Heaven on Earth: a Journey Through Shari’ah Law by Sadakat Kadri

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Nicholas Lezard, a literary critic, has a review of  “Heaven on Earth: a Journey Through Shari’ah Law” which has been written by Sadakat Kadri. It does appear to be interesting (I’ve not read the book, just the review), so I’ll not comment too deeply upon it until I’ve finished reading it myself (then again criticism … Read more

Islam and Non-belief in Egypt

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There is an interesting article today in Albawaba (a Jordanian based news and media site that publishes in both english and Arabic). In it a Egyptian parent laments about the effect that the rise of fanatical Islam is having upon the younger generation … apparently they are all turning away and rejecting it … “Son, … Read more

State Sponsored Murder in Saudi Arabia

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Last Wednesday Rizana Nafeek, a Sri Lankan, was executed in Dawadmi, west of the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh. She had been found guilty of smothering an infant in her care to death in 2007. This was quite frankly an appalling and truly outrageous barbaric act. Why? Well because …. While it is true that Ms Nafeek had confessed to the crime, she later … Read more

If not Mars then perhaps into Orbit?

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Yesterday I blogged about the MARS One folks offering one-way tickets for a trip to Mars, and yes I still think it is a hyped up Reality TV show that does not involve anybody actually leaving the planet. Well, I’ve tripped over a similar offer that looks  real. AXE is offering a suborbital space flight … Read more

MARS … anybody willing to go?

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A group called MARS One has issued their Requirements for anybody willing to go to MARS … AMERSFOORT, THE NETHERLANDS, 08 JANUARY 2013 – Mars One, a not-for-profit organization which plans to establish a human settlement on Mars in 2023, today issued the base requirements for its pending Astronaut Selection Program. This establishes the first … Read more

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