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Sources Experts & SpokespersonsNews ReleasesJournalist gets seven-year jail sentence for decade-old articles2014-01-10 Reporters Without Borders Reporters Without Borders condemns the seven-year jail sentence that a Dhaka court imposed today on former magazine editor Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury in connection with articles criticizing Islamism... Threatening email orders Bangladeshi media to fire women2015-10-27 Reporters Without Borders Reporters Without Borders condemns the threats against news media and bloggers contained in a email that was sent to a score of Bangladeshi print and broadcast media outlets on 19 October, and calls o... Sources Select ResourcesAfghanistan 1979-1992America's Jihad Blum, William Article 1995 Common Courage Press An account of CIA and American involvement in Afghanistan since 1979 Against Fundamentalism and Imperialism - ReviewAgainst The Current vol. 161 Usmani, Adaner Article 2012 Against The Current A view of the inside forces in Pakistan. Anti-War Movement's Strange Allies: Hard Line IslamistsCanada's progressive Muslims wonder why left would embrace theocrats Glavin, Terry Article 2006 The Tyee Canada's anti-war movement has become not only the primary vehicle for an obscure, formerly left-wing group that attacks anyone who opposes Shariah courts in Canada, it's also now the main source of p... An apology for the Danish cartoon crisisHvidberg, Lars Article 2014 Freedom House One of the leading forces in the 2005–06 prophet Muhammad cartoon controversy, Danish Muslim activist Ahmed Akkari, now regrets his role as agitator and reveals a larger, more deliberate, and more vic... Apostasy, Blasphemy and Free Expression in the Age of ISISNamazie, Maryam Article 2015 The right to religion comes with a corresponding right to be free from religion. Atheist blogger hacked to death with machetes in Dhaka, BangladeshArticle 2015 CBC news Machete-wielding assailants hacked to death a blogger in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka, in the latest of a series of attacks on writers who support freethinking values in the Muslim-majority nation... Bangladesh and the shrinking space for free thinkers: 'Don't call me Muslim, I am an atheist'Taslima, Nasreen Article 2015 Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières Writer Taslima Nasreen fled Bangladesh in 1994 when extremists threatened to kill her for criticizing Islam, and has been living in exile since. Her country has, in recent times, seen many intellectua... Bloggers Under Fire: The Fatal Consequences of Free Thinking in BangladeshArticle 2016 Global Voices Six secular Bangladeshi writers have been killed since November of 2014: Rajshahi University professor AKM Shafiul Islam, literary publisher Faisal Arefin Dipan, and bloggers Avijit Roy, Oyasiqur Rahm... The Comic Book Simplicity Of PropagandaArticle 2014 Media Lens The referendum campaign on Scottish independence heightened many people's awareness of the pro-elite bias of the 'mainstream' news media. The grassroots power of social media in exposing and counterin... Connexions Library: Africa FocusWebsite 2009 Connexions Information Sharing Services Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on Africa. Connexions Library: Race, Racism, Ethnicity, Multiculturalism FocusWebsite 2009 Connexions Information Sharing Services Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on race, racism, ethnicity, multiculturalism, identity. Connexions Library: Religion FocusWebsite 2009 Connexions Information Sharing Services Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on religion. Here We Go AgainMalik, Kenan Article 2012 One thing should be clear. The violence across the Muslim world in response to an American anti-Islamic film has nothing to do with that film. Yes, The Inocence of Muslims is a risibly crude diatribe ... How Boko Haram Is Changing International Politics in Western and Central Africa Rakotomalala, Lova Article 2015 Global Voices Two suicide attacks on June 22 in Maroua, northern Cameroon, left several people dead and many others wounded. Ten days earlier, 15 people were killed in a suicide bomb attack at a crowded market in N... How Islamist gangs use internet to track, torture and kill Iraqi gaysSarhan Afif, Burke Jason Article 2009 Europe Solidaire Sans Frontieres Iraqi militias infiltrate internet gay chatrooms to hunt their quarry and hundreds are feared to be victims. How Syria's Secular Uprising Was Hijacked by JihadistsAl Qaeda's Second Act Cockburn, Patrick Article 2014 CounterPunch On Syria's descent into a sectarian civil war. Iran: Compulsory veiling is abusive, discriminatory and humiliating; end the persecution of women for peacefully protesting against itAmnesty International Article 2018 Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières Amnesty International criticizes Iran's compulsory veiling laws, arguing that they are not only harmful to women, but fundamentally unconstitutional. ISIS and the IDF: Canada's Double StandardWho are the Real Terrorists? Walberg, Eric Article 2014 Counterpunch.org Why can westerners join the Israeli Defense Forces while westerners joining Islamic State are despised and killed? In what sense is the IDF scenario any less reprehensible than the IS one? Journalist gets seven-year jail sentence for decade-old articlesSources News Release Article 2014 Reporters Without Borders Reporters Without Borders condemns the seven-year jail sentence that a Dhaka court imposed today on former magazine editor Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury in connection with articles criticizing Islamism... The Left and the JihadHalliday, Fred Article 2006 OpenDemocracy The left was once the principal enemy of radical Islamism. So how did old enemies become new friends? Made in the USA: Report Shows ISIS Using US Arms from 'Syria Rebels'Ditz, Jason Article 2014 Antiwar.com From the moment the US began sending lethal arms to Syrian rebel factions, there was a chorus of people expressing fears that those arms would end up in the “wrong hands,” and US officials insisted th... Mali: Timbuktu's literary gems face Islamists and decay in fight for survivalHirsch, Afua Article 2013 Guardian Daring by a dedicated few saved many manuscripts in Mali from Islamists. Manifesto: Together Facing the New TotalitarianismWriters' statement on cartoons Article 2006 We, writers, journalists, intellectuals, call for resistance to religious totalitarianism and for the promotion of freedom, equal opportunity and secular values for all. Multiculturalism fans the flames of islamic extremismMalik, Kenan Article 2005 Multiculturalism as lived experience enriches our lives. But multiculturalism as a political ideology has helped create a tribal Britain with no political or moral centre. My Stealthy Freedom: The Hijab in Iran and in the WestMali, Malhar Article 2017 Aero Magazine An interview with Masih Alinejad, an outspoken critic of the forced hijab policy in Iran, about how the Islamic Revolution affected women, compulsory hijab laws, and her activism. The OIC does not speak for MuslimsFatah, Tarek Article 2008 Tarek Fatah says that "To suggest that any criticism of Islamism, the political ideology of the Muslim Brotherhood and the Iranian Ayatollahs, is anti-Islamic is a bogus and fraudulent position. I wou... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - May 7, 2015Urban agriculture and local food production Diemer, Ulli (editor); Rickwood, Darien Yawching (production) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2015 Connexions This issue of Other Voices ranges widely, from increasing worker activism and strikes in China, to advances in battery technology that make it much easier and cheaper to store solar and wind energy fo... Possible Connections Between Militant Islamic Fundamentalists and the U.S. Extreme RightArticle Right-wing racial nationalists and antisemites have attempted to spread their conspiracist message to the political left by stressing the anticapitalist aspects of the Third Position. Radical Islam, Nihilist RageMalik, Kenan Article 2015 Muslims are not the only religious group involved in perpetrating horrors. From Christian militias in the Central African Republic reportedly eating their foes to Buddhist monks organizing anti-Muslim... Rushdie rails against Islamic 'totalitarianism'Article 2006 We, writers, journalists, intellectuals, call for resistance to religious totalitarianism and for the promotion of freedom, equal opportunity and secular values for all. Sex segregation in UK universities - a step forward for the Muslim religious rightHelie Lucas, Marieme Article 2013 Europe solidaire The authorities of universities in the UK have made public their policy of bending to religious fundamentalists by condoning sex segregation on university premises. The education system is especially ... The spread of Wahhabism, and the West's responsibility to the worldArmstrong, Karen Article 2015 New Statesman In 2013, the European Union declared Wahhabism the main source of global terrorism. But it's not just a "Middle East problem"; it is our problem, too. Threatening email orders Bangladeshi media to fire womenSources News Release Article 2015 Reporters Without Borders Reporters Without Borders condemns the threats against news media and bloggers contained in a email that was sent to a score of Bangladeshi print and broadcast media outlets on 19 October, and calls o... 24 reasons ISIS are wrong: Muslim scholars blast Islamic StateArticle 2014 RT.com A large group of Islamic theologians addressed the head of the Islamic State in an open letter, articulately accusing the movement of practices that have nothing to do with Islam, even rejecting the e... Uk needs modern mosquesThe third generation of British Muslims still don't have mosques that teach compassion and citizenship Baig, Anila Article 2011 The Guardian An Islamic woman's opinion column mourns the lack of modern mosques in England. She discusses her search for a place where her children could learn Arabic and how to read the Qu'ran without facing vio... UK: Walking a tightrope: Between the pro-Islamist Left and the far-RightNamazie, Maryam Article 2013 Europe solidaire sans frontieres Opposing Sharia and Islamism in the west is like walking on a tight rope most of the time -- thwarting attacks from the Left, refuting cultural relativism, preventing alliances with the far-Right, exp... The Veil and Violence against Women in Islamist SocietiesNamazie, Maryam Article 2007 International Humanist and Ethical Union The ongoing battle between the Islamic authorities and women over the veil clearly reveals why it has become a symbol like no other of the violence women face under Islam and why 'improper' or 'bad' v... WahhabismWikipedia article Article Wahhabism is a religious movement or branch of Sunni Islam. It has been variously described as "orthodox", "ultraconservative", "austere","fundamentalist", "puritanical" (or "puritan") and as an Islam... We're facing a new Cold WarChomsky, Noam Article 2015 Salon The linguist and philosopher on the warped coverage of Putin's Russia and the ways we whitewash our war crimes. Your Fatwa Does Not Apply Here: Untold Stories from the Fight against Muslim Fundamentalism, by Karima Bennoune (Book Review)Droeber, Julia Article 2013 Europe solidaire sans frontieres Karima Bennoune, a US-based law scholar raised in Algeria, has written an account of the stories of numerous people whose lives have been scarred by Islamic fundamentalism and who decided, using a var... Sources BookshelfThe Rushdie AffairThe Novel, the Ayatollah and the West Book 1990 This is an account of the controversy surrounding Salman Rushdie's novel The Satanic Verses. Following the novel's publication in London in 1988, the Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran issued an edict condemn... |
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