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FFreethought around the world

Quebec’s French-style secularism: history and enduring value

  • byMathew Giagnorio
Mathew Giagnorio argues that French-style secularism, epitomised by the province’s controversial Bill 21, is fundamental to Quebecois identity.
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Image of the Week
New super-deep view of the universe published by the European Space Agency. IMage copyright NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, J. Diego (Instituto de Física de Cantabria, Spain), J. D’Silva (U. Western Australia), A. Koekemoer (STScI), J. Summers & R. Windhorst (ASU), and H. Yan (U. Missouri). Used for informational and educational purposes under the terms of the ESA licence.
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‘This rebarbative profession’ – Rory Stewart’s ‘Politics on the Edge’, reviewed

  • byDaniel James Sharp
Daniel James Sharp finds Rory Stewart's memoir charming but flawed.
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FFreethought around the world

An Islamic (mis)education about Israel

  • byHina Husain
A Pakistani-Canadian's personal account of her education as a Muslim, and the anti-Jewish sentiments which Muslim children in some parts of the world can be taught.
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Britain’s liberal imam: Interview with Taj Hargey

  • byEmma Park
The founder of the Oxford Institute for British Islam on his interpretation of the Quran, free thought within Islam, and the Israel-Palestine conflict.
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‘The Greek mind was something special’: interview with Charles Freeman

  • byDaniel James Sharp
The author of 'The Closing of the Western Mind' on ancient Greece, Christianity, and the narrowing of public discourse today.
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CCivil Liberties

The hijab is the wrong symbol to represent women

  • byKhadija Khan
Khadija Khan on why a hijab-clad statue in Birmingham is a faux pas, celebrating a symbol of oppression against women rather than their freedom and dignity.
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FFaith Watch

Faith Watch, November 2023

  • byDaniel James Sharp
Abrahamic discord – Narges Mohammadi in prison – an Islamic party pooped – Christians against sponges – gay orgies in the Catholic Church (again)
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