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Category Archives: Politics
No rape in marriage, says head of Islamic Sharia Council
Sheikh Maulana Abu Sayeed, president of the Islamic Sharia Council in Britain says that under Sharia law, there can be no rape in marriage “because sexual intercourse is part of the marriage”. That is clearly a repulsive view, because as … Continue reading
Posted in Family Law, Islam, Law, Politics, UK
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UNESCO World Philosophy Day – why in Iran?
Since 2002, UNESCO is holding a World Philosophy Day each year in November. – That’s a nice idea because philosophy is much underrated in public debate. This World Philosophy Day is hosted by a different country each year. – That’s … Continue reading
Don’t travel to Europe!
So say the US State Department and the UK Foreign Office in travel warnings issued because of terror alerts in October 2010. Just having been to Germany a few weeks ago, I checked the Foreign Office’s travel warning about my … Continue reading
New innovation from Iran: Islamic bikes
After its revolutionary space programme, sending a mouse, a turtle and a can of worms into space in February 2010, and after being set to uncover the secrets of nuclear fusion, Iran is continuing on its unstoppable path of innovation … Continue reading
Quotas for women – why only in boardrooms?
Both the UK and the EU are considering the implementation of quotas for women in corporate boardrooms, something that Norway already did in 2004. This raises obvious questions which have been discussed many times before: What if not enough women … Continue reading
What Sarah Shourd can’t say (yet)
Sarah Shourd, the American woman who was hiking in the Iraq-Iran border region last year and was arrested on that occasion and who subsequently spent 13 months in a prison in Iran, was finally released on 14 September 2010 without ever … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Politics, USA
Tagged Ahmadinejad, Evin, Evin prison, hostage, Iraq, Islamic Republic of Iran, Josh Fattal, Joshua Fatal, prison, Sarah Shourd, Shane Bauer, Tehran, US hikers
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Ed, you are too late for the protest.
Dear Ed Miliband, congratulations on becoming Labour leader, even if it might have irreparably strained relationships with those whom you professed to “love”. If that’s worth it for you, that’s your decision. But what really struck me is that you … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, UK
Tagged David Miliband, Ed Miliband, Iraq, Iraq war, Labour, new Labour, Tony Blair
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A day at the beach is NOT a human right.
Rachel Shabi of the Guardian writes sympathetically about Palestinian girls that are being taken to the beach by Israeli women. As nice as this may sound, this is another article about Israel/Palestine that is not inaccurate but delves too much … Continue reading
Posted in Human Rights, Israel, Law, Politics, Travel
Tagged Human Rights, Media, Middle East, Palestine, Tel Aviv, West bank
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The Pope in Britain. What kind of a “state visit” is this?
Much has been written about the costs of at least 12 million £ that British taxpayers will be stuck with for the “state visit” by the Pope to the UK in September 2010. The argument that British taxpayers should not … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Religion, UK
Tagged Benedict XVI, Catholic church, christianity, christmas, church, diplomacy, Pope
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“The Case of the Pope” by Geoffrey Robertson is a flawed case.
This week I attended a lecture at LSE by Geoffrey Robertson who was introducing his new book “The Case of the Pope: Vatican Accountability for Human Rights Abuse”, conveniently published just days before the Pope’s visit to Britain. Mr Robertson … Continue reading
Posted in Law, Politics
Tagged Benedict XVI, Catholic church, child abuse, international law, international public law, Pope, Vatican
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The Happy Hermit 