Islam and Women’s Lib
With so many areas of society leaning towards free speech, there is one that remains notably limited: talking about Islam in public without offending. Recent events at Charlie Hebdo might lead one to conclude: with difficulty. The Taliban, not noted for their tolerance and open-mindedness may be relaxing their ban on girl’s schooling, but medieval laws are being adopted by self-declared caliphates, supported by armed groups and by free thinking people. In a free world, any view criticising religion is not automatically racism; it should be possible to comment from a purely social standpoint. For instance; how can it be […]