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Indonesia's Religion Transformed under Saudi Arabia's Influence

Indonesia's Religion Transformed under Saudi Arabia's Influence

Indonesia, as the world's most populous Muslim country, is a source of great interest for those looking to see how it evolves in the context of the globals cultural milieu of the 21st century. It has traditionally been a pretty tolerant place, relatively speaking, with other religions protected

Sadiq Khan tells organisers of world’s largest arms fair to ‘leave London and never come back’

The London mayor has been in the news quite a bit recently with regard to his feud with Trump. I like how he is sticking to his idealistic guns. Would be great to see the same in the States, eh. This is from i News: Sadiq Khan has issued a

Saudi Arabia issues first driving licences to women

A glimmer of hope in the world of Islamic theocracies... From The Guardian: Saudi Arabia has issued its first driving licences for women three weeks before it ends the world’s only ban on female drivers, though many of the activists who pushed for change are still in jail. Ten

UN Human Rights Council condemns death penalty for blasphemy, apostasy and homosexuality

The following news (taken from Humanists UK) is great, if not a little obvious in my humble opinion. What is particularly galling is the issue of Saudi Arabia, in the context of the UN Human Rights Council (from wiki): In September 2015, Faisal bin Hassan Trad, Saudi Arabia's

Letter Concerning Selling Arms to Saudi Arabia

I recently wrote to my local MP concerning selling arms to Saudi Arabia. This is her reply: Letter back from Caroline Dinenage MP about selling arms to Saudi Arabia: Dear Jonathan,Thank you for writing to me about the sale of arms to Saudi Arabia.Let me firstly assure you

No More Killing: What Kind of Foreign Policy Do We Need?

Just to let you know, if you are local to Bournemouth tonight, I am presenting at a Stop the War Coalition meeting concerning selling arms (particularly to Saudi Arabia). This has been in the news recently as Saudi Arabia have been accused of breaches in humanitarian law in their involvement

Another Call for the Release of Raif Badawi

This has come from the IHEU - the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU): Coalition of rights groups supports statement by Ensaf Haidar at UN, calling for release of her husband Raif Badawi - after five years in jail It's been five years since Saudi writer and activist,

Saudi Man Sentenced to Death for Atheism: Memetic Failsafes

A man originally arrested in 2014, after losing two appeals, has been sentenced to death for being, well, like you (probably) and me. As The Independent reports: Several local media reports identified the man as Ahmad Al Shamri, in his 20s, from the town of Hafar al-Batin, who first came

Saudi Arabia, the UK, Al-Qaeda, the Yemen. What a Recipe.

This video is a great expose of the proper shitstorm that is the Yemen right now. And we in the UK. as far as our government is concerned, are probably not helping matters. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc5L519Ko8E[/youtube]

Saudi Footballer Made to Have Pitchside Haircut for Un-Islamic Hairstyle

The Independent reports on this ridiculous state of affairs (pun intended): A footballer in Saudi Arabia was forced to have an impromptu haircut at the side of the pitch due to the country's crackdown on “unIslamic hairstyles” in the sport. Footage shows Waleed Abdullah, a goalkeeper for Al

Saudi Arabia sentences Twitter atheist to 10 years in prison and 2,000 lashes

Yup, what a lovely country we wholeheartedly appear to politically support. The Independent reports: A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced a man to 10 years in prison and 2,000 lashes for expressing his atheism in hundreds of social media posts. The report carried in Al-Watan says the 28-year-old

Britain told to "respect" Saudi Arabia's use of death penalty

I really don't think there is much to respect in the death penalty; and more importantly, I think there is nothing to respect in Saudi Arabia's use of it. We have seen recently both the sorts of people shown the ultimate punishment, and the sheer numbers

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Saudi Arabia, Human Rights and Sir Gerald Howarth's Nonsense

This is a really important topic and piece which I think needs to be understood by many, not least the politicians working on the world stage. In fact, politicians seem these days to lack in philosophical rigour and understanding. Let me show you one such example here. The topic of Saudi Arabia, its

By GDJ2015 (Own work) [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons

Saudi Arabia declares all atheists are terrorists in new law to crack down on political dissidents

Saudi Arabia has introduced a series of new laws which define atheists as terrorists, according to a report from Human Rights Watch. In a string of royal decrees and an overarching new piece of legislation to deal with terrorism generally, the Saudi King Abdullah has clamped down on all forms of