible effects of global warming on hurricanes. … Read the rest
Abuse at Christian Brothers Facility in Galway
Dec 13th, 2007 |
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Report outlined harrowing allegations of assault; 21 residents claimed they were raped and beaten. … Read the rest
Who killed Aqsa Parvez?
Dec 13th, 2007 |
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A medieval ethos that treats women as nonpersons, unable to decide for themselves.… Read the rest
