by Savitri Hensman | Aug 21, 2022 | Commentary
SALMAN RUSHDIE, an Indian-born British author who has won numerous literary awards, was stabbed several times and severely injured at an event in New York on 12 August. In a world where writers and publishers have often faced threats or worse, this has thrown a...
by Savitri Hensman | Jul 28, 2022 | Commentary
FAITH COMMUNITIES often make a valuable contribution to society. And opposing racism is an important aspect of acting justly. However it is important to be on guard against attempts – under the guise of respecting religious belief and opposing racism – to block the...
by Savitri Hensman | Mar 27, 2022 | Commentary
THE WAR OF AGGRESSION against Ukraine, waged by Russian forces under President Vladimir Putin, has been condemned across the world. Many faith leaders have joined in – but not Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, who instead sought to justify the...
by Savitri Hensman | Jan 11, 2022 | Commentary
THE LATEST SCANDALS surrounding the UK government have raised serious questions about how, and in whose interests, key decisions are made. Laws are being changed so that future critics of state abuse of power can be silenced or ignored. Poverty and lack of access to...
by Savitri Hensman | Oct 25, 2021 | Commentary
VARIOUS RELIGIOUS LEADERS have thrown their weight behind a draft bill targeting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT+) people in Ghana and anyone supportive of them. Backers includes the Anglican Church in Ghana’s House of Bishops . Yet the bill violates not...
