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There’s nothing like the thought of a gym or swimming pool running women-only sessions (at the request of Muslim women) to get some men all worked up. Take the recent ‘controversy’ surrounding one of Harvard University’s gymnasiums. Andrew Sullivan rushes to denounce it as “shariah at Harvard’; Jihadwatch says they have submitted to Islam; and... Read More

The ABC’s Four Corners screened a documentary called Dangerous Ground last night on young Muslims which, like pretty much every other documentary on young Muslims, focused on the range of social problems and issues that a particular demographic of Muslim “yoof” in Sydney face. As per usual, a warning was issued by one of the... Read More

When I first arrived at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, I must confess that I was somewhat disappointed. Given the customary brouhaha preceding a Muslim academic’s (or scholar’s) arrival, I’d expected at the very least a picket (even if it consisted solely of the distinguished Ameer Ali). You can imagine my further disappointment when... Read More