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Catholic Africa and its Discontents | Leo Igwe

September 6, 2019 Leo Igwe 0

The dark side of an increasingly Catholic Africa has been overlooked by news reports on growing Catholicism in the continent.

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The Church of England Is Not a Unifying Force | Chris Sloggett

August 29, 2019 Chris Sloggett 0

Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, has been asked to help unify the country during Brexit. But what legitimacy does the Church of England have?

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Why Atheists Struggle to Come Out in Africa and Beyond

April 3, 2019 Leo Igwe 0

People who do not believe in God are the oldest and most persecuted minority in the world and still face great struggles in coming out. Atheists marked an international atheist

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Combatting Rogue Pastors and Commercialization in South Africa

March 17, 2019 Leo Igwe 0

How can we determine what qualifies people as bogus pastors when so many mainstream religious beliefs are bogus to begin with? The title of a local movie, the Fake Prophet,

identity, Islam, liberal values, Terri Murray, liberalism, multiculturalism, regressive left
Book Reviews

Identity, Islam, and the Twilight of Liberal Values

February 25, 2019 Rumy Hasan 1

In her new book, ‘Identity, Islam, and the Twilight of Liberal Values’, Dr Terri Murray argues that core liberal values are under threat.

FGM, Sajid Javid, child marriage, child abuse, UK, Britain, Islamophobia, Italian mafia
Culture

Sajid Javid Should Confront FGM with a British Version of Anti-Mafia Laws

February 20, 2019 Vivek Tandon 0

FGM, forced marriage, and child sex abuse are criminal acts in the UK. But the state needs additional tools to convict perpetrators.

hijab
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Demonisation of Dina Torkia proves that hijab is hardly a free choice

February 1, 2019 Dana Forrest 0

World Hijab Day is held on February 1st, however the case of Dina Torkia proves that even in the West the hijab is hardly a free choice.

Rumy Hasan, religion, global south, secularism, developing countries, third world, women's rights
Book Reviews

Addressing Uncomfortable Truths: Religion and Development in the Global South

January 31, 2019 Terri Murray 0

Rumy Hasan’s book, “Religion and Development in the Global South”, addresses whether religion might be a limiting factor for development.

Main Story

Religious Exemptions Fuel Bigotry – Ban Non-Stun Slaughter

January 10, 2019 Guest Writer 0

One law for all is the only sustainable way to beat bigots – Chris Sloggett from the National Secular Society calls for a ban on non-stun slaughter. As the new

Hamed Haydara, Baha'i
International

Yemeni Baha’i Says Hamed Haydara’s Recieved Unfair Appeal Hearing, No Verdict Yet

January 3, 2019 Tara Abhasakun 0

Yemeni Baha’is say that Hamed Haydara, a Baha’i sentenced to death one year ago, received unfair treatment by a judge in an appeal hearing on Monday. A Baha’i in Yemen

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