What does the latest BBC poll actually tell us about British Muslims?
A new poll for the BBC seeks to interrogate Muslim opinion in Britain on domestic and international matters. Outside of some cautionary caveats the data […]
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Pope’s Remarks About Spanking Children Stirs Up Resistance to His Views
Pope Francis’ comments about ‘spanking’ children have drawn condemnation from a group of child abuse experts that have been summoned by Pope Francis to look […]
Is Michel Houellebecq Islamophobic or merely playing devil’s advocate?
On January 7, Michel Houellebecq published Submission, a novel about the election of an Islamic political party to the French presidency in the near future. […]
Charlie Hebdo: On free speech, tragedy and anti-Muslim hate
The world lies in shock, fear and sadness over the killings at Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris. Since January 7 the attack has rightly been condemned in […]
Charlie Hebdo: On interfaith unity in the aftermath of terrorism
What does one say after these violent, vile, tragic and frightening events, events which are significant and iconic in ways we cannot yet understand? First […]
A sculpture of Muhammad has sat in the U.S. Supreme Court since the 1930s
Charlie Hebdo’s decision to publish a fresh depiction of the prophet Muhammad follows a week of polarising debate around notions of free speech in the […]
Rupert Murdoch Says – All Muslims Must Be Held Responsible for Atrocities Like Paris
Just as people were nodding off and occassionally checking their Twitter feed, media Mogul Rupert Murdoch threw a proverbial left uppercut that woke up many […]