Extremism
A brief happy moment…
A very satisfying 100% No vote. OK I confess: I voted No 45 seconds after it was posted on twitter 😉
Assault on Adam Deen
I have just spoken to Adam who is at a London police station after being physically and verbally assaulted at a petrol station by an Islamist extremist. Adam’s assailant was apparently not intelligent enough to realise that his actions were being… Read More ›
Not the best of British
Perhaps it will come as no surprise that your average far-right Islamophobic bigot on Facebook is borderline illiterate. Here is a choice example from British Voice, a silly neo-fascist outfit who are far from showcasing the best of British. They… Read More ›
How Islamic Is ISIS, Really?
For Jonathan Brown fans (that includes me) Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson discusses the history of Islam with Asma Afsaruddin, a professor in Indiana University’s Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, and Jonathan Brown, director of the Prince Alwaleed bin… Read More ›
A warning against ISIS & Al-Qaedah and the Islamic position regarding them
A rather good salafi critique of terrorist groups. Click to enlarge.
The best answer to the question ‘Does Islam promote violence?’
Reza Aslan, an academic at the University of California, was asked ‘Does Islam promote violence?’ when he was interviewed on CNN last September about female genital mutilation in “Muslim countries”. And luckily for everyone, he nailed exactly why making generalisations… Read More ›
Facing down the alt-right
RamZPaul is an American video blogger and humorist who has gained notoriety for his YouTube videos, which consist of wry monologues on contemporary politics and society from a white nationalist perspective. He is a leading propagandist for the alt-right. Over the… Read More ›
Paris, ISIS, and the Christian responsibility to wrestle with Biblical violence
Professor Pete Enns is a biblical scholar, theologian, and writer. He is perhaps best known for his book Inspiration and Incarnation (which I have read) which challenged conservative/mainstream Evangelical methods of biblical interpretation. He posted the following article today on his blog:… Read More ›
Militant Christian group: Keeping Jesus English
Britain First is a militant Christian organisation with huge online support This pic is a rather good satire on Britain First attitudes to religion and ‘Britishness’. Click the pic for other comments.
‘Former senior member of Al-Muhajiroun Adam Deen joins Quilliam as Senior Researcher and Head of Outreach’
Congratulations to Adam on his new job. Though I have many (serious) reservations about Quilliam, I hope he is able to guide the organization in a positive direction going forward. I have known Adam for many years. We were both… Read More ›
Scandal: Jay Smith’s Racist, White-Supremacist + Xenophobic Links Exposed
Yahya Snow writes: I hope our allies at Unite Against Fascists can keep an eye on Jay Smith’s ‘apologetics’ group he calls the Pfander Centre for Apologetics (co-founded by Beth Grove). Folk have been linking Islamophobes with racists, fascists and… Read More ›
Israeli Cruelty and Stupidity Know No Limits. By Miko Peled
Originally posted on Miko Peled:
In the court room with my co-defendants and our lawyer, the one and only Ms. Gaby Laski. Israel upped its genocidal policies with cruel attacks against Palestinians, killing young and old, men and women, boys and girls.…
The preposterously named ‘Liberty GB’ – just another neo-Nazi hate group
The ridiculously named Liberty GB want to ban Muslims and Islam from the UK. Unsurprisingly, I disagree…
Facebook group ‘United Against British Islamification’
The good people on the Facebook group ‘United Against British Islamification’ (of which I am a member) have a terribly negative of view of Islam. So in the interests of fairness I mentioned that Islam promotes charity and giving to the… Read More ›
All-American Sheikh
Religious scholar Hamza Yusuf discusses the arc of Islamic civilization, the causes of Middle East conflict, and running the first Muslim liberal arts college in the United States. By Scott MacLeod © 2015 The Cairo Review of Global Affairs. As… Read More ›
Christian ISIS in the UK?
Britain First are a far-right Christian political party who say they want Islam to be banned and would hang their enemies if in power. They say they are staunchly Christian and want Britain run according to ‘Christian values’. In the… Read More ›
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