Tag: Islam
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Islam in the state is the end of everything worthy of a 21 century life
The below is my opening remarks at the World Humanist Congress today 9 August 2014. In this day and age, there is most certainly something about Islam. Not because it is any worse than other religions. As I have said many times before, all religions are equal and equally bad. No religion looks favourably upon…
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Bread and Roses: Secularism as a basic right
Watch Bread and Roses English programme with Maryam Namazie, Fariborz Pooya and Bahram Soroush being broadcast today via New Channel TV on “Secularism as a basic right”. There’s a great interview with philosopher AC Grayling on the issue. Enjoy!
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New Report: Political and Legal Status of Apostates in Islam
The Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain and Atheist Alliance International have just published a new report on the Political and Legal Status of Apostates in Islam with the support of The Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science UK. The report examines sources for laws that prohibit apostasy from Islam, reviews legislation and government policies…
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A pioneering school indeed!
You must have all heard about the Al-Madinah School in Derby – the first Islamic free school in Britain? According to a report: As previously reported, concerns have been raised that female staff are being forced to wear head coverings, even if they aren’t Muslim. However, it has now emerged that lessons are routinely scrapped…
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New website on Islam and Quran
A Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain member, The Rationaliser, has a new website to help with research on Islam or the Quran. Features include: 1: Search 2: Ability to view each verse word-by-word and to see where else in the Quran the same Arabic word is used (helps with context) 3: Verses have links to…
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Many problems can be solved with sex slaves
If only someone had thought of it sooner. But better late than never I guess… (This is from 2011 by the way but too good to pass up on) A female Kuwaiti politician has called for the legalization of sex slavery, saying it would protect decent, devout and virile Kuwaiti men from adultery. And all…
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Rights within Islamic context? Thanks but no thanks
Here is my speech on Secularism as a right and historical task at Atheist Ireland’s Empowering Women through Secularism in Dublin: “The rest of us must live under sharia law – even in Europe – and be grateful for the veil as a ‘right’ and ‘choice’. We are only allowed freedom and rights within the…
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Apostasy and Islam: Support Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain
Dear friend For the past six years, the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain (CEMB) has been a “beacon of hope” for many. As the first organisation of its kind, the CEMB has been established to break the taboo that comes with leaving Islam; highlight the problems ex-Muslims face; provide a network for support; raise awareness; and campaign…
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A question of god
Here’s a panel discussion on the question of god at last year’s QED conference that was just uploaded on Youtube. The panellists are Ophelia Benson, Paula Kirby, D J Grothe and myself:
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BBC Panorama Programme on Sharia: It is enough now
One Law for All Press Release This week’s BBC Panorama programme “Secrets of Britain’s Sharia Councils” confirms why One Law for All has been campaigning against the discriminatory parallel legal system running counter to British law for nearly five years. As has been repeatedly stated, including in “Sharia Courts in Britain: A Threat to One…
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You must use the word Islamist!
The AP has revised its stylebook to no longer include the term Islamist. They explain why: Islamist” is frequently used as a label for conservative Islamic political movements, particularly Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas, the group’s Palestinian offshoot. It generally carries a negative connotation. Has the AP thought that maybe it carries a negative connotation because…
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You just don’t get it!
A group of women have set up a Facebook page called Muslim women against FEMEN…. Muslimah Pride Day. They just don’t get it (or obviously choose not to). On a day that has been set aside to defend a 19 year old woman who has been threatened by an Islamist with death by stoning, detained,…