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Religion is not accommodated, it is privileged

Anne Marie Waters reports on an event, held on 4 February, organised by the Cutting Edge Consortium, a group which... Read More »

Double-talk and betrayal put massive obstacles in the way of women’s rights

Using the language of freedom, Islamists are turning back the clock on women's human rights. Segregation in universities... Read More »

Baroness Warsi and the OIC

Baroness Warsi's partnership with the OIC means it is only a matter of time before we are completely silenced in the... Read More »

Baroness Warsi and the OIC

Baroness Warsi's partnership with the OIC means it is only a matter of time before we are completely silenced in the... Read More »

Do you know what a Concordat is?

Concordats are a little known tool of the Vatican to impose its dogma in to the public square. They are anti-democratic... Read More »

As the niqab controversy shows, not all women are feminists

The legend that is Julie Bindel (who, I must confess, I have a teeny bit of a crush on) has this morning produced... Read More »

Stoning – the true horror

Recently I posted a blog about the treatment of women in many Islamic states and the fact that such treatment, if... Read More »

It’s not culture, it’s a crime against humanity

When is a crime against humanity not a crime against humanity? When it is applied to women of course.

Here's a quick... Read More »

Women wake up – your dignity is negotiable

This morning I read about a man in Sydney who was accused of rioting last year. Mohammad Issai Issaka, accused of... Read More »

Are religions unfair to women? Is the Pope Catholic?

Kate Smurthwaite rocks. Now I've got that out of the way, I will describe in slightly more detail other matters that... Read More »

There can be no cultural get-out clause for child abusers

By Anne Marie Waters

It's official – raping children is wrong. Sometimes. It depends on the colour (sorry "culture")... Read More »

Bishop Nazir-Ali gives a master class in hypocrisy and double-speak

On Sunday, the Telegraph reported that a Church of England bishop, Michael Nazir-Ali, has written to the European... Read More »

Why do we allow discrimination based on culture?

So, the Olympics has come and gone and it's been a triumph; our athletes have done us proud and the UK has a whole... Read More »

Women can choose to wear the burka – but can they choose not to?

"Exactly what choice does an 11-year-old girl have when her designated school uniform is a magician's black cloth... Read More »

Forced marriage: the real racism lies in our failure to protect victims

Forced marriage is to become a criminal offence. I am tempted to think progress is being made and that many young... Read More »

Secularism and religious freedom

I recently attended a Religious Discrimination and Symbolism workshop on behalf of the NSS. When I had finished my... Read More »

Are you morally superior to the Taliban?

Are you morally superior to the Taliban? That is the opening line of Lloyd Newson's sensational show Can We Talk About... Read More »

Sharia Law and Free Speech

On 12th February, journalist Hamza Kashgari was deported from Malaysia back to his native Saudi Arabia to face the... Read More »

Sharia Law and Middle Class Feminism

On Saturday, I was honoured to attend the launch of the International Sindhi Women's Organisation. Here was a group... Read More »

Freedom of expression under threat by violent extremists

This week I was due to give a talk to students at Queen Mary University of London on behalf of the One Law for All... Read More »