Faith and punishment in Islam
In Islam, apostasy and faithlessness are sins, but they are not worldly crimes. Those who claim otherwise are making a mistake.
Read MoreIn Islam, apostasy and faithlessness are sins, but they are not worldly crimes. Those who claim otherwise are making a mistake.
Read MoreI’m sick of hearing the same old tune about how Muslims are silent in their condemnation of terrorism. It’s high time for a different song.
Read MoreMany in the west fear the threat posed by political Islam. But there is a more ominous menace closer to home: Christian fundamentalism.
Read MoreBritish-born ‘jihadis’ have been wreaking havoc at home and abroad for generations, lured by a heady mix of idealism, romance and rebellion.
Read MoreRidiculing and questioning Islam, Muhammad, the Quran and religion in general is an ancient tradition in Muslim countries.
Read MoreIt is time to dispel the myths that conservative Muslims often propagate about ‘the West’.
Read MoreIt is time to dispel the myths surrounding Muslims – namely, that we are all terrorist, anti-feminist teetotallers.
Read MoreEgypt does not have a history of sectarian strife but pretending that all is rosy in communal relations could lead to the Balkanisation of Egyptian society. Restoring faith in national unity requires migrating religion to the private domain.
Read MoreIn the wake of the controversy surrounding the Muhammad cartoons, it is not freedom of expression that is under threat, but the right to human dignity
Read MoreMuriel Degauque is the first white European female suicide bomber. Shocking as this is, suggestions that converts are brainwashed fanatics and their partners are comicbook villains are unfair.
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