‘Sen argues that we are doing something terrible to our children by letting them attend faith schools.’… Read the rest

Gets a death threat as a result. In the US.… Read the rest

Most of the victims are women; attacks by spurned men are all too common.… Read the rest

Teguh Santosa, online editor of Rakyat Merdeka, charged with inciting hatred towards a religious group. … Read the rest

Satirical mag committed a ‘deliberate act of aggression aimed at offending people of the Muslim religion.’… Read the rest

Bush is always right, because he is president, and whatever the president says is right.… Read the rest

The tone of tolerance and flexibility did not extend to the discussion of Israel or of Jews in general.… Read the rest

Day against stoning; women activists abused in Tehran; more.… Read the rest

“Even before a child begins to think, it’s being defined by its ‘community’, which is primarily religion.”… Read the rest

MCB’s suggestion that Bright intends to ‘divide and rule’ Britain’s Muslims is laughable.… Read the rest

Salman Rushdie, Hanif Kureishi, Gillian Slovo, others from PEN write to Guardian.… Read the rest

‘We will do it to show our anger. We don’t like Monica Ali. We are protecting our community’s dignity and respect.’… Read the rest

Others on left disagree on grounds that truth matters.… Read the rest

Inayat Bunglawala says it won’t work.… Read the rest

Seems to have race thoroughly confused with religion, and vice versa.… Read the rest

‘We have never been meant to sleep in the same bed as each other. It is a bizarre thing to do.’… Read the rest

Did Yale decide not to hire Cole because of ‘Informed Comment’?… Read the rest

People who see blogging as a waste of time often see writing for magazines the same way.… Read the rest

Empowerment of women and ability to exercise freedom of conscience are crucial.… Read the rest

‘It was all taking place in a sweet shop that could barely hold 20 people.’… Read the rest