Ian McEwan: I despise militant Islam
Nicole Martin, Telegraph
The award-winning novelist Ian McEwan has launched an outspoken attack on militant Islam, accusing it of “wanting to create a society that I detest”. The author said he “despises Islamism” because of its views on women and homosexuality. But predicting a backlash against his comments, which were made in an Italian newspaper, he insisted he was not a racist. The writer of Atonement and Enduring Love condemned religious hardliners as he defended his friend, the writer Martin Amis…
[McEwan's Bitter - Lenin's Tomb]
Young Muslims ‘are turning to extremism’
Patrick Sawer, Telegraph
Extremists are winning the battle for the hearts and minds of Britain’s young Muslims, a disturbing police report warns. Increasing numbers have become so alienated from mainstream society that they could even lend their support to jihadi terrorism, the study claims. While most reject violence, many distrust police and are reluctant to inform on extremists. The report was commissioned by the Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo) after last year’s failed bomb attacks…
School sex clinics fuel debate on promiscuity
Anushka Asthana, The Observer
Condoms, pregnancy tests and morning-after pills are being offered in schools to hundreds of thousands of children, some as young as 11. Twenty-nine per cent of secondary schools in England now have sexual health clinics with one in 20 providing children with prescriptions for a variety of contraceptives – the pill, injections or implants – without their parents being informed, according to research by the Sex Education Forum.
Diverse US Muslims (IslamOnline)
UK bishop ‘will boycott Lambeth’ (BBC News Online)
Tory peers warn of threat of sharia law (Islamophobia Watch)
Schools listed as failing among best in the country, says NUT (Anthea Lipsett, The Guardian)
Hate preacher ‘knew 7/7 bomber’ (Daniel Sandford, BBC News Online)
Akinola barred from Jordan (Indigo Jo Blogs)
Nazis recommend Harry’s Place (Islamophobia Watch)
The ‘politics of inclusion’ takes a hit (Islamophobia Watch)
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