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Monthly Archives: January 2015
Mystic and Mad
In the Spectator a review by Sean McGlynn of a new book intended to show that there was more to the Middle Ages than mud and blood: For those who imagine the medieval period along the lines of Monty Python … Continue reading
Too Dangerous a Historical Debate
Writing in the Guardian, Nick Cohen on self-censorship: Unless we find the courage to overcome fear, the self-censorship will spread, and not only in the media. Colleagues who wanted historians at a London museum to talk about the long history … Continue reading
Posted in history, Religion
Tagged blasphemy and defamation of religion, Islam, Islamic fundamentalism
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#PasCharlie 2
Cross-posted on the Corner (yesterday): Tomorrow Paris will play host to a march designed to show France’s unity in the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo attacks. The Guardian explains: Je suis Charlie. Nous sommes Charlie. La France est Charlie. Under … Continue reading
Posted in politics, Religion
Tagged blasphemy and defamation of religion, Charlie Hebdo, France, Islam, Islamic fundamentalism
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#PasCharlie
Cross-posted on the Corner: The #JeSuisCharlie message doesn’t appear to be getting through to some. The Global Post: A Swedish member of parliament reported a far-right leader to the police on Friday for alleged incitement to hatred over a comment … Continue reading
Posted in politics, Religion
Tagged blasphemy and defamation of religion, Charlie Hebdo, France, Islam, Islamic fundamentalism, Sweden
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Will Anything Change?
Cross-posted on the Corner. At the Financial Times, Europe editor Tony Barber’s initial response to the atrocity in Paris included this: Charlie Hebdo has a long record of mocking, baiting and needling French Muslims. If the magazine stops just short … Continue reading
Posted in politics, Religion
Tagged blasphemy and defamation of religion, cartoons, Charlie Hebdo, France, Islam, Islamic fundamentalism, Theresa May, UK, William Donohue
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Charlie Hebdo
Cross-posted on the Corner. The revolting terrorist assault on Charlie Hebdo today is designed to intimidate for the future as much as to ‘punish’ for the past. And I suspect that it has, to some degree, been encouraged by opinion … Continue reading
Posted in politics, Religion
Tagged blasphemy and defamation of religion, cartoons, Charlie Hebdo, France, Islam, Islamic fundamentalism, terrorism
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On Living in a Theocracy
Gulf News: Manama: Saudi Arabia’s efforts to edge closer to setting a minimum age for marriage have received a blow after the Grand Mufti said there was nothing wrong with girls below 15 getting married. “There is currently no intention … Continue reading
A Coming Clash of Civilizations?
Cross-posted on the Corner. Over at the XX Committee, John Schindler takes a look at what he calls “Putin’s Orthodox Jihad.” Trying to make sense of Putin’s ideology, much of which appears to have been adopted on the hoof as … Continue reading
Posted in politics
Tagged Russia, Russian Orthodoxy, Vladimir Putin, Vsevolod Chaplin
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