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Condemning Abubaker Deghayes but Supporting Mubarak Bala is not Hypocrisy

March 8, 2023 | by DJ Beaton | 0 Comments

Abubaker Deghayes was arrested for supporting terrorism while Mubarak Bala was condemning it. Their prosecutions are not equivalent injustices. Read more

Neither Free Speech, nor Censorship, Protect Women

November 11, 2022 | by Renée Gerlich | 0 Comments

The culture wars surrounding the debate over 'free speech' are framed in such a way that women lose no matter which side wins. Read more

Mubarak Bala’s Sentencing: Tolerant Pluralism and the Imperative of Islamic Reformation in Northern Nigeria

May 30, 2022 | by Leo Igwe | 0 Comments

The sentencing of Mubarak Bala demonstrates the need to reform how Islam is practiced in Northern Nigeria. Read more

Saving Xavier’s Penguins

February 18, 2021 | by Stella Perrett | 0 Comments

Xavier Gorce has resigned from French newspaper Le Monde after 18 years, over the backlash to a cartoon commenting on France’s #MeToo moment. Read more

Corporate Censorship on Behalf the Chinese Communist Party

August 19, 2020 | by Dan Fisher | 0 Comments

New Chinese security laws threaten freedom of speech across the globe, and Western corporations stand ready to comply. Read more

The Scottish Hate Crime Bill: A Human Rights Disaster

August 14, 2020 | by Bryndís Blackadder | 3 Comments

The hate crime bill being considered by Scottish Parliament threatens to hand powers of censorship over to corporations, NGOs and nuisance individuals. Read more

Stella Perrett: My Open Right of Reply to Critics and Morning Star Readers

July 17, 2020 | by Stella Perrett | 0 Comments

An open right of reply from political cartoonist Stella Perrett to the readers of the Morning Star and to those who trashed her as 'transphobic'. Read more

How ‘Debate Didn’t Stop the Nazis’ Whitewashes History

May 31, 2020 | by Dan Fisher | 0 Comments

The idea that 'we didn't beat the Nazis through debate', while superficially accurate, contains two key assumptions which need to be explored. Read more

Why the Oxford SU Motion on “Hateful Material” Would Have Caused More Harm Than Good

May 27, 2020 | by Lily Denyer | 0 Comments

'Protecting' students from having to study 'hateful material' would impact their ability to challenge and combat those opinions. Read more

As A Transsexual, I Support Dr Eva Poen

March 16, 2020 | by Siân Taylder | 2 Comments

From a transsexual perspective, biological reality is all too apparent. Denying the existence of male and female bodies helps nobody. Read more

Dr Em

Dr Em writes articles anonymously, mostly on feminism, sexism, and gender.

Donovan Cleckley holds a BA in English and Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of Montevallo and an MA in English from Tulane University. His research focuses on the relationship between women’s rights and gay rights, literature and sexual politics, and the social and political implications of transgenderism as an ideology, an industry, and an institution. Learn more about his work at https://donovancleckley.com.

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Dan Fisher is the Editor-in-Chief for Uncommon Ground Media.

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