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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results37 Connexions Library11 Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 3 Sources Experts & Spokespersons 2 Sources Library 1 From the Connexions Archives Connexions LibraryAmerican Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America  Hedges, Chris Book 2006 Hedges examines the Christian Right's origins, its driving motivation and its dark ideological underpinnings, with interviews and coverage of events such as pro-life rallies and weeklong classes on co... An anti-clerical policy of Socialism Luxemburg, Rosa Article 1903 According to Luxemburg, "the incessant guerrilla warfare waged for the last ten years against the priests is for French middle-class Republicans one of the best ways of turning away the attention of t... Beyond the Veil Malik, Kenan Article 2013 The question of the Muslim veil seems never to leave the headlines for long. The latest controversies have erupted in Britain after a defendant in a criminal trial demanded the right to wear a niqab i... Bigotry in the Guise of Secularism Hopkins, Carmen Teeple Article 2015 The murder at Charlie Hebdo and the Paris kosher supermarket have unleashed a wave of attacks on French Muslim communities, their culture and religion.The analysis by Carmen Teeple Hopkins helps expla... Broadcast Licenses for Religious Groups Diemer, Ulli Article 1999 Religious freedom does not imply the right of any group to use the public airwaves to promulgate their own religious views while excluding all conflicting points of view. Chasing a Mirage: The Tragic Illusion of an Islamic State Fatah, Tarek Book 2008 According to Tarek Fatah, "Morality is doing what is right, regardless what we are told; Religious dogma is doing what we are told, no matter what is right." Fatah argues that since Islam's advent, th... Connexions Annual Resource and Reading List Article 1989 A short and selective list of resources on issues addressed in the Connexions Annual, such as environment, education, peace, interntional development, women's issues, urban issues, housing, human rig... Connexions Library: Race, Racism, Ethnicity, Multiculturalism Focus Website 2009 Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on race, racism, ethnicity, multiculturalism, identity. The Future Belongs to the Blasphemers: A message from ex-Muslims to mark International Blasphemy Day Article 2017 Some people believe that disagreeing with deeply held beliefs is hate. It is not. I want to remind you that many of the most powerful ideas, ideas that changed our world were once heretical. I want to... The Great Fear of Israel's Leaders Spritzler, John Article 2009 The great fear of Israel's Zionist leaders is that ordinary people in all of historic Palestine, no matter what their religion, will define the struggle against Zionism not as Jew versus non-Jew but a... The lessons we have learned: Palestine & Iraq: Any Signs of Hope? Lowi, Henry Article 2002 A speech on "the peace movement: lessons learned and the way forward." Henry Lowi argues that "There is no sign of hope, for the old prejudices and the old concepts, and there is no hope for the colon... Married to Another Man: Israel's Dilemma in Palestine Karmi, Ghada Book 2007 Karmi argues that Israel has never been able to solve the original and unresolved Zionist quandary of how to create and maintain a Jewish state in a land inhabited by another people. She maintains tha... The Marxists and the Jewish Question: The History of a Debate 1843 - 1943 Traverso, Enzo (translated by Bernard Gibbons) Book 1994 Covers the difficult history of European Marxists' efforts to comprehend what "The Jewish Question" was about. The assumption that Jewish life and religion were a historical anachronism, something tha... Merry Christmas from an Atheist Malik, Kenan Article 2006 I probably represent one of Archbishop John Sentanu's worst nightmares - I am not just an 'aggressive secularist' but a militant atheist to boot. But I have a Christmas tree in the house, I've sent ou... The OIC does not speak for Muslims Fatah, Tarek Article 2008 Tarek Fatah says that "To suggest that any criticism of Islamism, the political ideology of the Muslim Brotherhood and the Iranian Ayatollahs, is anti-Islamic is a bogus and fraudulent position. I wou... On the Second Coming of Religion Malik, Kenan Article 2012 The question we should ask is not just: ‘What is it about religion that makes people believe or behave in certain ways?’ It is also: ‘What is it about contemporary societies that draws many people, bo... Overcoming Zionism: Creating a Single Democratic State in Israel/Palestine Kovel, Joel Book 2007 Kovel argues that the inner contradictions of Zionism have led Israel to a 'state-sponsored racism' fully as incorrigible as that of apartheid South Africa and deserving of the same resolution. Only a... Palestine/Israel: A single state, with liberty and justice for all Abulhawa, Susan; Baroud, Ramzy Article 2009 The notion of religious-ethnocentric entitlement and exclusivity for one people at the expense of another has been rejected the world over. Palestinians reject it and we assert that we are human being... Rahul Pandita's New India: A Hindutva India On the Ashes Of Democratic Secular India Islam, Shamsul Article 2017 Shamsul Islam responds to the rise of the Hindutva in India and challenges their anti-Muslim propaganda. The Right to Offend Bonbnell, Kenneth H. Article 1990 Humans do have a right to offend other humans, especially in presenting dissent from the views with which many people seem to be very content. This includes those views called religious. The rise of humanism and secularism in Iran Namazie, Maryam Article 2005 The backlash and opposition in Iran is at its essence strongly humanist, secularist and modern. You can see it clearly in the rational, popular, and spontaneous acts and the
establishment of hundreds... The St. Petersburg Declaration Article 2007 We are secular Muslims, and secular persons of Muslim societies. We are believers, doubters, and unbelievers, brought together by a great struggle, not between the West and Islam, but between the free... Secularism: Connexipedia Article Article The concept that government or other entities should exist separately from religion and/or religious beliefs. The Secularization Yet to be Done Guesde, Jules Article 1887 The secularization of primary instruction, which our bourgeois republic doesn't want, is nothing but the substitution of one religion for another. It's a matter of placing the capitalist faith instead... Sharia 'Courts': Why Regulation is Not the Answer Patel, Pragna Article 'Sharia' and other religious systems of arbitration are back in the news once again. There appears to be growing recognition of the profoundly discriminatory nature of religious arbitration systems wh... The Sharia debate in the UK: who will listen to our voices? Patel, Pragna Article 2016 Over 300 abused women have signed a statement opposing Sharia courts and religious bodies, warning of the growing threat to their rights and to their collective struggles for security and independence... The Social Passion: Religion and Social Reform in Canada 1914-28 Allen, Richard Book 1973 An account of the movement within Canadian protestantism which sought to revive the neglected social dimensions of Christianity and to involve the church in social action. The Socialist Register 1989: Volume 25: Revolution Today. Aspirations and Realities Miliband, Ralph; Saville, John (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1989 Tactics of desperation: Using false accusations of 'anti-semitism' as a weapon to silence criticism of Israel's behaviour Diemer, Ulli Article 2009 The Israeli state and its defenders are increasingly attempting to silence critics because they are losing the battle for public opinion. UK: Walking a tightrope: Between the pro-Islamist Left and the far-Right Namazie, Maryam Article 2013 Opposing Sharia and Islamism in the west is like walking on a tight rope most of the time -- thwarting attacks from the Left, refuting cultural relativism, preventing alliances with the far-Right, exp... Why is Inclusive Mosque so Afraid of Secularism? Namazie, Maryam Article 2018 Secularism is merely a framework that separates religion from the state to ensure that religion cannot influence the state and public policy and impose itself on private lives. After all, not everyone... Your Fatwa Does Not Apply Here: Untold Stories from the Fight Against Muslim Fundamentalism Bennoune, Karima Book 2013 Karima Bennoune interviews 300 people from 30 countries to report on a largely invisible group of people: Muslim opponents of fundamentalism. They remain largely invisible, lost amid the heated cover... Your Fatwa Does Not Apply Here: Untold Stories from the Fight against Muslim Fundamentalism, by Karima Bennoune (Book Review) Droeber, Julia Article 2013 Karima Bennoune, a US-based law scholar raised in Algeria, has written an account of the stories of numerous people whose lives have been scarred by Islamic fundamentalism and who decided, using a var... Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesApostates of Islam An organization of former Muslims. Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain We, non-believers, atheists, and ex-Muslims, are establishing or joining the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain to insist that no one be pigeonholed as Muslims with culturally relative rights nor deemed... Education Equality in Ontario Education Equality in Ontario is a non-governmental human rights organization and education advocacy group. We seek the elimination of religious discrimination and duplication in the Ontario school s... KenanMalik.com Kenan Malik's home page. See also blog at http://kenanmalik.wordpress.com.
Academically, my main areas of interest are the history of ideas; the history and philosophy of science; the philosophy of m... JoelKovel.org Featuring the writings of Joel Kovel on social justice, ecology, Zionism and other topics. Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan RAWA, the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan, was established in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 1977 as an independent political/social organization of Afghan women fighting for human right... Secular Web The Secular Web is owned and operated by the Internet Infidels, Inc., a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to defending and promoting a naturalistic worldview on the Internet. In the words o... Winchevsky Centre (Morris Winchevsky School) The Winchevsky Centre is a progressive secular Jewish community centre offering intergenerational cultural and educational opportunities emphasizing Jewish history and traditions. Programs reflect a s... Women Against Fundamentalism Women Against Fundamentalism (WAF) was formed in 1989 to challenge the rise of fundamentalism in all religions. Its members include women from a wide range of backgrounds and from across the world.
B... Women Living Under Muslim Law WLUML is an international solidarity network that provides information and support for those women whose lives have been shaped by the customs and/or laws of Islam. It extends to more 70 countries and... Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryThe Many Roots of Christian Europe Malik, Kenan 2014 This is a transcript of a I talk I gave yesterday at the LSE Literary Festival. My thanks to Arthur Bradley who also took part and responded to many of the themes I raised here and to Danielle Sands o... Religion - Secularism: Ulli Diemer - Selected snippets & quotes from Radical Digressions Diemer, Ulli From the Connexions ArchivesMuslim Canadian Congress Website A grassroots organization that provides a voice to Muslims who are not represented by existing organizations; organizations that are either sectarian or ethnocentric, largely authoritarian, and influe... |
