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Liberté, Egalité—de Féministes! Revealing the Burqa as a Pro-Choice Issue“Ban the burqa! Ban the burqa!” Across Western Europe this resounds as the rallying cry of the day among the public and politicians. At least Belgium, France, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, and the United Kingdom are in various stages of
Published in the September / October 2010 Humanist
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Square One near Ground ZeroAn earlier version of this article referred to the Cordoba House Initiative’s planned Islamic community center (also called Park51) in lower Manhattan as a mosque. In late July the controversy surrounding the construction of the Park51 Islamic community center near
Published in the September / October 2010 Humanist
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THE ISSUE AT HANDWHAT IS the central dilemma for humanists? I was recently asked this question and responded that on the subject of religion, humanists must decide whether they are champions of religious freedom or, more fundamentally, just anti-religious. Allying with humanist forebears
Published in the September / October 2010 Humanist
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Counterfeiting TraditionIn 2006 the government of Turkey launched an ambitious effort to rewrite the basic foundation of Islam in order to produce a kinder and gentler result. To appreciate why this ongoing program—known as the “hadith project”—is doomed to fail, it |
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