Ruhollah Khomeini wrote about sex with children and animals. Perhaps he should have studied economics instead
[ 5 minutes to read] Ruhollah Khomeini is remembered primarily as the architect of Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution and the founder…
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Would brutal human rights abuses in Iran stop with regime change?
[ 13 minutes to read] There are many ways to discuss Iran. We can talk about nuclear weapons, uranium enrichment, Israel,…
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I am against the death penalty. What about war criminals?
[ 3 minutes to read] I am absolutely against the death penalty (for the record, it is scientifically proven it has…
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How did the West make the world religiously radicalized?
[ 5 minutes to read] Modern religious radicalization did not emerge from religion alone. Instead, it emerged from collapsing states, foreign…
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Does Trump shows how to avert WW3 with military superiority?
[ 2 minutes to read] Of course, he can also get closer to it. But this article talks about military superiority….
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Should the US attack Venezuela?
[ 5 minutes to read] The question sounds insane at first. Yet nothing about Venezuela feels normal now. The country collapsed….
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How nationalism manipulates the human need for belonging
[ 4 minutes to read] Nationalism is not patriotism. It is the hijacking of a primal instinct that once ensured survival….
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The Quran and Muhammad’s Violence: Osama bin Laden’s Ideology
[ 6 minutes to read] The Qur’an, Islam’s central scripture, holds supreme authority in Muslim society and plays a decisive role…
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Radical Legacy of Christopher Hitchens: Marxism & New Atheism
[ 7 minutes to read] The “New Atheism” movement experienced a surge in prominence following the September 11th attacks. However, its…
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Religion still shapes politics, even when we think it doesn’t
[ 5 minutes to read] Modern societies like to believe they have left religion behind. They speak of secular states, rational…
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We can question Christianity, not Islam
[ 4 minutes to read] You can question Christianity in most Western countries, you can mock it, you can publish it….
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Screw Geneva Conventions, kill anyone you want
[ 5 minutes to read] The title sounds extreme—and intentionally so. But it captures a disturbing reality: in the modern Western…
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West has been destroying Middle East and never helped
[ 5 minutes to read] The pattern is undeniable. Western powers invade, topple governments, and bomb cities. Then they walk away….
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9/11 terrorists didn’t envision 4.5 million deaths
[ 4 minutes to read] September 11, 2001. Nearly 3,000 civilians died within hours. The images pierced the world’s mind. Skyscrapers…
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The PayPal Mafia’s Power Play: Peter Thiel’s Grip on Washington
[ 5 minutes to read] Peter Thiel is one of the most powerful men alive (if you want to sue me,…
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The future of secularism in the Middle East
[ 7 minutes to read] Secularism in the Middle East has long been a contested idea, fluctuating between dominance and decline….
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Australia’s Human Rights Reckoning: A Freethinker’s Perspective
[ 3 minutes to read] The United Nations Human Rights Committee has issued a damning verdict: Australia has violated international human…
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Iraq at a Crossroads: Will Women’s Rights Survive a Return to Religious Rule?
[ 3 minutes to read] Iraq, a country once heralded as a regional leader in women’s rights and progressive family laws,…
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How women’s basic rights and freedoms are being eroded all over the world
[ 4 minutes to read] Hind Elhinnawy, Nottingham Trent University From Iraq to Afghanistan to the US, basic freedoms for women…
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Christopher Hitchens (1949–2011): The Provocative Intellectual Who Declared War on Religion
[ 5 minutes to read] Christopher Hitchens, the British-American author, journalist, and orator, was a fierce critic of religion, revered for…
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Will Putin surpass the US presidents in death toll?
[ 9 minutes to read] We have the free, democratic, pure, clean, freedom of speech US with presidents who wouldn’t hurt…
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A Blow to LGBTQ+ Rights: Iraq’s Controversial Crackdown on homosexuality and transgenderism
[ 3 minutes to read] In a world where J.K. Rowling was this week once more ousted and ostracized by the…
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Irrevocably Evil: Why Iranian society is secularizing itself from within
[ 8 minutes to read] It was the third day of protests in response to Mahsa Amini’s murder by Iranian police….
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The crime of Islamic militias in Iraq against Atheist and other minorities
[ 2 minutes to read] Iraq has long been a battleground for conflicts, wars, and terrorist activities. These conflicts have had severe consequences for the country’s minorities, including atheists and members of the LGBT community. The rise of Islamic militias and radical Islamic groups has led to an increase in violence and persecution against these minority groups, forcing many to flee the country or hide their identities for fear of retribution.
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EXPLAINER: The Islamic world was urbane, secular and in some cases democratic. What happened?
[ 5 minutes to read] Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
“Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in his heyday” by Doc Kazi is marked with Public Domain Mark 1.0.
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Terrorism and Islamic honor laws against Women in Iraq.
[ < 1 minute to read] I know that talking about what happens to Iraqi women every time doesn’t seem to end….
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Islamic strict traditions and their implications on Iraqi women.
[ 2 minutes to read] Reasons why most Iraqi women seek to emigrate from the harsh laws of Islam in Iraq….
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The Silence of the Iraqi Media on Atrocities of the Islamic Honor Culture in Iraq.
[ 2 minutes to read] The negligence of the Iraqi media The Iraqi media has expressed sincere negligence on issues pertinence…
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Why my brothers broke my legs
[ 2 minutes to read] My life as a woman, living under Islamic laws in Iraq Inas Sadiq Ali is trying…
