just to introduce myself and give a bit of context, for those who haven’t come across me before. i am what you might call a “grassroots activist” particularly with regard to interfaith dialogue activities. i’m a traditionally observant jew (although i wasn’t always observant), from a sephardi/indian/baghdadi background, although i have a pretty wide acquaintance across the jewish community from the secularist ultra-left to the religious ultra-right. i don’t speak for anyone but myself and i do not hold a brief for any community or political organisation. although i’d describe myself as a “religious zionist”, that probably doesn’t mean what you think it means (i’m also a supporter of palestinian self-determination) but that’s a discussion for another day.
Recent Comments
- Zeenat Muhammed on Embryology in the Qur’an Debunked
- Amin on Farewell Christopher Hitchens
- Amin on Javed Ahmad Ghamidi Flees Pakistan
- Amin on Allah and the Big Questions
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- Saleem Tahir on Javed Ahmad Ghamidi Flees Pakistan
- Gary on Farewell Christopher Hitchens
- ygcouhs on Supergrass Moazzam Begg Informed on Shaker Aamer
- Ali on Arab racism against Indians and Pakistanis
- Amin on 11 February: A Day to Defend Free Expression
- fatpie42 on The Guardian and David Miller
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Recent Posts
- Al-Muhajiroun’s Plans for Mumbai-style Terrorist Attacks Foiled
- The Guardian and David Miller
- India’s Shame: Rushdie banned from the Jaipur Lit Festival
- Profile: Øyvind Strømmen
- 11 February: A Day to Defend Free Expression
- Supergrass Moazzam Begg Informed on Shaker Aamer
- Allah and the Big Questions
- Disappearing stories and evidence
- Farewell Christopher Hitchens
- On Pakistan and the creation of Bangladesh on Radio 4
- The Men Behind Yahya in the Indo-Pak War of 1971
- Hamza Yusuf: ‘If you hate the west, emigrate to a Muslim country’
- Salafi Fascists Bust Up Debate
- Godspeed You Black Iraqis
- “Illegal Sexual Intercourse”