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The Anzac Spirit lives on imposing itself

The Anzac Spirit lives on imposing itself

The commemoration of Anzac Day is meant to signify the Anzac spirit. For Muslims living in Australia, however, the Anzac spirit has quite a different meaning to the official version coined by war historian C.E.W. Bean [...]

Atheism in the dock

Atheism in the dock

Uthman Badar The high priests of New Atheism are in town, subjecting us to more of the same. The faithful have responded to the fatuous bus posters to gather at the (not-so-global) Atheist convention, taking place [...]

Time to face reality in Afghanistan

Time to face reality in Afghanistan

“…there is nothing in South Vietnam which could happen that realistically threatens the United States of America. And to attempt to justify the loss of one American life…linking such loss to the preservation of freedom…is to [...]

Beheading the Cultural Zombie – Liberal society’s illiberal response to Islam?

Beheading the Cultural Zombie – Liberal society’s illiberal response to Islam?

Jacques Derrida argues the Hollywood figure of the zombie is an example of the problem we face when two opposing elements cohabit the same space. Zombies are both dead and alive. They disrupt “binaries” and undermine [...]