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Hossein Derakhshan arrested in Iran

Fatemeh — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:26:47 +0000

Hossein Derakhshan, considered the grandfather of blogging in Iran, was arrested on charges of spying for Israel.

This is one of the worst things I have e …

thabet — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 11:24:09 +0000

This is one of the worst things I have ever read.

The EU has concluded blogging is an “an …

thabet — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 13:27:00 +0000

The EU has concluded blogging is an “anti-establishment activity”.

Next week, the EU will conclude that breathing is good for human rights.*

*I do concede there is a more serious point here.

Buddhists join the ranks of Muslims, Chr …

thabet — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:44:13 +0000

Buddhists follow a Hamas activist, a secretive Orthodox Christian organisation, a British mercenary and an Uzbek billionaire gangster in threatening legal action against a blogger.

I’m honored to have been asked to join …

shahed — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 03:46:00 +0000

I’m honored to have been asked to join a new group blog at BeliefNet, “Progressive Revival”, which launched today. Lots of interesting voices there - check it out.

Dave Walker, an Anglican blogger and car …

thabet — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 11:33:14 +0000

Dave Walker, an Anglican blogger and cartoonist, has been threatened with libel action by the owner of Society of Promotion of Christian Knowledge (SPCK) bookshops.

SPCK are owned by Saint Stephen the Great Charitable Trust (SSG), an American Orthodox group.

The cease and desist notice sent to Walker relates to a series of posts on his site regarding the sale of the SPCK bookshops to SSG, who are accused of running the bookshops into the ground.

Warman’s Wire has a detailed series of posts on this issue. There is also an entire blog dedicated to the transfer of SPCK to SSG.

I’ve been blogsurfing the other side re …

willow — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:47:46 +0000

I’ve been blogsurfing the other side recently (and wherever I go, Muse has stepped in to mediate the fray–I suggest adding a Best Diplomat award to the BCs), and came across this post at The Apostate, one of the few genuinely eloquent and persuasive ex-Muslim blogs out there. I’m in a minority of white converts who believe that sometimes the best thing a white convert can do is sit down, shut up and let other people do the talking, which is why I don’t comment on things like honor killing. (Being from a middle class white American family, honor killing hasn’t ever been and won’t ever be a factor in my life experience, so it’s unfair for me to comment on the role it has played in the experiences of others.) However, it’s an interesting and disturbing discussion of the interplay between misogyny and Islam, which has, I think, some real intellectual merit.

I recently came across this blog. It’s …

willow — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:12:09 +0000

I recently came across this blog. It’s written by a woman in a plural marriage (one other cowife) living in rural America. She talks about managing the boundaries and responsibilities of a polygynous family. She argues that raising children in a home where the father’s natural urge for variety is met in a rational way decreases the lying and bitterness that would come with infidelity or unmet needs.

Here’s the kicker:

They’re not members of any religion. All three signed up independently, by choice, based on no preset canon of law or sense of spiritual obligation. It’s a fascinating read and a potent new perspective on an argument in which it is assumed women only put up with polygyny when they’re threatened with Hell.

Amitabh Bachan is a blogger. Who knew? ( …

aziz — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 17:14:58 +0000

Amitabh Bachan is a blogger. Who knew? (Doesn’t mention his campaign, though)

(and attn ma.tt, it runs wordpress)