Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
The simple one word answer is “Yes”, I was writing about this a few days ago and clarified that the Quran does indeed promote a flat-earth view. There are many verses such as the following … 15:19 And the earth We have spread out (like a carpet); set thereon mountains firm and immovable; and produced therein all … Read more
Thomas Friedman offers some very interesting insights into Egypt within the New York Times … The country is more divided than ever between Islamist and less religious and liberal parties, and the Egyptian currency has lost 8 percent of its value against the dollar in the last two months. Even more disturbing, there has been … Read more
I thought that today it might be fun to take a look at some Islamic Apologetics so that you can get a feel for the arguments that are presented. You might indeed be familiar with some of the well-worn Christian variety, but what about Islam, does it re-cycle the Christian arguments, or do they take a different tact? … Read more
Many thanks to Maryam for her kind permission to publish her letter below … ——————————— Dear Friend, It has been another busy year for One Law for All <http://www.onelawforall.org.uk/> and we thank you as always for your support – without which, our vital work would not be possible. We are particularly grateful to our 100 Club … Read more
Islam claims that its holy book, the Quran, was authored by a god, and apparently Allah recited it all to Muhammad through an angel called Gabriel. Because these are the words of a God it is claimed to be perfect and asserted to not be wrong. Is this a credible claim? To answer that we shall briefly wade … Read more
Asif Mohiuddin, 29, (pictured here) was viscously attacked late at night as he was leaving work by a group of unidentified men who waited for him then jumped and stabbed him repeatedly. Why would anybody do this? Well, Asif is a well-known atheist blogger in Bangladesh where he runs a Bengali blog titled “Almighty only … Read more