The Iconoclast

Ali Sina: The Dilemma Of Islamic Terrorism

January 28, 2015
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Hugh Fitzgerald

At the website — www.faithfreedom.org — run by Ali Sina, a defector from the Army of Islam, and by other contributors who, through no fault of their own, were born […]

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Slow Jihad Of Fatah To Fast Jihad Of Hamas: We’re In The Same Trench

January 28, 2015
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Hugh Fitzgerald

Here. There is no Battle of the Trench for Fatah, when it comes to Hamas, save for a little quarrel over who gets to keep and divert aid money from […]

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A Re-Posting Of A Piece About "Staunch Ally" Saudi Arabia

January 28, 2015
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Hugh Fitzgerald

  Here is a previous post about “our staunch ally” Saudi Arabia, which mentions another famous above-the-law case, that of the Saudi prince who used his private plane, and his […]

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Obama In Riyadh: "The Most Positive Visit Of His Presidency"

January 28, 2015
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Hugh Fitzgerald

Here. Thirty representatives of four different American administrations came to pay their “respects” to dead King Abdullah, live King Salman, and the country their family owns and named after itself, […]

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Islam is revolting

January 28, 2015
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Mary Jackson
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New Greek Government Offers Standard-Issue Chomsky

January 28, 2015
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Hugh Fitzgerald

Greece’s new rulers are foursquare behind the Jihad against Israel. Dismally predictable, but that doesn’t mean this news has no power to dismay and upset. Here.  

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Weblog Awards 2015

January 28, 2015
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Rebecca Bynum

If you’d like to nominate The Iconoclast for best community blog,

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Coming in from the cold

January 28, 2015
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Mary Jackson

Jack London doesn’t seem to be much read these days, at least not in London. I like his short story “To Build a Fire”, which is

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V&A in row over self-censorship after Muhammad image is taken down

January 28, 2015
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Esmerelda Weatherwax

From theSpectator and Spectator :- I am not sure it is a very uplifting example, this censorship of the past, but they are certainly not alone in doing this.  Indeed […]

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In Memoriam

January 28, 2015
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Mary Jackson

So farewell, then, Demise Demis Roussos. We thought you’d go On forever. And ever. And ever And … And Deirdre from Coronation Street. “I don’t want to go,” she Told […]

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French artist withdraws prayer rug installation from show after threats from Muslim group

January 28, 2015
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Esmerelda Weatherwax

From the Art News and

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Critical Race And Ethnic Studies Program Seeks Underrepresented And Marginalized

January 27, 2015
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Hugh Fitzgerald

Applicants sought for the Andrew Harris Fellowship at the University of Vermont, in a state which — to its everlasting shame– doesn’t have enough underrepresented and marginalized populations within its […]

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A Musical Interlude: After The Ball (Piano Wm Bolcom, voc. Joan Morris)

January 27, 2015
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Hugh Fitzgerald

Listen to Charles K. Harris’ famous song here.

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Faits Divers: A Murder In Besancon

January 27, 2015
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Hugh Fitzgerald

Here. You must learn to read, as the names of neither the victim nor the suspects are given, as French people now read — that is, between the lines.

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Internal Emails Show Al Jazeera English Banning Use of Terms ‘Terrorist,’ ‘Militant,’ ‘Islamist’

January 27, 2015
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Rebecca Bynum

Using Islam or Muslim is right out – not even a question. This email was obtained by

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What Didn’t Happen Then, And Part Of The Reason Why

January 27, 2015
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Hugh Fitzgerald

Ben Kingsley says that Europe “didn’t grieve” just after the war for the murdered Jews. Oh, it’s worse than that. European governments, and especially the British government, showed little sympathy […]

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