Category: Opinion

The Heartless Hypocrisy of the British Government on Medicinal Cannabis

June 18, 2018 | by | 0 Comments
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

The Immense Cost of The Loss of Media Objectivity

June 18, 2018 | by | 0 Comments
In journalism, there seems to be no room for objectivity, and the media are entering a new era, as they have started to use this in their favour. Emanating from our universities, one idea in particular – more accurately an instance of sleight of hand – sends ripples through how we think of the world […] Read more

Can Humanism Provide Answers to Global Inequities?

June 14, 2018 | by | 1 Comments
  A Time For Reflection This August, the International Humanist and Ethical Union’s conference in New Zealand presents an opportunity to assess the state of humanism in the world, to take stock of the progress the movement has made towards promoting the humanist outlook globally. This meeting is an occasion for reflection, especially by those […] Read more

Why Jihadists Strike During Ramadan

June 6, 2018 | by | 0 Comments
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