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The Half Caste – Why We Are All Mixed Race

May 10, 2017 | by Iona Italia | 2 Comments

We are all racial mongrels. Our pasts, our heritages are never our own. They are always borrowed from others, from those who went before us. Read more

Interview with Ashton P. Woods on Activism and Black Lives Matter

April 19, 2017 | by Scott Jacobsen | 0 Comments

An interview by Scott Douglas Jacobsen with Ashton P. Woods on activism, Black Lives Matter, the black humanist community, and Sandra Bland. Read more

Livingstone’s comments are dangerous for the Jewish community

April 5, 2017 | by Madelaine Hanson | 0 Comments

Despite the different interpretations you may be hearing, there are many reasons that the comments made by former London Mayor Ken Livingstone in relation to the Holocaust are deeply offensive for Jewish people. Contrary to the perception that he is being ‘told off for comparing Nazism to Israel’, there is actually a continued narrative within […] Read more

Sorry, I’m Still Not Rejoining Corbyn’s Labour

April 2, 2017 | by Madelaine Hanson | 0 Comments

If Corbyn doesn't listen to his traditional voting pool on what matters to us, Ms. May might be in for a rather long time Read more

When You “Look Muslim”: Middle Eastern Minorities Also Targets of Anti-Muslim Bigotry

April 1, 2017 | by Tara Abhasakun | 0 Comments

Because of political polarisation, it appears as though the conflation between "Middle Eastern," "Arab," and "Muslim" is not going away any time soon. Read more

Caste Discrimination: Fear of Upsetting Religious Groups Must Not Impede Social Justice

March 29, 2017 | by Stephen Evans | 0 Comments

Caste discrimination is the latest area where misplaced sensitivity could allow deference to religion to trump social justice, argues Stephen Evans Read more

Racialising Rape: Not New, Not Subconscious, and Not Acceptable

March 18, 2017 | by Madelaine Hanson | 2 Comments

It is incredibly irritating to see individuals being outraged about rape when it has a racial element, but ignoring it elsewhere. Rape is a sexual violence problem. Not a race one. Read more

An Interview with Emmanuel Donate, JD – Director, Hispanic American Freethinkers

March 15, 2017 | by Scott Jacobsen | 0 Comments

Scott Jacobsen interviews the director of the Hispanic American Freethinkers about his past, views, and work. Read more

The Reality Behind The So-Called “Headscarf Ban”

March 15, 2017 | by Tehmina Kazi | 0 Comments

Companies can ban "the visible wearing of any religious sign", but the rule must be applied to all members of staff equally Read more

2017: Post-Truth, Post-Intolerance, Post-Understanding

January 8, 2017 | by Roger Dubar | 1 Comments

As predicted, 2017 hasn’t started with a wave of tolerance and understanding. Facebook’s Live feature gained unwanted attention in a viral video of apparently drugged-up black youngsters in Chicago tormenting a white teenager with learning difficulties. They shouted “Fuck Donald Trump” and “Fuck White People”. While the Chicago Police and CNN pundits downplayed the racial […] Read more

It began with Rene Descartes and was called the Age of Enlightenment-Another Patriarchal mirror of truth.

You can see Hatun regularly on YouTube. They film her ongoing confrontations with Muslim men at Speakers Corner (wearing her…

It's good to be reminded of this courageous woman Stella, and would that the police had acted more alertly when…

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