Category - Islamism

Democratic Muslims pleased as sharia demo is called off

staff writers — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:02:28 +0000

A demonstration of Muslim hardliners calling for sharia law to be imposed in Britain was cancelled in London over the weekend amid planned counter-protests by democratic Muslims.

Campaigners condemn public money to Islamist-linked schools

staff writers — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:14:45 +0000

Campaigners for inclusive schools, including Accord, have strongly criticised the granting of public money to schools with links to the Islamist organisation Hizb ut-Tahrir.

Distinguishing Islam and 'Islamism'

Simon Barrow — Thu, 08 May 2008 16:45:15 +0100

Is it that 'new atheists' like Sam Harris simply don't understand religion (beyond assembling everything bad they know to attack it with), or is the failure to distinguish positive and negative deliberate?

Bishop causes uproar with attack on Islamism and 'Christian nation' fears

staff writers — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 15:24:49 +0000

The Bishop of Rochester has been strongly criticised for his claims that Islamic extremism has turned some communities into no-go areas, and that Britain is disintegrating because it is no longer seen as a Christian nation.

Research claims that the British media is demonising Muslims

staff writers — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 09:35:08 +0000

An amalgam of research projects prepared by members of an expert panel examining published newspaper articles and reporting the experiences of Muslim journalists has revealed a "torrent" of negative stories and widespread prejudice.

Re-evangelizing the religion of death

Simon Barrow — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 17:09:26 +0100

At the root of death-dealing religion and ideology is fear, says Simon Barrow. The biggest challenge we face today is how to challenge cultures of death from within, replacing the logic of the sword with an invitation to life.

Mass Turkish protests for secular, non-military government

staff writers — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 22:47:39 +0100

Many hundreds of thousands of Turks have joined protest for the maintenance of a democratic, religiously neutral government - and opposition either to a military coup or a drift towards Islamism.

Living in apocalyptic fear

staff writers — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 08:07:01 +0000

The real problem of Islamism as a violent mutation within the Muslim faith is not well addressed by feeding ourselves paranoid fantasies