Tag: Islam
The Syrian revolution made simple
Nureddin Sabir unpicks the various components of the Syrian armed conflict, and argues that the Syrian people have been badly let down by the incoherent and fractious groups claiming to represent them.
Hamas puts backward ideology ahead of liberation
One would have thought that the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas has more on its mind than hair gel, haircuts and hipsters, what with the medieval Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip, poverty
Islamist bigots in Bangladesh
For Islamists, there is no such thing as freedom of speech, expression or thought. The most recent example of this occurred in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, on 6 April where up
Ahmad al-Qabbanji, brave Islamic scholar
If it is hard nowadays to find an ordinary practising Muslim who is able to exercise his critical faculties and willing to embrace the modern world, you would have thought it would
Say “no” to the Saudis and their Gulf allies
Nureddin Sabir views the Saudi role in promoting Islamist cults, criminal groups and deviant, primitive variants of Islam in Arab societies, and calls for mass actions to expose and eradicate Saudi influence.
British neocon blog exposed as Israeli mouthpiece
Laura Stuart describes how the Islamophobic blog Harry’s Place operates as a propaganda mouthpiece for the Israeli state and the tactics it uses to dehumanize the Palestinian people and distort the truth.
America’s billboard wars: Zionists vs. the truth
Lawrence Davidson analyses the Zionist attempts to promote Islamophobia in the USA, and says campaigns to tell the truth are hampered by an environment dominated by Zionists and violent and hateful extremists.
Libyans say no to Islamist gangsters in Benghazi
Fed up with the lawlessness of armed gangs, on 21/22 September 2012 Libyans stormed the headquarters of the Islamist "Ansar al-Sharia Brigade" and "Rafallah Sahati Islamic Brigade" in Benghazi.
Freedom of speech: insults, incitement and Islam
Graham Peebles argues that the rage against the anti-Islam film “Innocence of Muslims” must not distract us from discussing the filmmakers’ intention and the underlying causes of anger among Muslims
The Arab Islamists’ bargain with the West
Optimistic observers of the Arab world might like to believe that the Islamist wave sweeping across the region is but a temporary phase that must be traversed before the people regain control