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An Islamic History Lesson for the Leader of the English Defence League

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Follow Craig Considine on Twitter: www.twitter.com/ToBeCraig Tommy Robinson, leader of the anti-Muslim group English Defence League, used some racy language in his response to the recent killing of a British soldier by a young British Muslim man in Woolwich, London. Referring to the actions and religion of the murderer, Robinson stated that “This is Islam… They’ve…… Continue reading An Islamic History Lesson for the Leader of the English Defence League

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Personal: Recapping an unforgettable September to December (2012)

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The teaching season here at Trinity College Dublin has come to an end. I’m flying back home to Needham tomorrow, so I wanted to take some time to reflect on life since I arrived back to Dublin in September. For the past 12 weeks, I’ve taught five tutorials per week for the Researching Society course.…… Continue reading Personal: Recapping an unforgettable September to December (2012)

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Personal: ‘The world’s greatest scholar of contemporary Islam’ and I

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Ambassador Akbar Ahmed, my intellectual mentor and role model, has been described by the BBC as ‘the world’s leading authority on contemporary Islam’.  At the U.S. Embassy in London a few weeks ago, he was described by Minister Barbara Stephenson, the former U.S. Ambassador to Panama, as ‘one of the greatest scholars of Islam in…… Continue reading Personal: ‘The world’s greatest scholar of contemporary Islam’ and I

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Source: Woolf Institute News Visiting Fellow Professor Akbar Ahmed was recently welcomed at the American Embassy at a special screening of his film: “Journey into America”. Introducing Professor Ahmed, Barbara J. Stephenson, Deputy Chief of Mission, stated: “Professor Ahmed is – quite simply – one of…

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[A]s we’re about to see in Professor Ahmed’s documentary, where there is greater understanding there is not only tolerance but – even more important – there is hope. What also comes through, from the voices of many of the Muslims he meets during his road trip, is a…

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Poem: Divine light

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The light: that spark, that thought in your head, the wisdom from without and in turn within. Give thanks for without it we’d be empty and stricken by blaze. I dream before I even dream and I think before I even think, I’m ahead even when I’m behind and I have little idea of how it happens. But it does,…… Continue reading Poem: Divine light

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Poem: Trace of the traceless

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After Bastami, or who may have received it from Abu Ali. Here it reads in Nicholson: Creatures equal subjects to changing ‘states’, but some people have no ‘state’, because his vestiges are affaced and his essence annihilated by the essence of another.  Traces lost in another’s traces.

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Music: One For The Road

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Commentary: Relativity and religious hostility

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This ‘study’ conducted by the Liberty Institute claims that there is rising hostility towards Christians in today’s United States. But last time I checked, Christian Americans were not seeing their churches burned to the ground. Last time I checked, non-Christian Americans were not going into churches and shooting people at random. Last time I checked, non-Christian…… Continue reading Commentary: Relativity and religious hostility

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Video: Marry Me

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The following 6 minute short film is about a girl who loves a boy and a boy who loves his bike. The film took first place in Tropfest Australia 2008, “the world’s largest short film festival.” It has me thinking about how we raise our children, from toddlerhood. Consider: a girl ensconced in pink is obsessed…… Continue reading Video: Marry Me

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Picture: Paris from a plane

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Taken on a plan ride in transit to Toulouse.  From Toulouse I would have taken a train to the small village of Soreze, but I was never able to find the train.  Instead I had about a €250 cab ride to my destination. It was the most enjoyable €250 cab ride of all time.  The…… Continue reading Picture: Paris from a plane

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Politics: Speech on what makes America exceptional

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Perhaps I never gave him a chance (I do not really give politicians too many), but THIS… now THIS truly fantastic passage says a lot about John McCain and, I think, represents all that is holy about the US of A (if anything can be holy about it).  McCain is speaking in reference to (the…… Continue reading Politics: Speech on what makes America exceptional

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Photos of Greece

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Quoted on sexuality in The University Times Magazine

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I am not a lecturer, as the article suggests, but nonetheless… I was interviewed by Ms. Rachel Lavin who was reporting on sexuality and the youth in Ireland.  Here is what I had to say… Now that people are turning away from the Catholic Church, who is the authority on sex?  Who has the credibility to advise?  There’s…… Continue reading Quoted on sexuality in The University Times Magazine

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Named Editor for JPR 11

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I had the honour last week of being named Editor for Trinity College Dublin Journal of Postgraduate Resear (JPR), Volume 11. To support JPR I have created a blog (which you an find here).  Read about it. There is also a note on the Graduate Students Union webpage. I am looking forward to taking on…… Continue reading Named Editor for JPR 11