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In the grip of shame and ‘honour’

23rd June 2009

Hannah Shah suffered years of horrific abuse from her imam father.  In this exclusive and moving article, she explains why she doesn’t want him locked up.

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Women outside Conway Hall in London this weekSo this is sharia

19th June 2009

Police were called to a debate in London on ‘Shariah Law’ after violence erupted over segregation.

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India election analysis: Hindu nationalism loses its appeal

22nd May 2009

Terrible showing for BJP in Orissa, as Indian politics comes of age.

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Europe’s Long March from Freedom

20th April 2009

As NATO bows to Turkey over Rasmussen’s appointment, Western governments indicate willingness to compromise free journalism.

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Megamosque sect split over plans

14th April 2009

Leadership at loggerheads over ambitious Newham site, reports Jenny Taylor.

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Violence-torn Kandhamal braces for divisive elections

14th April 2009

BJP candidates both in gaol as Orissa administration tightens grip on anti-Christian violence.

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Violence cripples Hindu nationalist election hopes

17th March 2009

Persecution of Christians in Orissa has backfired for the BJP.

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“Media’s religious ignorance is exposing us to terror

24th February 2009

American media critic hits at UK journalists at launch of Blind Spot in London today.

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Pramod Muthalik of Sri Ram SeneFundamentalism’s resurgence in India

17th February 2009

The Hindu nationalist movement is entering a dangerous phase, says Vishal Arora.

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Geert WildersRight to debate Qur'an snuffed out

13th February 2009

UK Muslim and US missionary jointly condemn government minister Vaz over ban on film he didn't see.

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Catholic leader denounces India’s government over Orissa

19th January 2009

Evidence of weapons stockpiling is growing in advance of April’s elections.

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Where kindness incites the Hindu killers

14th January 2009

A hospital that has been declared ‘the next prime target’ in the violence against Christians in Orissa State, India, is continuing with an eye camp – under armed guard.

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‘Protect minorities or quit’, top judges tell Orissa Government

6th January 2009

India’s Supreme Court on Monday (January 5) surprised the country with its unprecedented request to the Orissa government to resign if it could not protect Christians.

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Banaz MahmodUrgent need for religious literacy training for public services

2nd December 2008

Lapido Media has today called for frontline public service staff to undergo religion-awareness training.

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Rowan WilliamsArchbishop tells government: Don’t impose solutions

17th November 2008

The Archbishop of Canterbury warned against ‘top down solutions’ when he opened the country’s first joint government and Anglican-funded Children’s Centre in inner-city Birmingham at the weekend.

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Lady Sainsbury‘Church of England is selling its soul’

21st October 2008

Lady Sainsbury will today demand answers to London Diocesan ‘failures’ that have put cash before community over a Mayfair church.

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Jenny TaylorThe role of religious illiteracy in the clash of values

13th October 2008

Religion is the heart of all culture and the future depends on a more religiously literate élite, Taylor tells Swiss symposium.

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Militant Hindu youth wing faces ban

13th October 2008

 

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Photo: International Business TimesAngry appeal to India’s President to end inaction over violence

22nd September 2008

Delhi churches hand in petition to President Patil, as Indian business diaspora prays for the nation.

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Neil AddisonNew religion regulations protect anti-abortion stance

8th September 2008

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Photo: International Business TimesChristian Persecution in India Escalates

1st September 2008

All 45,000 Christian educational institutions close in protest.

UPDATED - 9th September 2008: EXCLUSIVE:  Professor Prabhu Guptara on exiting India’s caste-based system:  ‘Just two years to reverse the rot.’ »

Appeal launched to aid victims in Orissa and Bihar:
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Persecution Index 11: Orissa - Ruth Gledhill »

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Woman in burqaBritish women who paid dearly for not registering their marriages

12th August 2008

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Neil AddisonNew model Muslim marriage contract ‘revolutionary’ for UK women

‘Shariah Law by the back door’ says barrister

8th August 2008

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Bill CoxUS verdict on Lambeth: “just more talk”

1st August 2008

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01 Jul 2009

The BBC and the Pope
26 May 2009

Taking tea with the Tablighi Jama’at
23 Jan 2009

Refugee camps in India’s nuclear age
19 Jan 2009

‘Real India’ – Way to go
12 Jan 2009

Free Speech R.I.P.
03 Dec 2008

Rebranding religion
13 Oct 2008

Rudeboy tactics and evangelism
06 Jun 2008

Undercover mosque: How did police get it so wrong?
28 May 2008

Fitna: not for mice
08 Apr 2008

Featured Publications

God is BackGod is Back

The very things that were supposed to destroy religion — democracy and markets, technology and reason — are combining to make it stronger.

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The Imam’s DaughterThe Imam’s Daughter

Hannah Shah had been raped by her father and faced a forced marriage. She fled, became a Christian and now fears for her life. In Britain.

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Blind SpotBlind Spot

"It's not often that I let out a whoop of joy when I read a book…this is the book I – and my students – have been waiting for.”
Ari Goldman, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism,  Author of The Search for God at Harvard

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Religious IntelligenceReligious Intelligence

Since the events of 9/11 it has become increasingly evident that it is impossible to regard religion as a matter of personal belief alone and ban it from the public sphere.

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Religious LiteracyReligious Literacy

“US ambassadors to Muslim-majority countries don’t have to have any training in Islam.  That is not only foolhardy, it is dangerous.” - Stephen Prothero.

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A Wild ConstraintA Wild Constraint

Read Jenny Taylor’s essay ‘The Church’s Turn against Chastity’ from her forthcoming book A Wild Constraint: The Case for Chastity to be published by Continuum on 1 November. 

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Crimes of the CommunityCrimes of the Community

A devastating report on the rise of "honour-based" violence against women from immigrant communities in the UK. It is devastating not just because it reveals the complicity of some "community leaders" in killings, attempted murder and beatings, but also because its sources are so authoritative...

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Young, British and MuslimYoung, British and Muslim

'A most important book on British Muslims. It explodes many contemporary stereotypes to reveal a picture which is far more complex than is often supposed. It shines a light onto both new areas of menace and new avenues of hope. Every politician and policy-maker should read it.'
Paul Vallely, The Independent

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Downloadable Publications

Christianity or Occult?Ethics in Brief

‘Women have borne the brunt of our failed multi-culturalism’, argues Jenny Taylor in Ethics in Brief Spring 2008 issue

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Christianity or Occult?Christianity or Occult?

As cases of kindoki or ‘child witch’ abuse re-surface in Britain, a new downloadable report brings together material by leading African and English scholars from a recent symposium that throws light on some of the allegations.

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