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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

Why the West Lost the War on Terror

September 11, 2022 | by Tal Tyagi | 0 Comments

On the anniversary of September 11th, we examine how and why the West made tragic mistakes in the struggle against Islamic extremism. 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

The Batley School Blockade – Do I Need to Draw You a Picture?

March 31, 2021 | by Stella Perrett | 1 Comments

Our country’s lack of support for the Batley School teacher suspended over a Mohammed cartoon stands in stark contrast to the French response. Read more

India’s Anti ‘Love-Jihad’ Law – Regressive and Misogynist

January 11, 2021 | by Zubin Madon | 0 Comments

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 […] Read more

Australia Cannot Capitulate to Catholic Crusade against Contraception over COVID-19

September 4, 2020 | by Dana Forrest | 0 Comments

The Catholic Church has protested against the Australian government's decision to support Oxford University's COVID-19 vaccine development. Read more

Relative Evil: Hypocrisy Amongst the Religious Moralists

March 30, 2020 | by Jane Douherty | 0 Comments

As a Catholic priest declares abortion worse than paedophilia, Christians should examine the hypocrisy of religious moralism. Read more

Unveiling Witchcraft and Pastoral Responsibility in Nigeria

November 29, 2019 | by Leo Igwe | 0 Comments

Responsible Christians should condemn paranoia over witchcraft such as that spread by the Guardian (Nigeria) this year in their series Unveiling Witchcraft. Read more