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The Rise of Ignorance and Islamophobia
An interesting article in the HuffPostUK sets out what I’ve been trying to teach in my lessons on prejudice and persecution for a while now. Since 9/11 it has been evident that Islamophobia is on the...
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Extremism, extreme weather and evil
With another suspected Islamist terrorist attack coming hot on the heels of the Boston Marathon bombings there have, unsurprisingly been discussions in the classroom about the nature of evil. The...
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Religion in the news 19/9/13: Jewish football chants, Face veils, Unholy...
It’s the morning after the unicorn inspired iOS7 night before. If you managed to download it eventually, as I did, congratulations or possibly commiserations. Anyhow, the news……. Comedian David Baddiel...
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Religion in the News 23/9/13: A weekend of atrocities
A man cries at the death of his brother in the suicide attack on the church in Peshawar, Pakistan. Photograph: Fayaz Aziz/Reuters The weekend news pages have been dominated by the shocking events in...
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Religion in the News 25/9/13: Islamophobia, Bible quoting doctor, Tesco...
From the last 24 hours….. A sad yet inevitable consequence of the Nairobi attack has been the rise of reported anti-muslim abuse, the Huff Post reports. It says that tell MAMA, which monitors reports...
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Judge warns jury of wrongful prejudice over defendant’s Muslim face veil
A judge warned a jury on Wednesday that it was wrong to be prejudiced against anyone because of their expression of religious faith, as a Muslim defendant prepared to go on trial wearing a full face...
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