It’s a shame that we don’t seem to have a sense of community in our community. It’s a shame that the only time brothers descend on the house of prayer is when a gathering comes to town. It’s a shame that we can build national and transnational communities which meet weekly in far away towns, …
On the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp from the Nazis, perhaps it will be helpful to reflect on the experiences of an ethnic-religious minority in Europe over a period of a decade until 1945… “It was a difficult time for Jewish families, as suddenly the law no longer protected us …
To defend freedom of expression, we will curtail freedom of speech. To establish peace, we will wage war. To protect our democracy, we will tear up the Magna Carta. But don’t worry, nobody will notice.1. Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill 2014-15
Religion should not sanctify the whims of politicians. If they are just and fair and true, their reward is with God. But do not serve those who lust only for power and survival, for they will trample on all that is good and virtuous to bend it to their will.
Do not be mindful of the past. This is the demand of the times. Forget all that happened before the week before last. It is all ancient history. Does anyone remember the NATO intervention in Libya? Ancient times. Does anyone remember the war on Assad; the claims about chemical weapons, mass killings, barrel bombs? All …
Do we need special terms such as “Anti-Semitism” and “Islamophobia”? Should we not have laws which protect all people, whoever and wherever they are?
I’m afraid to say we reap what we sow. When you brutalise people, they become brutal. Someone needs to break the cycle.
So I see dissent is now extremism. To speak of a decade of crimes is to inhabit the world of apologists, falsely claiming victimhood. To speak of grievances is to tell a lie: Ali Ismail Abbas was not half incinerated by the reign of terror of Shock and Awe; there was no invasion of Iraq, …
More on the Freedom of Expression debacle: France arrests a comedian for his Facebook comments, showing the sham of the West’s “Free Speech” celebration – by Glenn Greenwald
At last, something for Muslims to celebrate from Israel, other than its contribution to the high-tech smartphones in our pockets: Israeli law prohibits illustrating Prophets in a way that would hurt the feelings of believers.
The BBC has proved without a shadow of doubt this week that European lives are worth more than others’. But then the thousands of refugees left to drown off the coast of Europe over the past five years already knew that. If the BBC afforded as much coverage as we witnessed on tonight’s evening News to …
Reminder to self: stop returning to the news, where you will only drown in the hatred of the angered masses. Think instead of the composed plea of the murdered policeman’s brother, who restored the humanity of the victims, stripping back the layers of politicised agitation.
Should we be excited about Intel Curie – or should we be worried? Should we be excited about Drones which can fly by themselves using Intel’s RealSense technology – or should we flinch in horror at what is to come? Will it be a brave new world – or Brave New World?
Events like this are meant to silence us in multiple ways. To silence our response to extremism, because it must be on mainstream terms. To silence our opinions, because they supposedly legitimize the actions of extremists. To silence our voices in our own communities, because the world is framed as a polarized us and them. …
In Europe, we have Freedom of Expression within the law. That is why Maurice Sinet was sacked by Charlie Hebdo for an allegedly anti-Semitic column and charged with inciting racial hatred. In France, racial insults in public are punishable by up to six months in prison and fines of up to €25,000. But we’re not …
