Stop the Oppression of Women in the Islamic World

ISHR, the International Society for Human Rights, launched a campaign to advocate the rights of Muslim women. “Stop the oppression of women in the Islamic world.” What do you think? Do you interpret this as advancing human rights? Or is it perpetuating prejudice?

Christian Century on Islam

Charles Strohmer heads up the Christian Century‘s feature on reformist Islam this month. Here’s the introduction… “Although Muslim reform may seem like an oxymoron to those who see Islam only through the lens of graphic violence, Muslim reformers have been in the sights of jihadist groups such as al-Qaeda for years. Their increasingly bold public …

Multi-Faith Ethical Guidelines for Witness

I’m preparing to lead a retreat for members of a multi-faith University chaplaincy team, using hospitality as an entry point for personal and group reflection. I’ll be drawing on Geoff Boyce’s newly published book, An Improbable Feast – the surprising dynamic of hospitality at the heart of multifaith chaplaincy. Also I’ll be drawing on insights …

Muslim Demographics on YouTube Abuse of Statistics

I’m concerned about the Fear and Loathing “Muslim Demographics” video which has gone viral on YouTube over the last month. There are several copies out there, but it looks as though the original was posted by “Friendofmuslim”, a YouTube user based in Lebanon, who has received over 5 million views. What concerns me is that …