A case study of Islamism within British Universities

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The UK’s Council of Ex-Muslims has published a case study on the prevalence of Islamism within British Universities that has been written by Ibn Al Qalleb, and edited by the Iranian Human Rights activist Maryam Namazie. Much of what it contains documents recent events … On 23 March 2015, Maryam Namazie, Spokesperson of the Council of Ex-Muslims … Read more

NECSS have apologised to Richard Dawkins and re-invited him

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You might, or might perhaps not be aware, but Richard Dawkins has had a stroke while at home on 5th February, has been in hospital, but is now back home. He has issued an update that includes a NECSS update .. Within the above update he describes his stroke and what he felt at the time, then describes … Read more

The quiet scientific revolution … bypassing Elsevier paywalls

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A rather frustrating reality for those not lucky enough to have access via a University account are the barriers that exist around many scientific papers. You might perhaps be looking into some topic and would be interested in reading a peer-reviewed paper, but then when you search, you find that it sits behind a paywall put up by … Read more

Why is Today Darwin Day and what is happening?

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You might, or perhaps might not, be aware, but today (12th February) is Darwin day. This is an officially recognised day that is celebrated worldwide every 12th February, the day that Charles Darwin was born, and the aim is not simply to celebrate his contribution to our understanding about Evolution and hence our origins, but to … Read more

Catholic bishops not obliged to report clerical child abuse, Vatican says

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I can only perhaps suggest just one simple response to the latest Guardian article, and basically it is – WTF! The article reads … Vatican guide says ‘not necessarily’ bishop’s duty to report suspects to police despite Pope Francis’s vows to redress Catholic church’s legacy of child abuse. The Catholic church is telling newly appointed … Read more