Category Archives: Democracy And Terrorism

In an open letter* to the Muslim world, nothing short of a shattering indictment, French Muslim philosopher Abdennour Bidar writes that Islam has given birth to monsters and needs reform – from within. Excerpts edited by Andrew L. Urban. “Where … Continue reading →

By Andrew L. Urban Faux-horror comedy film studio Troma was the first to respond – correctly – with ridicule to the ghastly attempt at terrorist blackmail by North Korea, after Sony’s new comedy, The Interview, was refused bookings at all … Continue reading →

By Frank Furedi * It is not just the threat of particular horrific acts of terror on the streets of Sydney that Australia has woken up to this week (September 15 – 19, 2014) It is the disturbing realisation a … Continue reading →

By Andrew L. Urban Let’s hope Daniel Pipes is right (Boston attacks alert the West, The Australian, April 29, 2013) in being cautiously optimistic about the West “repulsing the Islamist threat” – by sheer weight of public opinion. The problem … Continue reading →

By Andrew L. Urban “We can’t build a global set of moral values while each religion is in its own moral ghetto, eg the Taliban, whose moral code is anathema to everyone else.” Richard Dawkins I used to think it’s only … Continue reading →