Showing posts with label Hindus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hindus. Show all posts
Monday, May 31, 2010

SPORT: All-Indian Superstars

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Irfan Yusuf watches his cricketing namesakes hit sectarian politics out of the park in Gujurat ... Humility is one of my strengths. Indeed, ...
Wednesday, July 29, 2009

CRIKEY: Costello shows little faith in the possibilities of education ...

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In 1980, I started grade five at Sydney’s only Anglican cathedral school. My parents wanted to send me to a school which taught their value...
Wednesday, July 01, 2009

REVIEW: Ambitious cultural journey loses its way ...

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A Stranger to History: A Son's Journey Through Islamic Lands By Aatish Taseer Text Publishing, 323pp, $34.95 WE all inhabit the same pla...
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Thursday, May 07, 2009

PAKISTAN: More on the culture of religious pluralism in areas now held by the Taliban ...

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There is a popularly-held notion in some Australian media sectors that the people in areas now ruled by the Taliban are somehow less cultur...
Tuesday, December 02, 2008

TERRORISM: Don't expect cultural warriors to tell you this about the Mumbai attacks ...

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Already we see the usual suspects trying to turn the Mumbai attack as a pretext for a civilisational war they'd never turn upto. The kin...
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OPINION: Mumbai's melting pot gives way to forces of intolerance ...

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On a small islet off the coast of Mumbai lies a whitewashed monument that attracts tourists and locals. Here, the patron saint of Mumbai i...
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Friday, November 28, 2008

REFLECTION: Hurried thoughts on Mumbai ...

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Well, it looks like this is going to be an all-nighter. Lots to read and write after having spent virtually the entire day with my eyes glue...
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Saturday, August 16, 2008

REVIEW: Defence of pluralism in a rupturing world

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The Clash Within: Democracy, Religious Violence and India's Future By Martha C. Nussbaum Harvard University Press, 432pp, $50.95 MARTH...
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Monday, June 16, 2008

COMMENT: Discovering paternal prejudice ...

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Last spring, I started a spring clean of my office. That was 2007. It’s now winter 2008, and I’m still at it. I’ve just pulled out an essay...
Monday, February 25, 2008

COMMENT: More on guide dogs and cabbies ...

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Poor Daniel Pipes. He's been caught out misrepresenting an Australian Human Rights Commissioner. In an effort to manufacture group-hatre...
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Saturday, December 22, 2007

COMMENT: Why Fred Nile should leave Australia …

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Whether Fred Nile opposes the establishment of the Quranic Society's school in Camden is neither here nor there, as far as I'm conce...
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Tuesday, October 24, 2006

RELIGION/COMMENT: Religious festivals back-to-back

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This year, 2 major festivals of 2 major world religions will coincide. Over the weekend, Hindus will commemorate the Festival of Lights, oth...
Monday, October 03, 2005

COMMENT: Indonesian Islam Under Attack

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Next January, I will be joining a delegation of young Australians on a leadership exchange program to Indonesia. The program is funded by th...