Imams refused to play if women played, priests said okay no women, women said eh?… Read the rest
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Kyrgyzstan and the ‘Tradition of Bride Kidnapping’ 
May 6th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Be careful not to see it through western eyes though.… Read the rest
Video of Stoning Shown on Internet
May 6th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Cellphone videos show an Iraqi mob stoning and kicking to death a 17-year-old girl.… Read the rest
Mob Films Girl’s Murder on Cameraphones
May 6th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
As a warning to other sluts? No doubt. [Caution: don’t watch.]… Read the rest
Akinola Installs Rebel Bishop in Anglican Splinter
May 6th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Fuel for the debate over the proper reading of Scripture on homosexuality and other issues. … Read the rest
A fun outing
May 6th, 2007 11:36 am | By Ophelia Benson… Read the restCellphone videos have appeared on the Internet showing an Iraqi mob stoning and kicking to death a 17-year-old girl after she offended her minority community by eloping with a Muslim man…In the video – on the Kurdish website Jebar.Info and rapidly spreading on the Internet – Aswad is shown lying in the road as men kick her and throw a large lump of rock or concrete at her head. Her face is drenched in blood but uniformed and armed officers of the Iraqi police stand by and do nothing to prevent the attack…At one point she struggles to sit up and cover herself, but a man kicks her in the face knocking her violently back to the ground…Members
Stephen Moss Talks to Slavoj Zizek
May 5th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Slovenian philosopher, cineaste, professional contrarian. He is feted as an “academic rock star”.’… Read the rest
Who’s Kwame Anthony Appiah?
May 5th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The questions he poses are disturbing, since they expose the errors of our most cherished forms of selfhood. … Read the rest
Interview with Amartya Sen
May 5th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Democracy can be seen as government by discussion, responding to and protecting public discussion. … Read the rest
Turkish Women and Islamism
May 5th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Some fear it, others are thrilled.… Read the rest
Bush Promises to Veto Abortion Rights
May 5th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘I will veto any legislation that encourages the destruction of human life.’ No more capital punishment then?… Read the rest
Vatican’s Thigh-slapper About ‘Terrorist’ Comedian
May 4th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
There are terrorists around, therefore jokes are terrorism. Huh?… Read the rest
Irish Abortion Court Case Continues
May 4th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Effort to force teenager to carry anencephalic foetus to term continues.… Read the rest
Stunning 12th Century Buddhist Art Found in Nepal
May 4th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Sheep herder told researchers of caves containing a mural of 55 panels.… Read the rest
Unthinkable
May 3rd, 2007 12:47 pm | By Ophelia BensonFrom Why Atheism? by George Smith (Prometheus 2000) p. 17:
… Read the restIf most Christians (and other religious believers) dismiss atheism outright, this is not because they have examined the arguments for atheism and found them wanting, but because they do not take atheism seriously enough to examine its arguments in detail. Atheism, in their view, lacks credibility, so they have no motive to examine it further. To portray atheism as utterly lacking in credibility has long played a crucial role in religious propaganda. Atheism must be rendered unthinkable, because doubt, if left unchecked, can easily propel the believer down the path of deconversion (the process by which a religious believer becomes an atheist)…To say that atheism is credible is to
Vatican Calls Pope-criticism ‘Terrorism’
May 3rd, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
A presenter at a rock concert spoke out against some of Ratzinger’s views. That’s terrorism?… Read the rest
Committee to Protect Journalists Report
May 3rd, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The ten worst: Ethiopia, Gambia, DRC, Russia, Cuba, Pakistan, Egypt, Azerbaijan, Morocco, Thailand. … Read the rest
Index on Censorship on Press Freedom Day
May 3rd, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Padraig Reidy on Johnston, Politkovskaya, Dink, Edward Chikomba, Joey Estriber; the list keeps growing.… Read the rest
Egypt Celebrates World Press Freedom Day
May 3rd, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
By jailing Al-Jazeera producer for filming a documentary accusing Egyptian police of torturing prisoners.… Read the rest
World Press Freedom Day
May 3rd, 2007 |
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‘If truth is killed, the whole world will suffer.’… Read the rest
