Melanie McDonagh / The Spectator We saw two different worlds, or at least two different value systems, collide in the High Court in Birmingham this week. On one side there was Sarah Hewitt-Clarkson, the headmistress of Anderton Park, a little primary school in Sparkhill, a largely Pakistani Continue Reading
A Push to Deny Muslims Religious Freedom Gains Steam
Aysha Khan / Religion & Politics / July 16, 2019 Once a fringe argument restricted to extreme anti-Muslim corners of the internet, the idea that Islam is not actually a religion, and therefore does not qualify for religious liberty protections, has rapidly gained salience in mainstream Continue Reading
Is Islam Receptive to Religious Freedom?
The short-term outlook appears grim, says scholar Daniel Philpott, but there are grounds for hope. Paul Marshall / April 15, 2019 / Book review In the West and elsewhere, views of Islam are sharply divided. To put the matter far too simply, one side describes Islam as a “religion of peace,” Continue Reading
Dear Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats: A hijab is not a hat
(RNS) — After Democrats take control of the U.S. House of Representatives today, one of their first agenda items is to change an 1837 rule banning hats on the House floor, in deference to a new Muslim congresswoman who wears religious headwear known as hijab. You might think that as a scholar Continue Reading