Podcasts about secular democracy

Andrew and Matthew have a conversation with Daniel, a Palestinian Christian. An Open Letter from Palestinian Christians to Western Church Leaders and Theologians https://www.change.org/p/an-open-letter-from-palestinian-christians-to-western-church-leaders-and-theologians Daniel on the New Evangelicals podcast https://open.spotify.com/episode/2CeHsj52D0tqgda0kJBpuS Across the Divide Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/across-the-divide/id1714814860 https://open.spotify.com/show/5PrVCyafdQdh8Jpz5gZNyR A fitting metaphor for Gaza https://www.dawn.com/news/1787145 Gaza: Israel's ‘Open-Air Prison' at 15 https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/06/14/gaza-israels-open-air-prison-15 Half of Gaza's population is under 18. Here's what that means for the conflict https://www.npr.org/2023/10/18/1206897328/half-of-gazas-population-is-under-18-heres-what-that-means-for-the-conflict#:~:text=Of%20the%20more%20than%202%20million%20people%20living,bracing%20for%20an%20Israeli%20ground%20invasion%20are%20children. The argument that Israel practices apartheid, explained https://www.vox.com/23924319/israel-palestine-apartheid-meaning-history-debate Balfour Declaration: Theresa May hosts Israeli PM for centenary https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41819451 The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi review – conquest and resistance https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/may/07/the-hundred-years-war-on-palestine-by-rashid-khalidi-review-conquest-and-resistance International Poverty Line: Definition, Criticism, Uses https://www.investopedia.com/terms/i/international-poverty-line.asp#:~:text=The%20international%20poverty%20line%20is%20a%20monetary%20threshold,poverty%20line%20is%20%242.15%20per%20person%20per%20day. An Israeli ministry, in a 'concept paper,' proposes transferring Gaza civilians to Egypt's Sinai https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/israeli-ministry-concept-paper-proposes-transferring-gaza-civilians-104487924 Debating Israei Ethnocracy and the Challenge of Secular Democracy: https://muse.jhu.edu/article/230811/pdf To contact us, email: reasonpress@gmail.com Our Theme Music was written for us by Holly, to support her and to purchase her music use the links below: https://hollykirstensongs.com/ https://hollykirsten.bandcamp.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/still-unbelievable/message

"I think because I had such a difficult childhood. I have a very strong centre. And it was destabilised by Oxford, but it wasn't destroyed. And that kind of self belief I have, saved me.I don't think I'm better than anybody else, or I'm a superwoman or any of that. But I do know that the stuff I do, I can do, and I'm good at it. And that the b_stards will not beat me, that really drives me" Yasmin Alibhai-Brown was exiled from her birthplace, Uganda, in 1972.Yasmin is a journalist, broadcaster, author and part time professor of journalism. She writes for the I newspaper and Sunday Times magazine and has written for the Guardian, Observer, Sunday Times, Mail on Sunday, Daily Mail, New York Times, Time Magazine and other publications She has won several awards including the Orwell prize for political writing and in 2017, National Press Awards columnist of the year prize. She was specially commended for this award again in 2018. She is a national and international public speaker, a consultant on diversity and inclusion and trustee of various arts organisations. She is also the co-founder of the charity British Muslims for Secular Democracy. Their new report The Inner Lives of Troubled Young Muslims was published in November 2020. Her recent books include Refusing the Veil, Exotic England about England's infatuation with the east, In Defence of Political Correctness and Ladies Who Punch. She has twice been voted the 10th most influential Asian in Britain. She has eight Hon degrees and sits on the boards of arts organisations. She is also a keen cook and theatre buff. To stay up to date, follow @SmitaTharoor on Smita Tharoor (@SmitaTharoor) / Twitter or Smita Tharoor (@smitatharoor) | Instagram and follow the podcast on your favorite streaming service.

How can we best articulate our support for important issues such as church-state separation --and amplify it to more people through op-ed writing and social media platforms? Learn from Carol Robidoux, a multimedia journalist experienced in web content management; RosemarieRung, who had a 25+ year career in corporate communications; and Rick Gold, Florida Jews for a Secular Democracy Coordinator with experience working for the U.S. Agency for International Development. Moderated by Nicole Klein Knight, National Coordinator of Jews for a Secular Democracy, on July 14, 2022.

In this panel, leading experts discuss the trials and tribulations of sex in the age of technology, from dating apps all the way to sex robots.Featuring: Mikki Kendall, Liara Roux, Kate Devlin, Yaron Brook, Slavoj Žižek, Brooke Magnanti, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown and Olivia Fane. 00:00 Introduction00:49 Mikki Kendall (ft. Olivia Fane)03:36 Kate Devlin07:36 Brooke Magnanti10:30 Slavoj Zizek11:24 Yasmin Alibhai-Brown14:10 Yaron Brook 18:57 Liara Roux#21stCenturySex #SexInTheTechAge #DigitalSexMikki Kendall is an author, activist, and cultural critic. Her work often focuses on current events, media representation, the politics of food, and the history of the feminist movement. Penguin Random House published her graphic novel Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists in 2019, while her political nonfiction book Hood Feminism was released in early 2020.Liara Roux is an American author, sex worker, indie porn director and sex worker human rights activist with a strong following online. Roux is a high-end escort and she is fighting structural discrimination against sex workers.Kate Devlin is a Senior Lecturer at Goldsmith's Department of Computing, as well as a writer, speaker and researcher. Her work focuses on AI and sex robots.An economist, entrepreneur, writer, and activist, Yaron Brook is an Objectivist and the current chairman of the board at the Ayn Rand Institute. Traveling extensively to promote Rand's philosophy, he has penned books including Free Market Revolution and Equal is Unfair.Slavoj Žižek is a globally renowned philosopher and cultural critic. He is international director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities at the University of London, visiting professor at New York University and a senior researcher at the University of Ljubljana's Department of Philosophy. He is the author of several books, including The Sublime Object of Ideology.Best-known by her pen name Belle de Jour, Brooke Magnanti is a biologist, blogger and author. Her Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl was adapted for television.Award-winning, Ugandan-born author and columnist Yasmin Alibhai-Brown currently writes for The Independent and The Evening Standard, and is the founder of British Muslims for Secular Democracy.Olivia Fane is an author, her most notable works including “Why Sex Doesn't Matter” and “The Rupture: On Knowledge and the Sublime”. To discover more talks, debates, interviews and academies with the world's leading speakers visit https://iai.tv/subscribe?utm_source=Y...The Institute of Art and Ideas features videos and articles from cutting edge thinkers discussing the ideas that are shaping the world, from metaphysics to string theory, technology to democracy, aesthetics to genetics. Subscribe today!For debates and talks: https://iai.tv For articles: https://iai.tv/articles For courses: https://iai.tv/iai-academy/coursesJoin this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCabMx-URCjr2toe9wOE3Y-Q/joinReleased by The Institute of Art and Ideas on July 28, 2022.Like what you hear? Like, share, and subscribe to stay updated on new videos and help promote the Yaron Brook Show: https://bit.ly/3ztPxTxBecome a sponsor to get exclusive access and help create more videos like this: https://yaronbrookshow.com/support-members/support-the-show/Or make a one-time donation: https://bit.ly/2RZOyJJContinue the discussion by following Yaron on Twitter (https://bit.ly/3iMGl6z) and Facebook (https://bit.ly/3vvWDDC )Want to learn more about Ayn Rand and Objectivism? Visit the Ayn Rand Institute: https://bit.ly/35qoEC3

On June 2, 2022—in front of a live audience at Temple Kol Ami in West Bloomfield,Michigan—rabbis from three denominations discussed what the Jewish tradition tells us on key church-state separation issues, including reproductive rights and public funding of privatereligious schools. The panelists were Rabbi Brent Gutmann (Reform) of Temple Kol Ami, Rabbi Asher Lopatin (Modern Orthodox) of Kehillat Etz Chayim and AJC of Detroit, and Rabbi Blair Nosanwisch (Conservative) of Adat Shalom Synagogue. Moderated by Nomi Joyrich, Michigan Coordinator of the Jews for a Secular Democracy initiative.

Child marriage is still legal in all but seven U.S. states! Fraidy Reiss, the Founder and Executive Director of Unchained At Last, shares her remarkable personal journey out of forced marriage as a teenager growing up in the ultra-Orthodox community, and discusses the important legislative successes her organization has had so far in fighting this human-rights abuse. Fraidy Reiss is interviewed on behalf of Jews for a Secular Democracy by Paul Golin, Executive Director of the Society for Humanistic Judaism, on June 28, 2022.

New York Jews For A Secular Democracy Cohort welcomes Policy Counsel from the New York Civil Liberties Union Ali Bohm. Ali speaks on a bill requiring hospitals to disclose which services they deny based on religious preference.We also welcome David Golvner of Yaffed who discussed the lack of access to secular education in Othordox Yeshivot.Recorded April 6th 2022

On February 17th 2022,  Sarah Levin and Paul Golin of Jews for A Secular Democracy joined John Cohen and  Shannon  Saul of Keshet, a Jewish LGBTQ Equality Organization. They discussed the fight for representation and how LGBTQ rights is a separation of church and state issue.

Breakfast Show Podcast 20-06-2022 Secular Democracy Vs Islamic Consultation - Similar or Different? by Voice of Islam

Tehmina currently works for the Why me? charity as a Project Manager, on a new project that aims to widen access to Restorative Justice for victims of crime with English as an Additional Language. From 2016 to 2018, she was a policy and advocacy officer for CESCA (Cork Equal and Sustainable Communities Alliance), an alliance of 18 equality and human rights groups in Cork, Ireland, which involved extensive policy submissions on issues like the eradication of racial and gender discrimination and the future of policing. From 2009 to 2016, she was the Director of British Muslims for Secular Democracy, a registered charity which aimed to tackle both anti-Muslim sentiment and extremism. She has 13 years experience in the human rights sector. In this interview we discuss skills and qualities to work in the sector, networking, the importance of self-care and finding your niche as a human rights professional.

November 18, 2018 Richard D. Logan joins us today to discuss how we can continue to build and grow a secular society.  While this is something Minnesota Atheists has been extremely successful with already, we felt it would be beneficial to get the points of view from others in the secular community who don't identify as atheists. Richard is a retired Professor of Human Development.  He has a BA in Anthropology from Harvard College and a PhD in Human Development from the University of Chicago.  He has published on adolescent identity, American individualism, the emergence of the self through Western history, and the state of higher education.  He also authored a book on the psychology of solitary ordeals, and another on the true survival story of a young girl lost at sea.  He also chaired the Faculty Executive Committee. Since retiring he has served on several non-profit boards. LINKS: Society for Humanistic Judiasm: SHJ.org Jews for a Secular Democracy: http://jfasd.org/ If you enjoyed this show, we'd love to have you come back next week for another episode.  You can catch Atheists Tall live, every Sunday Morning at 9am Central on AM950 KTNF online at http://www.am950radio.com/listen-live/  Contact us during the show with questions or comments at 952-946-6205 or contact us anytime via radio@mnatheists.org or tweet us @atheiststalk Support this show by visiting https://www.patreon.com/AtheistTalk

This week's episode covers the recent attacks in Bangladesh and Turkey, Donald Trump's promises to evangelicals, a message from the U.N. to the U.K., and the boondoggle that is the Ark Encounter.Sources:Bangladesh and Turkey Terror Attacks:Behlül Özkan, “ISIS Is at War With Its ‘Other’ — Turkey’s Secular Democracy.” Accessed July 5, 2016. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/behlal-... Donald Trump’s Promises to Evangelicals:John Ward, “Transcript: Donald Trump’s closed-door meeting with evangelical leaders.” Accessed July 6, 2016. https://www.yahoo.com/news/transcript... United Nations Recommendations to the United Kingdom:Committee on the Rights of the Child, “Concluding observations on the fifth periodic report of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. “ Accessed July 6, 2016. http://www.secularism.org.uk/uploads/... National Secular Society, “UN children’s rights Committee calls on UK to abolish compulsory worship in schools.” Access July 6, 2016. http://www.secularism.org.uk/news/201... Ken Ham’s Ark Encounter Opens:Carol Costello, “Kentucky's magnificent, controversial ark.” Accessed June 29, 2016. http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/21/opinion... Tracey Moody, “Scenes from Ark Encounter’s Opening Day (Outside the Ark).” Accessed July 7, 2016. http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendly... Courier Journal, “The controversial Ark Encounter previews Tuesday.” Accessed July 7, 2016. http://www.courier-journal.com/videos... News Ticker:Meaghan Wallace, “Berkeley County School Board suspends prayer at meetings.” Accessed July 5, 2016. http://www.live5news.com/story/323399...Nathan Jeffay, “Driven to suicide: Chasidic mum who became secular.” Accessed July 5, 2016. http://www.thejc.com/news/israel-news... Colin Perkel, “Atheist minister defends her views at United Church 'inquisition.” Accessed July 5, 2016. http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/atheist-...Travis Gettys, “Atheist author explains how Christianity conquered Europe like Starbucks monopolized coffee.” July 6,, 2016. https://www.rawstory.com/2016/06/athe... Atheists of Puerto Rico: https://ateistaspr.org/

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Afua Hirsch and Tarjinder Gill debate activism, social change and identity with Philip Dodd.Yasmin Alibhai-Brown is a journalist and broadcaster who regularly comments on immigration, diversity, and multiculturalism. She's a founding member of British Muslims for Secular Democracy and the author of books including, Exotic England: The Making of A Curious Nation and Refusing The Veil. Afua Hirsch is a writer and broadcaster. She has worked as a barrister, as the West Africa correspondent for the Guardian, and as social affairs editor for Sky news. Brit(ish) is her first book and was awarded a RSL Jerwood Prize for Nonfiction. Tarjinder Wilkinson is a primary school teacher working with children from disadvantaged backgrounds in Birmingham, Leicester and London. She blogs on race, culture and identity at All In Britain and writes on the failure of left-wing progressive methods in education, making the case for a more traditional, academic approach for all. Producer: Zahid Warley

No small critic of imperialism and nationalism, Walter Brueggemann heavily influences this episode. He argues that the U.S. was not founded to be a Christian nation — but one where churches co-exist, not co-opt, the secular democracy.

Part of a seminar on the relationship between religion and politics in Egypt. Session 3 included two talks: 'Regional Consequences of the Suppression of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt' - Dr Ewan Stein 'Islamist-Military Relations and the Crisis of Secular Democracy in Egypt' - Dr Omar Ashour

What is the purpose of an Islamic education? Faith Schools are popular with parents, but there is also considerable public disquiet about them - particularly when such schools are Islamic. The Al Madinah Free School in Derby has been forced to close its secondary wing on the grounds that it is "Chaotic, dysfunctional and inadequate." Now there are so called Trojan Horse allegations about five schools in Birmingham - none of them Faith Schools - which have been put into special measures because it is said not enough is being done to protect children from the potential risks of radicalisation and extremism. Ernie's guests are are Rania Hafez, Senior Lecturer in Education Studies at the University of Greenwich, Professor Dennis Hayes, Head of the Centre for Educational research at the University of Derby and Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, columnist for the Independent newspaper and co-founder of British Muslims for Secular Democracy.

What is the purpose of an Islamic education? Faith Schools are popular with parents, but there is also considerable public disquiet about them - particularly when such schools are Islamic. The Al Madinah Free School in Derby has been forced to close its secondary wing on the grounds that it is "Chaotic, dysfunctional and inadequate." Now there are so called Trojan Horse allegations about five schools in Birmingham - none of them Faith Schools - which have been put into special measures because it is said not enough is being done to protect children from the potential risks of radicalisation and extremism. Ernie's guests are are Rania Hafez, Senior Lecturer in Education Studies at the University of Greenwich, Professor Dennis Hayes, Head of the Centre for Educational research at the University of Derby and Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, columnist for the Independent newspaper and co-founder of British Muslims for Secular Democracy.

This month, we say hello to the British Muslims for Secular Democracy. We talk about Islamaglamour and we meet Muslims who aren't Muslims but are but no but yeah but no