Category Archives: Multiculturalism

Definitions and ideology

Balkanisation and the Internet

The Internet Age could lead to the breakdown of nation states into smaller political units. Continue reading

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Defamation of Religion

This doesn’t look good: Stressing that defamation of religions is a serious affront to human dignity leading to restriction on the freedom of religion of their adherents and incitement to religious hatred and violence… The above is tajken from a … Continue reading

Posted in Globalisation, Human Rights, Multiculturalism, Religion | 2 Comments

The Linguists

The death of languages is a human rights issue. Continue reading

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Christian Bale’s Muddled Trans-Atlantic Accent Syndrome

Other people afflicted with Muddled Trans-Atlantic Accent Syndrome include Julie Andrews, Anthony Hopkins, and Madonna. Blogger Andrew Sullivan has it too. Who is your favourite? Continue reading

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Sentamu and the moral leadership of Anglicanism

If the Church of England cannot provide a common moral vision for the world-wide Anglican Community, why should we suppose it would be any better at providing one for 21st Century Britain? Continue reading

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Stressing Similarities

Time to bang this particular drum, again, methinks. Continue reading

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Caucus Conflict II: Them and Us

A second point in Stan Rosenthal’s article: South Ossetia has its own culture and language, and is essentially part of North Ossetia, which is inside Russia and very much orientated towards Russia in a way that the South has never … Continue reading

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Here Comes Everybody

I’m looking forward to reading Clay Shirky’s Here Comes Everybody after listening to the Demos Podcast of their event with him earlier this month. Particularly interesting are his musings on the future of the Nation State. Since the internet allows … Continue reading

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Dialogues of Rain and Bamboo

However, I think the traditional Chinese music gained something through being played in the storm. The hum of the rain was like a backing track, which bedded very well underneath the stringed notes. Continue reading

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“We All Have A Piece Of Each Other”

The making families with people from elsewhere, from other cultures: It is at this level, I think, that multiculturalism works best. Continue reading

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