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Are you a hoejabi?

June 30, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

“The New York Times”, the venerable newspaper of record, the blushing Grey Old Lady, discovers a new phenomenon – and a new word – thanks to an op-ed by Romaissaa …

Politics

June 29, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

“A CONCERTED EFFORT” – It was a vast, right-wing conspiracy, explains Yassmin Abdel-Magied: “I don’t know how to explain how traumatic 2017 was,” she told SBS’ The Feed. “There’s nothing fun about …

Politics

June 20, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

A MAN’S GOTTA DO WHAT A MAN’S GOTTA DO – It’s not just the Victorian Premier who’s message to men resonates across the social media. Take Bill, a self-described SJW: …

Politics

June 16, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

30-DAY HIJAB CHALLENGE – Are you covering yourself up in solidarity? Women of all faiths and backgrounds are banding together to support Muslim women this Ramadan by taking part in …

Politics

June 14, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

THE HOTTEST TAKE OF THE DAY – Yassmin Abdel-Megied was right; “Islam is the most feminist religion” – just ask Qasim Rashid (Esq): 610 Islam•Qur'an taught men & women are …

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June 5, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

PUNK TALIBAN – Who on Earth is now designing jihadi uniforms? The Pakistani Taliban has debuted a new uniform that combines decades of punk rock, splashes of Gwen Stefani — and a …

Politics

May 26, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

THE CASE OF TOMMY ROBINSON – Something weird is happening in the Great Britain (or country formerly known as Great Britain; you know, the birthplace of liberalism and modern freedom …

Politics

May 22, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

SPOONING, SWEDISH-STYLE – Sweden invents yet another clever use for a trusty old spoon: A Swedish city is advising girls who fear being taken abroad for forced marriage or female …

Politics

Happy Ramadan from the Greens

May 20, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

The Australian Greens like to troll the conservatives around the time of religious holidays. It’s all good and harmless fun, you know. Cheer up, Tories; we live in a secular …

Politics

May 20, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

DEEP ROOTS – In case you were wondering, Thomas Jefferson owned a copy of Koran: Muslims arrived in America as early as the 17th Century. pic.twitter.com/4rn3vLNSM6 — Al Jazeera English …

Politics

May 18, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

CANADIAN GRIEVANCE OLYMPICS: TRANS VS MUSLIM – Who will win? In one corner: The owner of a local waxing spa is mounting a public campaign to clear the name of …

Politics

May 4, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

NOT FLYING HIGH IN AFGHANISTAN – It will take a long time for those sorts of attitudes to change: Afghanistan’s first female pilot has been granted asylum in the US after …

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Syria: There is no happy endings

April 12, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

The world stands poised on the edge of an abyss, just a few wrong moves away from another world war, all over a large and unattractive expanse of sand on …

Politics

April 5, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

WAITING FOR MAGIED – All the best to Yassmin Abdel-Magied in her new acting career. Or as Tim Blair has it But Tim, unlike me, is a cynic and unkind. …

Politics

April 5, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

WE NEED MORE MUSLIM SEX CULTS – Just kidding; no, we don’t. All cults are either weird or dangerous or both. But do yourself a favour and read this investigative piece …

Politics

April 3, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION. JUST DO IT. FOR YOUR HEALTH – The slam dunk case. Debate over, haters: Alternatively you could just wash.

Politics

April 2, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

DOING THE JOBS THAT GERMANS WON’T DO – Like hating Jews: Who would have possibly predicted that importing millions of people from countries with a different culture, religion and values, …

Politics

March 31, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

THE STOCKHOLM SYNDROME – The Swedish government releases an informative brochure: Our story begins with two Swedish government agencies. The job of the National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen) …

Politics

March 29, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

FINGER ON THE PULSE – Turns out the gay nightclub “Pulse” might not have been the Orlando mass shooter Omar Mateen’s first choice for a target: The Orlando nightclub shooter …

Politics

March 27, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

BEWARE OF THE ACADEMICS – Those “Oxford men”! So no, it wasn’t Stephen Hawking and Edwin Hubble. The gang was convicted of more than 20 offences including rape and indecent …