Several hundred joined a rally in London’s Hyde Park organised by One Law for All to show their opposition to Sharia and religious-based laws in Britain and elsewhere and to demand universal rights and secularism. At the rally, over 20 speakers and performers exposed the discriminatory and brutal nature of religious laws. They included Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain’s Asad Abbas; International...
International Humanist and Ethical Union 24 November 2009 Based on a report from Peter Tatchell, Video Cannel Sighteffect Muslims, ex-Muslims and non-Muslims joined forces in London to protest against Sharia and against all religious laws and courts. The rally took place in Hyde Park, Saturday 21 November 2009. Speakers included: Roy Brown, of the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU); rally...
12 November 2009 One Law for All campaign is organising a rally on Saturday 21 November 2009 at 1200pm in London’s Hyde Park. The rally aims to oppose religious laws in Britain and elsewhere, show solidarity with people living under and resisting Sharia, and to defend universal rights and secularism. Simultaneous acts of solidarity and support for the rally and its aims will take place in countries...
Press Release For immediate release 12 November 2009 One Law for All campaign is organising a rally on Saturday 21 November 2009 at 1200pm in London’s Hyde Park. The rally aims to oppose religious laws in Britain and elsewhere, show solidarity with people living under and resisting Sharia, and to defend universal rights and secularism. Simultaneous acts of solidarity and support for the rally...
Comments by David G. Littman, NGO Representative to the United Nations (Geneva) for the Association for World Education (AWE) and World Union for Progressive Judaism (WUPJ): The Cairo Declaration of Human Rights in Islam, the proposed Islamic Charter, the Universal Declaration and the International Covenants On looking through my papers...
Post of the week: Terry Glavin "Proximate Cause" . The BNP: Some more posts, to add to the lists here , here and here . Johnny G: A hollow victory for the goodies . Modernity: Thinking about no platform . LGF: BNP's mask falls off . Duncan: Debating no platform . Dave Hill: Can the BNP define British ? Patrick Hayes: Would the BBC give a platform to Hitler (or cut to the money quote here...
Jackie and the Starlites-- Cry Baby Killers Their all time classic-- Valarie, Jackie didn't get top billing until the 2nd pressing. Another good 'un, their third for Fury. A new label, and still cryin' their hearts out. The crying record was a great tradition in the golden era of rhythm and blues. This trend was perhaps kicked off by the Griffin Brothers Orchestra Weepin' & Cryin Blues with vocal...
In The Lotus Eater by Somerset Maugham, a banker chooses bohemian existence on the Isle of Capri over his job. Today, Nice Price or Crack Pipe has a Capri that may bewitch you too — if you've got the bank. Yesterday, the PDQ TVR got an OMG from 75% of you. That was one of the very few to have snuck through Customs in order to enjoy the pleasures of American macadam, and got itself a hoontastic...
For those of you under 40, myself included, who don’t know about the rich history of Cincinnati music, this book is for you. Yes, there was a time when Cincinnati was a pioneer in the music industry and King Records was an important player in that game. And there is a brand new [...]
New reports proving that Texas executed an innocent man have underscored the critical need for forensic reform in the United States, and a hearing this month before Congress made it clear that bipartisan support exists for science-based federal forensic standards. The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on forensic reform September 9, and a central topic was the case of Cameron Todd Willingham,...
By Hilary White, LifeSite News The sexual abuse crisis in the Catholic Church in the US and abroad was a matter of homosexuals preying on adolescent boys, not one of pedophilia, said the Vatican’s representative at the UN in Geneva, Switzerland. It is "more correct," said Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, to speak of ephebophilia, a homosexual attraction [...]
Variety abounds this week in the city's music scene with balladeer José Luis Perales, reggaetón duo Wisin y Yandel, folk singer Roy Brown and Argentinian Gustavo Santaolalla among visiting performers.
Quorn: The First Quorn Countryside Challenge will be held on Sunday, October 4. It will be started at 9.30am by Rosemary Conley from Caves Field Cradock Drive. The 10km event is for walkers and runners around Charnwood countryside with a four-mile sponsored walk starting at 10.45am by the Mayor and Mayoress of Charnwood Councillor Roy Brown and his wife Gill. Entry Form are still available from local...
International Humanist and Ethical Union 17 September 2009 In a speech to the 12th session of the Human Rights Council on 16 September, IHEU representative Roy Brown called on the Council to do more to combat violence and discrimination against religious minorities, citing the recent murders of Christians in Pakistan, Somalia and Nigeria, the still unresolved massacre of Muslims in Gujerat, and mob...
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