Uncommon Ground Contributor Jacob Kishere

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Articles by Jacob Kishere:

The Intellectual Dark Web: A Prelude to the Future of Dialogue

It is vital we create cultural conditions in which it is possible to conduct real conversations in the unprecedented context of massive online viewerships. The breakdown of democratic values is, today, lamented most vocally amongst those who trade in moralism and fight devoutly from the trenches of the culture wars. Yet, willingness to do the […] Read more

The Symbolic Death of John McCain

Historians telling the story of the Trump era will undoubtedly remark on the death of John McCain as a moment of immense significance. The corrosive effects of Trump, including the sowing of discord, division and the abandonment of truth are now all too apparent. Both symptom and cause of the decline in decency and civic […] Read more

The Heartless Hypocrisy of the British Government on Medicinal Cannabis

The Home Office continues to refuse a boy suffering epileptic seizures life-saving medicine while conservative elites profit from Cannabis exports. The conservative government and Home Office have refused repeated requests by the mother of a boy suffering from sporadic epileptic fits and autism to get life-saving cannabis oil-based medicine. Billy Caldwell was hospitalised last night in […] Read more

Why Jihadists Strike During Ramadan

Violent acts of jihadist terrorism during Ramadan, though newly popularized by IS (ISIS), have deeper and older theological roots  The holy month of Ramadan has for decades in the West been seized upon as an opportunity to reject division and promote interfaith dialogue-a month of peace. Celebratory White House and Downing Street iftars are commonplace […] Read more

We Must Support Britain’s Secular Muslims

Secular Muslims like Sajid Javid in prominent government posts are victories for the battle of hearts and minds. In tough times for Muslims in public life, a cohort of secular Britons hailing from Muslim communities are challenging assumptions and extremism on all sides. This week, as a result of the Home Office scandal on the treatment […] Read more

The Untapped Potential of Psychedelics in Mental Health Treatment

Offering breakthroughs across the board in Mental Health treatment, state-prohibited Psychedelics may yet be of paramount importance. In 2017, mainstream media outlets like the BBC, The Economist, and VICE started taking notice of ‘Micro-dosing’, an emerging practice of consuming small quantities of psychedelics as a part of a regular lifestyle. Not to be conflated with […] Read more