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No Revelation Gets Sovereignty

  • byJoshua W.J. Brown
  • 5 October 2026
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Supersessionism, caliphates, and the politics of replacement
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Islam needs self-critique and progressive reform, not mollycoddling from the Archbishop of Canterbury

  • byKunwar Khuldune Shahid
  • 23 September 2026
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'There is hardly a cause more liberal and leftist than unabashed critique of Islam.'
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Britain’s archaic Church-state settlement could enable Reform’s Christian nationalism

  • byStephen Evans
  • 16 September 2026
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With Christian nationalism being embraced as an answer to Islamism and social fragmentation, Stephen Evans argues that secularism offers a far better defence of Britain's freedoms.
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The Berlin Pride attack should be a wake-up call for the left on Islam

  • byKhadija Khan
  • 7 August 2026
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Extremist Muslims decapitate heads; spineless liberals bury them.
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Reform UK and the weaponisation of council prayers

  • byMegan Manson
  • 10 June 2026
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At least three Reform-controlled councils have imposed prayers on meetings. Megan Manson says this reflects a Christian nationalist agenda which threatens our country's most treasured values.
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‘Islamophobia’, identity politics, and free speech

  • byMaryam Namazie
  • 30 April 2026
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The following is an expanded and updated essay based on Maryam Namazie’s remarks at the launch of Steven…
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