By Lubaaba, on July 8th, 2009%
As I write, the top news on BBC News online (July 8th) covers the poignant memorial service held in Michael Jackson’s honour. Since his sudden death last month, we have witnessed the world pay homage to the King of Pop. The singer has topped album charts and stars and politicians alike have been showing respect to a man who has been a major icon for decades. And of course the Muslim community has been buzzing with questions regarding his possible conversion to Islam.
Whether or not you are the biggest Jackson fan Continue reading They don’t really care about us?
By Amin, on July 1st, 2009%
President Sarkozy’s proposal to ban the ‘Burka’ may certainly be a populist measure playing to the latent racism and Islamophobia of the French public. However, the real origins of this policy, as with the previous headscarf ban, is not secular fundamentalism but a flawed philosophical conception of liberty.
No matter how much we protest against the apparent flaws of secularism, or the ignorance and intolerance of Sarkozy – without understanding their philosophical background, the reality is we are talking to people who speak a totally different language. Continue reading The paradox of liberty
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