Guest Writer, Author at Uncommon Ground Media

Humour and Hot Water: Should Islam be a Target of Satire?

April 6, 2018 | by Guest Writer | 1 Comments

Veedu Vidz uses satire to poke fun at extremist speakers within the Muslim community in order 'to beat bigotry with a smile'. Will this approach work? Read more

Chaos and Confusion at the Italian/French Border, Ventimiglia

April 5, 2018 | by Guest Writer | 1 Comments

In Ventimiglia, migrants live in squalid conditions, stuck in limbo, as they try to cross the border from Italy to France. Read more

Catholic Values Fundraising Row – Secularists Respond

April 4, 2018 | by Guest Writer | 0 Comments

The International Campaign For One Secular School System will be holding a press conference at Parliament Hill in response to the Halton Catholic District School Board’s new ‘Catholic values only’ fundraising rule. The publicly funded Halton Catholic District School Board, which oversees 33,000 students in 46 elementary, 9 secondary and 4 continuing education facilities, passed a […] Read more

Can Empathy Heal The Divide? Upcoming Radical Empathy Forum at Berkeley, California

April 3, 2018 | by Guest Writer | 0 Comments

BridgeUSA, in conjunction with the Empathy Tent, will be hosting a panel featuring candidates running for California Assembly District 15 on Saturday, April 7th, with the goal of understanding how people can build a more empathetic and caring political culture in California’s 15th district, in California statewide, and in the nation as a whole. The […] Read more

Male Circumcision Violates Human Rights

March 5, 2018 | by Guest Writer | 9 Comments

Male circumcision, widely regarded as harmless, still violates the bodily autonomy of children and carries many medical risks. Ahead of a vote in the Icelandic parliament, a bill to outlaw male circumcision has ignited controversy across Europe, with conservative religious figures – Jewish, Islamic and Christian faith leaders among them – rallying together in common […] Read more

Comparisons Between Female Genital Mutilation and Male Circumcision are False and Dangerous

February 26, 2018 | by Guest Writer | 28 Comments

By: Dr Zuhdi Jasser, Dr Waqas Khan, and Dr Shaaz Mahboob, in partnership with America Matters The comparison between Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and male circumcision on a medical basis is false and endangers women who are subjected to it. Introduction The April 2017 federal indictment of multiple Muslim physicians for the crime of female […] Read more

The International Rise of Anti-Secularism

December 22, 2017 | by Guest Writer | 0 Comments

A recent spate of attacks on secular humanists highlights a growing trend of anti-secularism in governments and societies worldwide. Read more

‘Life of Brian,’ 38 Years On: De Facto Blasphemy is Alive and Well

November 8, 2017 | by Guest Writer | 8 Comments

It is now 38 years since Monty Python’s 'Life of Brian' was released in November 1979, despite protests. But are we truly free to engage in blasphemy today? Read more

Will International Students Continue To Prefer UK Universities?

September 22, 2017 | by Guest Writer | 0 Comments

With lesser prospects for employment in the UK, and lack of stability, international students' preference for UK Universities is likely to severely drop. Read more

Do Europeans Need to Relearn the Necessity of Violence?

August 16, 2017 | by Guest Writer | 0 Comments

Author: Stewart Bova is a Virginia Commonwealth University graduate with a degree in History currently training for the Navy. “War is not an independent phenomenon, but the continuation of politics by different means.” – Carl Von Clausewitz There is a an open and continuous threat of violence, to whatever degree, which, if carried out, could, and […] Read more