Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
Nathalie Morin, a Canadian woman married and living in Saudi Arabia, was locked in her house along with the whole family by her “loving” husband who then went for a week-long visit to see relatives in another town. As their supplies of food and water started to run out, she sent a text message to two human … Read more
Noor Basra and Noor Sheza, aged 15 and 16, made a mobile phone clip of themselves dancing in the rain outside their house in the town of Chilas, in the northern region of Gilgit, Pakistan. When it then circulated, there was outrage, so much so, that it motivated five thugs to shoot both them and their … Read more
Today a bit of good news … Rimsha Masih is now safe. She is the 11 year old Pakistani girl who was arrested last August in Islamabad after a Muslim cleric accused her of burning the Qur’an, and was held in jail before getting bail. Did she actually burn a Quran, perhaps accidently? Nope, not at all, the … Read more
At the age of 13 in 2007 Kainat Soomro, was brutally gang raped by four men from her village in Pakistan as she walked home from school. Since then she has drawn international attention because of her refusal to accept it all and be silent and has instead been steadfast in her determination to obtain justice against her … Read more
This one leaves me with almost no words. Mohammad Qataa was a 15 year old teen who worked as a street vendor selling coffee in the working-class Shaar neighbourhood. Witnesses report that he was seen arguing with someone and was overheard saying: “Even if the Prophet Mohammad comes down (from heaven), I will not become a believer.“. … Read more
These days it is politically correct in some quarters to not criticise beliefs, perhaps because doing so it too close to racist xenophobia. It is of course true that extreme right wing groups such as the EDL (English Defence League in the UK) tap into the fear instilled within the minds of many by events such as … Read more