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Defend the Human Rights Act: the Aso Mohammed Ibrahim case shows the need for a strong response Print E-mail
Thursday, 06 January 2011 03:04
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By Geoffrey Bindman

It is time not only to defend the Human Rights Act but to counter-attack the falsehoods and distortions of those who misrepresent it. Regrettably these include the Prime Minister as well as more predictable elements of the media, particularly the Daily Mail. Furthermore, it is time for Labour to speak up for the Act which it courageously introduced in the face of bureaucratic opposition to enable people to defend their fundamental rights from arbitrary power - including, of course, the despotic power of the press.

Last Updated on Thursday, 06 January 2011 03:26
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Salman Taseer - murder most foul Print E-mail
Wednesday, 05 January 2011 06:59
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By Murtaza Razvi

The assassination of the Punjab Governor Salman Taseer on Tuesday afternoon in Islamabad by an armed guard reportedly deputed for his security raises the fundamental issue once again: that religious indoctrination is feeding the fires of hatred and intolerance. Although details as to the motive of the crime have yet to emerge, by the very trappings it seems little else but a crime of hate.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 05 January 2011 07:18
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A rage unquenched: AfPak, Iraq, and the west Print E-mail
Thursday, 23 December 2010 18:39
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By Paul Rogers

The attempted attack on shoppers in central Stockholm on 11 December 2010 by the Iraq-born Taimour Abdulwahab al-Abdaly has yet to be fully investigated, but it may have involved this individual undertaking an operation on his own initiative.

Last Updated on Thursday, 23 December 2010 18:52
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The blasphemous use of blasphemy Print E-mail
Monday, 20 December 2010 00:06
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By Kalsoom Lakhani


Another day, another arbitrarily imposed blasphemy case.

Last Updated on Monday, 20 December 2010 11:22
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Israel, anti-Semitism and the black humour of hypocrisy Print E-mail
Friday, 17 December 2010 12:25
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By David Cronin

Sometimes the best comedy is made by people who are not trying to be funny. At least, that’s what I discovered when I was accused of emulating the Nazis.

During a recent tour of Britain and Ireland to promote my book Europe’s Alliance With Israel: Aiding the Occupation, I heard that the pro-Israel Simon Wiesenthal Centre had filed a complaint about me with the Dublin government.

Last Updated on Friday, 17 December 2010 12:35
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Immigration - why the cap won't fit Print E-mail
Tuesday, 14 December 2010 20:46
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By Faiza Shaheen

In the rush to tighten borders, the government is engaged in a disservice not only to the British public today, but to future generations of British workers.

Last Updated on Thursday, 16 December 2010 15:38
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Saudi and Pakistan - leaky logic Print E-mail
Friday, 10 December 2010 05:11
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By Nadeem F Paracha

Now how bad can it be for a president to be criticised by a monarch who is alleged to have asked the Americans to bomb Iran and whose countrymen are still thought to be one of the leading donors to terror organisations like Al-Qaeda? Well, that’s what the recent US intelligence documents uploaded on WikiLeaks suggest.

Last Updated on Friday, 10 December 2010 05:16
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Urgent action needed to tackle Islamophobia Print E-mail
Tuesday, 07 December 2010 15:49
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By Sabby Dhalu

The recent report Islamophobia and anti-Muslim Hate Crime: UK case studies, published by the European Muslim Research Centre based at the University of Exeter, documents the grim reality of a sharp increase in violence against Muslims and their religious institutions in Britain since 2001. Whether it is assaults on individual Muslims or arson attacks on mosques much goes unreported in the media, so little is understood outside the communities subject to this wave of violence.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 07 December 2010 16:07
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Wikileaks: the truth is not treason Print E-mail
Saturday, 04 December 2010 17:08
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By Ryan Gallagher


"There is not a crime, there is not a dodge, there is not a trick, there is not a swindle, there is not a vice which does not live by secrecy." – Joseph Pulitzer.

Last Updated on Thursday, 16 December 2010 15:39
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