Organized by Freethought Lebanon and the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain, Celebrating Dissent 2022 was held in Cologne, Germany on August 20 and 21, with the participation of more than 50 speakers and artists from more than 30 countries.
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What is the best way for Westerners to combat radical Islam? It may be by combating Islam’s greatest historical opponent: radical Christianity. I described this thesis to Richard Dawkins after meeting him at a prominent skeptical conference last year, and he invited me to write this article. Since the First Gulf War (1990), Islam has
The world of sex and all of its connotations greatly differs for men and women. There are 3 dominant influencers that construct our understanding of sexuality in respect of the sexes. Society, religion and mass media continue to perpetuate a ‘Virgin or Whore’ / ‘Madonna or Whore’ dichotomy when it comes to female sexuality. Constructs such
Academics and professionals from the fields of psychology[1] and psychiatry[2] were found more likely to be irreligious compared to their counterparts in a variety of other disciplines. Here are five reasons why studying psychology might nudge you to think more skeptically when it comes to religion: # 1- The brain is a product of evolution
“Here’s to strong women. May we know them. May we be them. May we raise them.” We are reaching a brink in time. It is a moment in history when the condensed accumulation of intersectional struggle shatters the illusory ideal dictating our lives. When we examine the current state of the woman in modern society, we
Gender equality is a fundamental pillar of any free-thinking and secular society. The flame for gender parity in pay, suffrage, opportunity and expectation is one that has burned bright for over a century, and is still going strong. From the suffragettes of the early 20th century to the #metoo movement, women have continuously campaigned and
