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Multilingualism
Education

What’s Behind Britain’s Resistance to Multilingualism?

April 29, 2019 Ralph Leonard 0

Multilingualism is the norm for most of the world, and yet Britain falls so far behind in both tolerance of this and in reluctance to learn other languages.

Main Story

Back to the Bad Old Days? Football, Racism and Raheem Sterling

December 17, 2018 Ralph Leonard 0

Does the abuse hurled at the footballer Raheem Sterling signify a return to the bad old days of Eighties racism? Or does it represent an excuse to slam the working

Marc Lamont Hill, CNN, free speech, Israel, Palestine
Main Story

Marc Lamont Hill’s Firing Exposes the Right’s Hypocrisy on Free Speech

December 3, 2018 Ralph Leonard 0

The firing of Marc Lamont Hill demonstrates how the Right does not support free speech as much as it claims to. 

freedom, freedom of speech, John Milton, Frederick Douglass, free speech, censorship
Culture

Freedom of Speech Includes the Right to Hear and Listen

November 22, 2018 Ralph Leonard 1

Freedom of speech does not only involve the rights of the person speaking, but the right of a person to listen and to hear as well.

Orientalism, racism, anti-Muslim bigotry, Islam, Muslims, Islamophobia
Culture

Islamophobia and the ‘Racism’ Factor

November 7, 2018 Ralph Leonard 3

Is Islamophobia simply a new permutation of racism? A closer examination at what racism is, and the many forms it has taken in the past, could clarify.

Edward Said, Orientalism, identity politics, Palestine, Islam, colonialism
Culture

Edward Said: The Out of Step Intellectual

October 17, 2018 Ralph Leonard 0

Widely misunderstood, but avant-garde, Edward Said has left a legacy of work that continues to hold relevance to thinkers navigating today’s muddy waters.

Australia, Saudi Arabia, Rebekha Sharkie, Cathy McGowan, feminism, political correctness,
Culture

Compromising on Universal Values: When is Enough, Enough?

September 24, 2018 Ralph Leonard 0

From covering up the naked statues of antiquity to apologising for feminist posters, at what point do we hold our ground and stand up for universal values?

gulags, soviet, trans activists, women's rights, terf, goldsmiths, lgbtq, lgbt
Main Story

‘Compassionate’ Gulags: Goldsmiths’ LGBTQ Society’s Revisionism of Soviet Horrors

September 12, 2018 Ralph Leonard 0

Students at Goldsmiths’ LGBTQ society should be encouraged to read the actual history on soviet gulags and see them for what they really were–slavery.

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    July 21, 2017 2

    The spread of anti-christian hatred in Egypt goes beyond ISIS to include non-violent groups such as the Muslim Brotherhood, and even former ruler Mobarak.

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    July 5, 2017 3

    Can insights and lessons about human behavioural trends and group psychologies from cults help us understand and thereby reduce risks of terrorism today?

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    The Need for an Expanded Theory of Mind in an Era of Increasing Polarisation | Angelos Sofocleous

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    Can the Theory of Mind help us foster more empathy and drive us out of our bubbles? How can we achieve a world governed by facts in an era of polarisation?

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