Isis

Last weekend, 15-16th November, new British political party Left Unity held their conference. One of the proposals in particular caught the eye of right-wing bloggers such as Paul Staines, aka Guido Fawkes, who posted a video of ‘Looney’ ‘Left Unity debating backing ISIS.’ The proposed amendment (which in fact...

Tony Blair has recently called for religious respect lessons in education systems across the globe in order to tackle today’s ideologically driven wars, as well as to prevent religion-based violence in the future. This approach seems problematic for several reasons. Firstly, it’s debatable whether this mission is practically feasible....

The NUS National Executive Committee (NEC) recently rejected a motion calling for the NUS to condemn ISIS. Absurd as this seems, it is not as simple as the press headlines make out. On reading that the NEC had voted against condemning ISIS, I was initially inclined to agree with...