Presumably Sentamu and Williams will be condemning this: Hundreds of thousands of people have rallied in Istanbul in support of secularism in Turkey, amid a row over a vote for the country’s next president. The protesters are concerned that the ruling party’s candidate for the post remains loyal to his Islamic roots. The candidate, Abdullah… Continue reading Turks march for secularism
Month: April 2007
Crying Wolf about Fascism
I was deeply impressed with an article I read earlier this week in the Guardian magazine section by Naomi Wolf. I was impressed because while individually I think she had managed to point to a lot of worrying trends in terms of US policy, it actually left me less convinced that the US was on… Continue reading Crying Wolf about Fascism
(Probably) final thoughts on Scottish Independence
This will probably be the last thing I write on Scottish Independence this side of polling day as I’m off to Cardiff tomorrow. Firstly, a group of 60 Scottish scientists have hit out at the SNP. We should remember that the Scottish Enlightenment was very much a product of the Union. A generation of outward… Continue reading (Probably) final thoughts on Scottish Independence