Ah yes, the old ‘inaccurate, dogmatically secularist scaremongering [which] plays directly into the hands of the far right and will be used to bolster a…
When offending sensibilities is more important than death threats
A complaint has been lodged against four authors who read out excerpts from Salman Rushdie’s Satanic Verses in protest to his being prevented from attending…
How freedom goes
The recent attacks on free expression have been mentioned in the press, by well-known secularists, namely Joan Smith: ‘Strong religious belief is no excuse for…
Human Rights Watch – You are Disgusting!
Human Rights Watch director Kenneth Roth says in the group’s annual report that the past year’s Arab Spring uprisings across the region have shown it…
I want to live
So says the trembling voice of a 21-year-old youth in Karaj prison. Zaniar says that his death sentence and that of his cousin, Loqman, have…
In defence of Alex Aan
I just got the following email: We are a group of international people, Indonesian as well as other nationalities, including ex-indonesian journalists as well as…
It’s not Islamic
An Iranian mullah who has been insulted says: …This must be understood in this country. They must in practice pull out their tongues. What reason is there…
Celebrate good times, come on
The Islamic regime of Iran’s English language Press TV has had its UK licence revoked by media regulator, Ofcom. It will be removed from Sky on…
Only after I review evidence for Santa
I recently got this email asking to look at ‘evidence’ that ‘the Quran is supernatural’. I’ll do that after I review ‘evidence’ from my 6…
You look gorgeous today, dear
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