Why the West Lost the War on Terror
On the anniversary of September 11th, we examine how and why the West made tragic mistakes in the struggle against Islamic extremism.
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Mubarak Bala’s Sentencing: Tolerant Pluralism and the Imperative of Islamic Reformation in Northern Nigeria
The sentencing of Mubarak Bala demonstrates the need to reform how Islam is practiced in Northern Nigeria.
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The Batley School Blockade – Do I Need to Draw You a Picture?
Our country’s lack of support for the Batley School teacher suspended over a Mohammed cartoon stands in stark contrast to the French response.
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India’s Anti ‘Love-Jihad’ Law – Regressive and Misogynist
The paranoia among India’s Hindu Right about ‘Love Jihad’ reflects age old patriarchal notions of women as the property of men. The planter class which had entrusted its wives and daughters to male slaves when the masters went off to fight the Civil War was now in near hysterics over the slightest interaction between white […]
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Australia Cannot Capitulate to Catholic Crusade against Contraception over COVID-19
The Catholic Church has protested against the Australian government's decision to support Oxford University's COVID-19 vaccine development.
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Relative Evil: Hypocrisy Amongst the Religious Moralists
As a Catholic priest declares abortion worse than paedophilia, Christians should examine the hypocrisy of religious moralism.
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Unveiling Witchcraft and Pastoral Responsibility in Nigeria
Responsible Christians should condemn paranoia over witchcraft such as that spread by the Guardian (Nigeria) this year in their series Unveiling Witchcraft.
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Blasphemy and Crisis in Islam | Leo Igwe
Approaches to blasphemy across the Muslim world underline the turmoil of an Islamic faith struggling to come to terms with modernity.
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Okinibi: The Witch-Hunters of Aodoka, Nigeria – a Report by Leo Igwe
The Okinibi, or Night Spirits, brutally murder those accused of witchcraft in the Aodoka community, Central Nigeria. Leo Igwe reports.
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Catholic Africa and its Discontents | Leo Igwe
The dark side of an increasingly Catholic Africa has been overlooked by news reports on growing Catholicism in the continent.
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