Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
OK, this is simply too funny not to share – no serious post today, just entertainment. You might already have seen it, many others have also shared it. There really are some who demonstrate the need to perhaps pause and think a bit more, and Brendan is one of those. Least you wonder, if you read … Read more
Ali A. Rizvi has made a very interesting observation … When it comes to Islam then there are indeed two quite popular stances that are often adopted. On the one hand we have the rabidly hostile xenophobic anti-Muslim position and that is indeed well illustrated by folks such as Mr Trump. It consists of a belief that all … Read more
Yesterday, 10th December, was Human Rights Day and so it was appropriately the day that the fourth edition of the Freedom of Thought Report was published by the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU). OK, yes, first a few side notes … Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December. It commemorates the day on which, … Read more
The Goldsmiths saga continues. I truly thought my last posting on the abysmal behaviour by members of the Islamic Society (ISOC) at Goldsmiths university would be the last one, but no, the saga continues, and so their latest statement prompts me to point out that their belligerent condescending attitude towards anybody who has the temerity to … Read more
This is simply hilarious. A chap named Jasen Dixon in Cincinnati, who is the manager of the local “13 Rooms of Doom”, has created a nativity display that is getting rather a lot of attention. He has apparently done this before. Last year, he was ordered to take it down, and so this time around, he applied … Read more
You might, or perhaps might not, be aware that there is a thriving system of alternative courts that serves the Islamic community in the UK. They operate under the banner of “Arbitration” and so are enabled via the 1996 Arbitration act. It might on the surface appear to be of no consequence, especially if what it … Read more