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The Berlin Pride attack should be a wake-up call for the left on Islam
Extremist Muslims decapitate heads; spineless liberals bury them.
Badenoch, Starmer, ‘Adolescence’, and the ignored problem of religious misogyny
Kemi Badenoch, leader of the Conservative Party, was recently confronted by the presenters of BBC Breakfast in a…
Charlie Hebdo: An open letter to the free world from a freethinker
The phrase ‘Je suis Charlie’ (‘I am Charlie’) came to symbolise support for free speech and the free…
Time to step up and support #ExMuslimAwarenessMonth
December is Ex-Muslim Awareness Month so this week, while much of the world's focus has been on Christmas and elsewhere,…
The Taliban’s unceasing war on Afghan women
Afghan women are no longer allowed to speak in public. Reading aloud and singing are strictly prohibited. Women…
Reflections on the far right riots: a predictable wave of violence
The racial violence that erupted on the streets of the UK in early August was tragic. Ordinary British…
Islamic identity politics is a threat to British democracy
It is becoming more and more typical for politicians in Britain to whip up religious sentiments to win…
Iran and the UN’s betrayal of human rights
'The UN has a long history of pusillanimity when it comes to Iran.'
Mind Your Ramadan!
Khadija Khan reports from a recent protest against compulsory Ramadan participation.
The radicalisation of young Muslims in the UK: an ongoing problem?
Ever since the terrorist attacks on the US and Europe in the 2000s, an essential part of the…
The hijab is the wrong symbol to represent women
Khadija Khan on why a hijab-clad statue in Birmingham is a faux pas, celebrating a symbol of oppression against women…
The Michaela School and religious exceptionalism
'A highly polarised society where differences are valued more than similarities is a breeding ground for extremists,' argues Khadija Khan.
Hijab or hairdo, it’s time to put Barbie back in the box
The Barbie doll, argues Khadija Khan, continues to impose commercially dictated stereotypes on girls, whatever the new movie suggests to…