Maybe it’s time to ban the veil

Last week was a good week for Islam and the veil. As usual.

Time to be honest about the English Defence League

Do you agree with Tommy?

FGM: Some Progress

And this just in: children’s charity takes action to protect children suffering serious harm.

Sharia: Cameron Can Kill Multiple Birds With One Stoning

Establishing that women suffer when religion and law collide is like establishing that excrement emits an unpleasant odour.

Malala

Treating Malala’s injuries is not enough.  We need to defend freedom of speech and secularism.

The madness of Cristina Odone

How to solve a problem like marginalisation?  Easy.  More marginalisation.

Circumcision Post 3: A New Hope

Although this is my third circumcision blog post in a row, I maintain that I’m not obsessed with penises.  I’m obsessed with leaving them alone.

If you like cutting penises so much, cut your own

RELAX, put the scalpel DOWN, and move AWAY from the baby. SLOWLY.

Why Female Genital Mutilation Continues

When is a good time to talk about human rights abuses against children? Actually, when isn’t?

Religious and Cultural Sensitivity, Part 2

This follows on from a previous post in November 2011. If you haven’t already done so, I would politely recommend reading that before you read this one. But if, like me, you like a short cut, here’s a heavily abridged version of the story so far…

Muslim women and children are chattels, not human beings. Discuss.

When religion meets law, women and children get screwed.

Religious and cultural sensitivity

This phrase, innocuous to some and the highest possible virtue to others, often achieves precisely the opposite result.

Can Everyone Stop Getting Offended So Easily, Please?

If you want to subjugate women and violate their rights and their bodies, use religion.  Nothing can ever justify selling a harmless Topman T-shirt making fun of ugly women, though.