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New Australian anti-Islamic party
(to complete the sentence: ‘is a worry’. Rowland) August 2, 2015 Michael Bachelard Australia officially now has a political party modelled on the far-right
ISIS: What it is and what it is not
A State of Fear: What ISIS Is, and What It Is Not David KilcullenABC RELIGION AND ETHICS22 MAY 2015 WESTERN COUNTRIES CANNOT DESTROY ISIS BY COUNTERINSURGENCY. THIS IS A STRAIGHT-UP CONVENTIONAL FIGHT AGAINST A STATE-LIKE ENTITY, AND THE GOAL SHOULD BE TO UTTERLY ANNIHILATE ISIS AS A STATE. CREDIT: REUTERS The precise identity of ISIS has become […]
Turkey must set record straight over Armenian genocide
April 16, 2015 Paul Monk Australia should help push for a truth and reconciliation process that acknowledges Turkey’s ethnic cleansing in World War I. Illustration: John Spooner One of the strangest holdovers from the disasters of the 20th century is the refusal of the Turkish government to acknowledge the genocides of Armenians and Assyrians that […]
Ayaan Hirsi Ali on extremism, Islam and reformation
Stephanie Wood     April 11, 2015 The problem of Islamic extremism needs a radical solution – a reformation of the religion, says Somali-born American activist and author Ayaan Hirsi Ali. She talks to Stephanie Wood. Champion of change: Ayaan Hirsi Ali. Photo: Adrian Cook / Headpress What was your response when you […]
The Walking Dead: Fact and Fiction in the West’s anti-Muslim Fantasies
Yassir Morsi ABC RELIGION AND ETHICS 10 APR 2015 THE “WAR ON TERROR” HAS TURNED THE FIGURE OF THE MUSLIM INTO A KIND OF SPECTRE, A BEING NO LONGER OF THIS WORLD. MUSLIMS ARE SEEN AS REMNANTS OF THE PAST, THE SYMBOL OF OUR ANXIETY ABOUT DEATH.CREDIT: SHUTTERSTOCK One of the more preposterous rumours circulating at the […]
Islamic Violence: sanctioned by Qur’an? (Dr Mark Durie)
Challenging Islam’s Warrant to Kill 25 Mar 2015 This post was first published by FrontPage Magazine. Last week the Islamic State’s ‘Hacking Division’ released the names and addresses of one hundred US military personnel. It urged the ‘brothers residing in America’ – i.e. American Muslims – to ‘deal with’ them, which is to say, it […]
Islam Must Open Itself To Critique…
After the Charlie Hebdo Massacre: Islam Must Open Itself To Critique By JEAN-LUC MARION JAN. 29, 2015 This article was originally published in French in Le Point. It was translated by Myriam Renaud. France is at war; we can no longer doubt that this is the case. But this war has at least three fronts. […]
Islamist Violence: Martin Marty’s call for response-moderation
Blasphemy and Freedom by MARTIN E. MARTY Monday | Jan 12 2015 Thus, obviously, the murderers at the office of the French satirical magazine were simply evil. Obviously, the killers were motivated by their obsession with their version of Islam to do the evil act. Obviously, haters of Islam could be counted on immediately to […]
Universities prove fertile ground for Islamist propaganda
Islamophobia is the first line of defence for jihadist ideology in the West — not by chance but by design.Source: AP UNIVERSITIES justify their billion dollar budgets by claiming they are a public good essential to the health of liberal democracy, but how well have they defended the public against the illiberal ideology of Islamic […]
Christian tract for Muslims: comments?
A friend hands these around from a table in downtown Melbourne: ~~ Answering possible questions: Who are you? We are members of a range of Christian churches in Melbourne. We know each other through common friends. We are all volunteers with a common message. Why are you here? Our primary aim to tell people about […]
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