https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/may/26/us-liberal-islamophobia-rising-more-insidious#top
For
instance, he claims that reforming Muslims like Maajid Nawaz think "that
Muslims must choose between liberal principles and their faith" -- and,
just a line further on, that they call Islam "a religion that is in
need of reform”. Obviously, if you think a religion is in need of
reform, that means you think it can be reformed -- and, therefore, that
you don't need to choose between your liberal principles and your faith.
Of course Nawaz and others also prove that they don't think you need to
choose by the very fact that they remain Muslims.
Sunday, May 27, 2018
This Fundamentalist Apologist Can't Even Keep His Lies Straight
A few
paragraphs later, this liar claims that Nawaz's "Quilliam Foundation
adopts the Islamophobic tenet that radicalization is a uniquely Muslim
phenomenon," while linking to a sympathetic article that says nothing of
the sort.
Posted by stripey7 at 10:28 AM 0 comments
Friday, May 25, 2018
More People Are Signing for Amnesty to End Its Sexist "Troll Patrol" Program
I'm pleased to report that my petition to Amnesty International to end or reform its sexist "Troll Patrol" program, which I back-burnered while I was working on a GoFundMe, has started picking up new signatures again.
I have also added some additional information and a link to the explanatory text: https://www.change.org/p/amnesty-international-usa-end-or-reform-amnesty-international-s-sexist-troll-patrol-program
Posted by stripey7 at 2:55 PM 0 comments
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