Society The Samosa positive politics, human rights, arts and lifestyle http://thesamosa.co.uk/index.php/comment-and-analysis/society.html Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:49:23 +0000 Joomla! 1.5 - Open Source Content Management en-gb UK Muslim women declare jihad on violence http://thesamosa.co.uk/index.php/comment-and-analysis/society/756-uk-muslim-women-declare-jihad-on-violence-.html http://thesamosa.co.uk/index.php/comment-and-analysis/society/756-uk-muslim-women-declare-jihad-on-violence-.html

 

In an effort to clear misconceptions about the term of jihad, a group of British Muslim women have initiated a new campaign to fight against all types of violence, terrorism and domestic abuse. ]]> pete@unitedwebdevelopment.co.uk (admin) Society Fri, 10 Jun 2011 18:23:09 +0000 Rich List 2011: Charity down and inequality up http://thesamosa.co.uk/index.php/comment-and-analysis/society/646-rich-list-2011-charity-down-and-inequality-up-.html http://thesamosa.co.uk/index.php/comment-and-analysis/society/646-rich-list-2011-charity-down-and-inequality-up-.html By Duncan Exley

 

Yesterday’s Sunday Times 2011 Rich List deserves attention, not only because it is a very thorough and informative piece of research, but also because the accompanying analysis recognises the political risks of conspicuous wealth in an age of austerity. ]]> pete@unitedwebdevelopment.co.uk (admin) Society Tue, 10 May 2011 12:48:46 +0000 Veil ban in a liberal society http://thesamosa.co.uk/index.php/comment-and-analysis/society/607-veil-ban-in-a-liberal-society.html http://thesamosa.co.uk/index.php/comment-and-analysis/society/607-veil-ban-in-a-liberal-society.html By Niaz Murtaza

 

France has recently banned the burka and other face covers in public ostensibly on security grounds. However, the accompanying statements made by senior officials have created the strong impression that the law mainly targets the burka. ]]> pete@unitedwebdevelopment.co.uk (admin) Society Thu, 28 Apr 2011 09:49:21 +0000 Why John Cleese is wrong on Englishness http://thesamosa.co.uk/index.php/comment-and-analysis/society/604-why-john-cleese-is-wrong-on-englishness.html http://thesamosa.co.uk/index.php/comment-and-analysis/society/604-why-john-cleese-is-wrong-on-englishness.html By David Dalgleish

 

Should we be more concerned with contentious statements made by famous people, or their use by those who wish to use these incidents to peddle their own gripes with immigration and diversity?

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Digital activism has long been a way of life in Egypt; from monitoring political corruption to protesting against police brutality.

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pete@unitedwebdevelopment.co.uk (admin) Society Mon, 18 Apr 2011 12:53:16 +0000
Terry Jones and Islamophobia http://thesamosa.co.uk/index.php/comment-and-analysis/society/574-terry-jones-and-islamophobia.html http://thesamosa.co.uk/index.php/comment-and-analysis/society/574-terry-jones-and-islamophobia.html 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.

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pete@unitedwebdevelopment.co.uk (admin) Society Tue, 12 Apr 2011 16:19:11 +0000
Poorer than before http://thesamosa.co.uk/index.php/comment-and-analysis/society/556-poorer-than-before.html http://thesamosa.co.uk/index.php/comment-and-analysis/society/556-poorer-than-before.html 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'.

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pete@unitedwebdevelopment.co.uk (admin) Society Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:48:22 +0000
Shirin Ebadi: who defines Islam? http://thesamosa.co.uk/index.php/comment-and-analysis/society/549-shirin-ebadi-who-defines-islam.html http://thesamosa.co.uk/index.php/comment-and-analysis/society/549-shirin-ebadi-who-defines-islam.html "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.

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pete@unitedwebdevelopment.co.uk (admin) Society Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:31:34 +0000
Multiculturalism and the politics of bad memories http://thesamosa.co.uk/index.php/comment-and-analysis/society/547-multiculturalism-and-the-politics-of-bad-memories.html http://thesamosa.co.uk/index.php/comment-and-analysis/society/547-multiculturalism-and-the-politics-of-bad-memories.html 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?

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pete@unitedwebdevelopment.co.uk (admin) Society Wed, 23 Mar 2011 11:44:45 +0000
The rightful place of gender equality within Islam http://thesamosa.co.uk/index.php/comment-and-analysis/society/541-the-rightful-place-of-gender-equality-within-islam.html http://thesamosa.co.uk/index.php/comment-and-analysis/society/541-the-rightful-place-of-gender-equality-within-islam.html 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.”

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pete@unitedwebdevelopment.co.uk (admin) Society Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:10:22 +0000