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Terry Jones and Islamophobia Print E-mail
Tuesday, 12 April 2011 17:19
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By Sana Saleem

 

Intentional offense is reprehensible, justifying it in the name of freedom of expression even more so. Freedom of expression doesn’t absolve anyone from being despicable, derogatory or provocative.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 12 April 2011 17:32
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Poorer than before Print E-mail
Wednesday, 30 March 2011 16:48
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By Arif Hasan

 

Since 1970, I have been involved with development-related issues, both at the national and international level. This involvement has been in land, housing, physical and social infrastructure and research into the dynamics of urban growth, especially related to what are known as 'lower-income groups'.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 30 March 2011 16:54
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Shirin Ebadi: who defines Islam? Print E-mail
Thursday, 24 March 2011 15:31
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"Egyptian women are lucky in one way. They have witnessed the predicament of Iranian women and seen how the Islamic state has hijacked the Iranian revolution, changed the laws and reversed women’s gains. My advice to Egyptian women is “do not give way to a government that would force you to choose between your rights and Islam”. I believe that Iran was a lesson for the women in the entire region". Shirin Ebadi in conversation with Deniz Kandiyoti.

Last Updated on Monday, 28 March 2011 01:17
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Multiculturalism and the politics of bad memories Print E-mail
Wednesday, 23 March 2011 12:44
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By Markha Valenta

 

‘Multiculturalism’ entails society offering a full range of prospects, membership, and respect to all its members – regardless of cultural and religious differences –while also creatively accommodating them in a fashion that is both morally persuasive and practically effective for the majority of society. Has Europe ever tried it?

Last Updated on Wednesday, 23 March 2011 13:01
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The rightful place of gender equality within Islam Print E-mail
Friday, 18 March 2011 15:10
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By Janine Moussa

 

‘Women in the 57 Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) member states should be respected, developed, empowered, considered full active participants in social, political, cultural and economic spheres’ says the OIC’s Plan of Action for the Advancement of Women, adopted in 2008. More recently, in its 2010 statement before the 65th session of the UN General Assembly, the organisation reiterated "its genuine desire to and hope that advancement of women is carried out consistently and properly, and that gender equality becomes a universally accepted norm in both Muslim and non-Muslim countries.”

Last Updated on Friday, 18 March 2011 15:30
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