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Neal Stephenson - Taking bin Laden’s Side
Nicholas Kristof articulates perfectly why opponents of the Cordoba Initiative are mistaken. "Is there any doubt about Osama bin Laden’s position on the not-at-ground-zero mosque?" - The Ministry of Silly Walks
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"The form of the book hasn't changed fundamentally in five hundred years," they tell us. It's like saying the form of the wheel hasn't changed fundamentally since the Bronze Age. Which is true enough—until you try putting a wagon wheel on your car. - A New Sith, or Revenge of the Hope
Crikey. If you watch Star Wars prequels, you realise that actually R2D2 and Chewbacca are the real movers and shakers, and in a pretty dark way too. - How to win Rock-paper-scissors every time
A strategy - Should Orwell endure?
"because my worldview is so different from that of Orwell and his Cold War-era readers, I have to “think” my way into their political struggles in a way that someone even twenty years ago probably did not" - Muslim Victims of 9/11
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Chimanmanda Adichie’s Single Story
“I have always felt that it is impossible to engage properly with a place or a person, without engaging with all the stories of that place and that person. ” Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Books, Multiculturalism
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On Benefit Fraud
People often equate benefit-fraud with the separate issue of the state giving people too much in benefits. Continue reading
Quoted on Libel Tourism
Yrstrly in the Metro Continue reading
Posted in Elsewhere, Human Rights, USA
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Defending the Cordoba Mosque
Over in New York, an argument is blazing over the Cordoba Initiative, an Islamic cultural and community centre planned for downtown New York. Shrill critics have labelled it the ‘Ground Zero Mosque’ and called for the project to be cancelled, … Continue reading
Posted in Human Rights, Multiculturalism, Religion, USA
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Known Unknowns
Who exists on the Penumbra of your consciousness? Have YOU heard of Justin Bieber? Continue reading
Posted in Art and Cultures, Diary, Politics
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When PC Myth Becomes Government Talking Point
Baroness Warsi repeats the ‘Winterval’ lie. Continue reading
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The Bookseller of Kabul
Dragging this sort of roman a clef into the court-room is a terrible precedent for free expression. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Human Rights, Middle East, Political Correctness
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WOMAD and Multiculturalism
One of the highlights of WOMAD last weekend was watching a comeback performance by the Afro-Celt Sound System, who rocked the tent on Sunday evening with a tight blend of two cultures. The undoubted crowd-pleaser was a three-way drum duel … Continue reading
Posted in Diary, Multiculturalism, Music
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Nick Clegg: Accidentally-on-Purpose
I wonder if his gaffes were as accidental as is being reported Continue reading
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Trouble Looming over Burqa Ban
So, French MPs have voted to ban the burka. We know where this story will go next. Somewhere in France, a woman will engage in a piece of civil disobediance and enter a public space wearing her veil. She will … Continue reading
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