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Interview with Houzan Mahmoud – Co-Founder, The Culture Project

July 4, 2017 | by Scott Jacobsen | 0 Comments

An interview with Houzan Mahmoud, who is a Co-Founder of The Kurdish Culture Project, by Scott Douglas Jacobsen. In this wide-ranging and exclusive interview, Mahmoud discusses the Kurds, Iraq, women's rights, and more. Read more

An Argument for God’s Existence – Why It Fails

July 3, 2017 | by Stephen Law | 2 Comments

Does the premise 'it is possible God exists' just trade on the ambiguity between metaphysical and epistemic necessity/possibility? Read more

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

July 3, 2017 | by Angelos Sofocleous | 0 Comments

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? Read more

Iran’s Influence in Yemen is Bad News for Baha’is

July 2, 2017 | by Tara Abhasakun | 2 Comments

Yemen’s Iran-backed government arrests Baha’is, even sentencing one to death. Conatus News spoke with the brother of one imprisoned Baha’i. Read more

Hate Twitter? You Might Just Be Doing It Wrong: Keys to a Productive Conversation

July 1, 2017 | by Helen Pluckrose | 0 Comments

Do You Hate Twitter? You Just Might Be Doing It Wrong Read more

“Not In My Name” – Secular India Revolts Against Lynchings of Muslims

July 1, 2017 | by Rakshit Sharma | 1 Comments

Secular parts of Indian society have been finally galvanised into action to protest the lynchings of Muslims under the guise of opposition to cow slaughter. The spate of lynchings, murders and violence being perpetrated in India by so-called cow defenders, also known as ‘gau rakshaks’, who are apparently finding cow slaughter an affront to their […] Read more

Should Religious Bigotry Towards LGB People go Unchallenged?

June 30, 2017 | by CNLifestyle | 2 Comments

Even vague intolerance or irrational attitudes towards LGBT people should not be left unchallenged, simply because it is in the guise of a minority religion Earlier this week, in anticipation of the various Pride marches being held in various parts of the world, Al Jazeera reported that Sweden’s far-right had planned a Pride march through […] Read more