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  • UK: Sharia councils: unjust, unequal and consequence of failed integration policies

    13 December, by siawi3

    It is important here to link the establishment of Sharia councils in the UK with the rise of Islamism internationally. Muslims have lived in the UK and Europe for centuries and didn’t need an Islamic court to provide them permission to adopt, worship or practice their religion.
    It is high time that the government asserted one law for all.

  • Britain’s Sharia Councils - Islamic religious courts

    13 December, by siawi3

    What is really happening in Britain’s Sharia Councils - Islamic religious courts. Some women reveal they have suffered domestic violence ignored by these councils as campaigners say it is time to tackle the parallel legal system which can run counter to British law.

  • UK: The fight for free thought is a historical task and duty

    13 December, by siawi3

    As the late Marxist, atheist and humanist Mansoor Hekmat said: ‘Of course ...it is the right of all to believe in whatever they want. But there is a fundamental difference between respecting the freedom of opinion of individuals and respecting the opinions they hold.’

  • India: Inauguration of Bridge School in riot affected area Muzaffarnagar

    13 December, by siawi3

    In continuation of the peace and rehabilitation work after the massive riots in Muzaffarnagar, Khudai Khidmatgar in collaboration with Afkar India Foundation took the initiative of bridging the educational gap of the riot affected children of Muzaffarnagar by starting a bridge school in between the Malakpura and Khurgan refugee camps.

  • India: Sonia Gandhi ( Congress) backs gay rights

    13 December, by siawi3

    Leading the charge against an “archaic and repressive” law that criminalises gay sex, top Congress leaders, including Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, on Thursday came out strongly against a Supreme Court judgment upholding this law. Stirred into action, the government was contemplating an ordinance to reverse the verdict. In a Hindustantimes.com poll conducted on Wednesday, over 80% of the respondents answered in the negative, when asked whether they agree with the Supreme Court’s order of criminalising homosexuality again.y-to-amend-section-377-of-ipc/article1-1161785.aspx

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