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This week on The Knight Tube, Stephen Knight @GSpellchecker) welcomes author Lucy Brown. Lucy will be talking about her new book ‘Hate Club’ which chronicles here turbulent experience working with Tommy Robinson
0:00 Intro
1:29 Cultural shift
3:06 Have your politics changed?
5:31 A failure of the left and the right to understand each other.
8:08 Meeting Tommy Robinson and the decision to write the book
12:20 Do you have some residual loyalty to Robinson
14:39 Employers and political activism.
17:22 First meeting Tommy Robinson
21:41 Tommy Robinson’s public persona
25:00 Ali Dawah and Luc’s falling out with Tommy Robinson
31:52 Lauren Southern’s claims about Andrew Tate and Tommy Robinson
34:38 The behaviour of some of Robinson’s fans
38:50 Does Robinson deserve the credit for exposing grooming gangs?
42:59 Does Robinson use his ‘activism’ to fund his lifestyle?
51:06 The John Sweeney and Panorama controversy.
56:14 Will Lucy be getting more politically active again?
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This week on Taking The Myth, Stephen Knight (@GSpellchecker) and Iram Ramzan (@Iram_Ramzan) discuss all the big topics.
0:00 Intro
0:29 Iram’s travels to Israel
6:08 Iram’s reporting on the Druze
13:13 The assignation of American conservative Charlie Kirk
25:15 The Jimmy Kimmel suspension
28:24 What do we know about Tyler Robinson?
31:18 Islamic knife attacker spared jail.
41:39 Tommy Robinson’s ‘Unite the Kingdom’ march.
49:33 The bizarre claims about Sadiq Khan
59:05 Reform conference, Lucy Connolly and other cranks.
01:07:45 Disagreement on Israel and claims of “genocide”.
01:18:55 The UK recognising a Palestinian state
Stephen Knight’s Substack: www.sknight.substack.com
Iram Ramzan’s Substack: https://iramramzan.substack.com/
Support the podcast at www.patreon.com/gspellchecker
This week on The Knight Tube, Stephen Knight (@GSpellchecker) welcomes author Harry Saul Markham to talk about his new book ‘The Melted Pot: Diversity, Antisemitism, and the Limits of Tolerance’
0:00 Intro
1:24 Why write about these issues?
2:56 Having the book cancelled by the publisher
5:30 Getting endorsed by Stephen Fry
7:20 What do we mean by ‘Islamism’?
10:31 Changing your Jewish surname and assimilating.
18:15 Is Jeremy Corbyn antisemitic?
23:53 Can we learn a lot about a society by how well it treats its Jews?
26:36 The impact of immigration on culture and nation
30:05 Can liberalism still save us?
34:09 ‘The Muslim vote’.
37:14 How has ‘multiculturalism’ failed.
42:20 Jewish safety in Europe
47:45 Israel
52:50 Greta Thunberg’s pro-Palestine activism.
Stephen Knight’s Substack: www.sknight.substack.com
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This week on The Knight Tube, Stephen Knight (@GSpellchecker) welcomes the return of author, comedian and political commentator Andrew Doyle (@AndrewDoyle_com). They discuss Andrew’s new book ‘The End of Woke’ and much, much more!
0:00 Intro
0:41 Why write ‘The End of Woke’?
8:53 The latest Andrew Lawrence controversy about Liverpool
19:09 Has comedy and satire failed us in the ‘woke era’?
22:46 What is the ‘woke right’?
31:09 Islam, Qu’ran burning and the conviction of Hamit Coskun
37:21 Should the state attempt to regular ‘hate’?
42:30 What is ‘liberalism’?
45:51 Is ‘liberalism’ a strong enough tool to defeat harmful ideologies? Has multiculturalism failed?
50:44 The gender critical movement and its tribal elements.
59:09 Should we suspect some arguments are insincere?
Stephen Knight’s Substack: www.sknight.substack.com
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This week on The Knight Tube, Stephen Knight (@GSpellchecker) welcomes the return of author, philosopher and host of the ‘Making Sense’ podcast, Sam Harris.
0:00 Intro
0:55 Podcasting, the digital landscape, misinformation and value of expertise.
6:00 Douglas Murray V Dave Smith on Joe Rogan, and expertise V an ‘Appeal to authority’.
16:19 RFK Jr and the resurgence of the anti-vax movement.
20:24 Elon Musk and how Sam makes the decision to publicly criticise ‘friends’ and associates.
23:15 Sam’s reasons for deactivating his ‘X’ account.
29:44 Sam’s favourite way to communicate and is there a new book on the horizon?
32:26 What does Sam make of the resurgence of Christianity as a pushback against Islam and progressive worldviews?
44:21 How best to convince people that free will is an illusion?
58:49 Will Donald Trump attempt to run for a third term?
Stephen Knight’s Substack: www.sknight.substack.com
Support the podcast at www.patreon.com/gspellchecker
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This week on Taking The Myth, Stephen Knight (@GSpellchecker) and Iram Ramzan (@Iram_Ramzan) discuss all the big topics.
0:00 Intro
0:24 Iram’s plans to visit Japan
2:11 Iram’s appearance on an ‘The Equiano Project’ Panel.
6:12 Douglas Murray’s appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience and the value of ‘experts’ in the digital era.
14:23 The UK Supreme Court ruling on the definition of ‘woman’.
24:22 The influence of J.K. Rowling
25:36 The failure of mainstream political satire on trans ideology.
31:03 The BBC and the failure of ‘impartiality’ with Muslim ‘reverts’.
34:20 Adolescence on Netflix: A National moral panic?
37:10 Labour MP Lucy Powell’s dismissal of grooming gangs
43:19 India and Pakistan conflict and the potential consequences for the UK
52:13 Movie and TV reviews
Stephen Knight’s Substack: www.sknight.substack.com
Iram Ramzan’s Substack: https://iramramzan.substack.com/
Support the podcast at www.patreon.com/gspellchecker
Link to Iram’s panel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tt1SRShoJ7U&t=1983s
This week on Taking The Myth, Stephen Knight (@GSpellchecker) and Iram Ramzan (@Iram_Ramzan) discuss all the big topics.
0:00 Intro
0:34 Iram leaves The Daily Mail and launched a Substack
3:38 Tribalism v consistent principles and Donald Trump
6:05 Reform UK civil war and race row
9:14 Waitrose employee suspended and investigated for social media posts
15:53 The rise of trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney
21:56 Virgin active gyms, Michelle Dewsbury mixed sex changing room row.
26:07 Ash Sakar becomes anti-woke?
31:46 Man attacked in London for burning a Qur’an.
44:41 Reflecting on 5 years since lockdown
56:07 White Lotus Season 3
57:25 Movie review: ‘A Real Pain’.
59:14 New live-action Snow White movie backlash
Stephen Knight’s Substack: www.sknight.substack.com
Iram Ramzan’s Substack: https://iramramzan.substack.com/
Support the podcast at www.patreon.com/gspellchecker
This week on Taking The Myth, Stephen Knight (@GSpellchecker) and Iram Ramzan of sedaa.org (@Iram_Ramzan) discuss all the big topics.
0:00 Intro
2:08 Interviewing Julie Bindel and the problem with self-appointed “community leaders”.
3:59 Elon Musk and the ‘Nazi Salute’.
10:44 Donald Trump’s executive order on ‘gender ideology’.
16:41 Kemi Badenoch, the failure of the Conservatives, Reform UK and the future of British party politics.
20:44 Southport child murderer Axel Radakubana sentenced to 52 years, conspiracy, reporting restrictions, social media and claims of ‘Islamic terrorism’.
41:16 Mark Zuckerberg’s free speech reforms on Facebook and Instagram and Elon Musk and Grooming gangs
51:50 The renewed interest in ‘grooming gangs’ and calls for a national inquiry.
59:37 Cricket controversy over Afghanistan.
01:02:23 Yvonne Ridley’s Taliban lunacy.
01:04:59 Michael Owen reveals his favourite movies.
Stephen Knight’s Substack: www.sknight.substack.com
Sedaa: www.sedaa.org
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This week on The Knight Tube, Stephen Knight (@GSpellchecker) welcomed the return of Journalist and author Julie Bindel. They discuss the renewed interest in the UK grooming gang scandal.
0:00 Intro
0:19 Trans activists crashing my panel at The Battle of Ideas and Julie confronting them.
03:36 Why is there such determination to stop women simply speaking about gender ideology?
07:29 Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement about new free speech policies on Facebook and Instagram
10:26 The impact of Elon Musk’s focus on UK grooming gangs.
14:40 Do we need a fresh national inquiry into grooming gangs?
20:48 The failure of mainstream journalism/media on grooming gangs.
26:06 The narrative surrounding Tommy Robinson and grooming gangs.
35:38 What was the response to Julie exposing grooming gangs in the media?
39:48 Sarah Champion preventing Julie Bindel from presenting evidence on sexual exploitation due to her gender critical views.
45:45 The downfall of Pink News
Stephen Knight’s Substack: www.sknight.substack.com
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Stephen Knight provides analysis and commentary of Donald Trump's 'gender ideology' executive order.
The video version is available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ans4aa6Et3A
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This week on Taking The Myth, Stephen Knight (@GSpellchecker) and Iram Ramzan of sedaa.org (@Iram_Ramzan) discuss all the big topics.
0:00 Intro
0:22 Iram and Stephen debrief their appearance at the Battle of Ideas in Westminster.
7:08 Donald Trump wins the election, the leftist response and the cult of MAGA.
13:00 The car attack at a Christmas market in Germany. What do we know about the suspect? How are people reporting the ‘facts’?
30:37 The intentional sensationalizing of current events by online ‘content creators’.
34:20 The response to Lilly Phillips
44:15 Cousin marriage in the UK.
52:37 The Spectator magazine censured by IPSO for describing a trans women as a “man that claims to be a woman”.
01:04:54 PinkNews bosses accused of ‘sexual misconduct’
01:13:32 Audience Question: Stephen Fry’s comments about Stonewall and a resurgence in Christianity.
1:22:16 Audience Question: Worst Christmas present?
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Sedaa: www.sedaa.org
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Listen to the full panel ‘Gender Wars: No End in Sight?’ recorded at the Battle of Ideas on Saturday the 19th October.
Chair: Claire Fox, director, Academy of Ideas.
Panelists:
Jo Phoenix, professor of Criminology.
Simon Calvert, deputy director, The Christian Institute
Fiona McAnena, director of campaigns, Sex Matters
Bev Jackon, co-founder and trustee, LGB Alliance
Stephen Knight, Reporter and podcaster.
0:00 Claire Fox: Intros
6:16 Jo Phoenix: Opening arguments
14:27 Simon Calvert: Opening arguments
20:59 Fiona McAnena: Opening arguments
29:08 Bev Jackson: Opening Arguments
36:45 Stephen Knight: Opening Arguments
43:42 Audience Questions
52:30 Jo Responds
54:49 Simon Responds
56:55 Fiona Responds
58:19 Bev Responds
01:00:30 Stephen Knight Responds
01:03:18 More audience questions
01:23:51 The panelist’s final thoughts.
Full panel info: https://www.battleofideas.org.uk/session/whats-the-future-of-the-gender-wars/
The Academy of Ideas: https://academyofideas.org.uk/
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Listen to Stephen Knight's opening arguments from The Battle Of Ideas panel Gender wars: no end in sight?, live from Westminster, London.
This week on Taking The Myth, Stephen Knight (@GSpellchecker) and Iram Ramzan of sedaa.org (@Iram_Ramzan) discuss all the big topics.
0:00 Intro
1:49 Stephen and Iram will be doing a live podcast at October’s Battle Of Ideas in London
5:51 A year on from the 7th of October terror attacks in Israel and war in the middle-east.
25:10 Police officers fired for Bianca Williams stop and search win appeal.
33:34 Violent incident at Manchester airport
37:57 Summer riots in the UK, misinformation, excuse making for thuggery.
48.42 The re-emergence of white identity politics
51:05 Misinformation, Elon Musk and whether ‘X’ is sustainable.
54:00 Atheism on the rise: What are the consequences of declining religiosity? Do humans need a god?
01:05:58 The Marieha Hussain ‘coconut’ sign trial.
01:23:09 Dogs: Iram’s controversial article about man’s best friend.
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Sedaa: www.sedaa.org
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This week on The Knight Tube, Stephen Knight (@GSpellchecker) speaks to Sall Grover. Sall is a businesswoman currently embroiled in a legal row for trying to create a single sex social App called ‘Giggle’
0:00 Intro
0:59 About Sall and what happened with her App.
5:22 At what point in time did it become controversial to say that “men aren’t women”?
7:23 What does it mean to be “peaked”?
9:23 Why say “there is no such thing as trans”?
11:53 How much of this is ‘cultural’?
15:53 Has trans rights activism hijacked the gay rights movement?
19:38 Does Sall have public support for her legal case and setting a precedent.
25:10 Tickle V Giggle
28:31 Being asked to attend ‘sex and gender’ training.
32:34 Why are men so desperate to access women only services?
35:26 The failure and role of modern feminism.
40:17 The ‘gender row’ at the Paris Olympics with Imane Khelif
45:24 Why do these scandals not appear to change anything?
48:10 How can people help Sall in her legal case?
Stephen Knight’s Substack: www.sknight.substack.com
Support the podcast at www.patreon.com/gspellchecker
Also available on iTunes, Stitcher, YouTube & Spotify.
This week on Taking The Myth, Stephen Knight (@GSpellchecker) and Iram Ramzan of sedaa.org (@Iram_Ramzan) discuss all the big topics.
0:00 Intro
0:19 Obligatory instance of British people moaning about weather.
2:57 Euros 2024
4:30 General Election: Thoughts on a Labour victory and what The Conservatives got wrong.
11:26 The attempted assassination of Donald Trump
15:26 The mental decline of President Joe Biden
19:14 The partisan tribalism with Dems V GOP.
20:58 Tenacious D: Kyle Gass’s Trump assassination joke and the right’s hypocrisy on ‘cancel culture’.
30:50 Endless online conspiracy theories thanks to social media
39:20 The independent government enquiry into claims there have been a “surge” in trans child suicides since puberty blockers were banned.
52:33 The ‘Muslim vote’: Religious sectarianism at the election?
01:02:15 Audience Questions: Trans ‘conversion therapy ban’01:06:08 Audience Question: Thoughts on Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s conversion to Christianity.
Stephen Knight’s Substack: www.sknight.substack.com
Sedaa: www.sedaa.org
Support the podcast at www.patreon.com/gspellchecker
This week on The Knight Tube, Stephen Knight (@GSpellchecker) Journalist and Author Andrew Gold (@AndrewGold_OK) returns to talk about hid fascinating new book ‘The Psychology of Secrets: My Adventures with Murderers, Cults and Influencers’.
You can watch the video version at www.youtube.com/gspellchecker
0:00 Intro
0:08 Air conditioning and summer heat
1:24 Andrew’s YouTube success and avoiding audience capture
3:51 Doe accusations of bigotry hurt?
8:59 Prosocial lies: How do we recognise when we aren’t being honest?
14:14 Is it dangerous to talk to extreme people? Why cover the most dark, heinous topic possible?
19:42 Do you ever worry people will make judgments about you for the dark topics you write about?
28:27 Andrew Gold’s experience with Piers Morgan
36:46 The fear of running out of things to say in interviews and pushing back with your guests.
41:57 Are the left unwilling to debate their ideas? And does being ‘ex-communicated’ from your ’tribe’ make you more extreme?
51:46 Utopian thinking, Stephen going soft on vegetarianism and the value of religion.
57:18 Jews and Santa
01:02:34 Lie detector tests and the cult leader aspect of ‘influencers’.
01:09:20 Are other people’s secrets a burden?
Buy Andrew’s book: https://amzn.eu/d/bccQLCJ
Stephen Knight’s Substack: www.sknight.substack.com
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This week on Taking The Myth, Stephen Knight (@GSpellchecker) and Iram Ramzan of sedaa.org (@Iram_Ramzan) discuss all the big topics.
0:00 Intro
0:21 Where the hell have we been?!
1:19 Iram’s trip to Tel Aviv
16:13 Social media
20:44 Palestinian student has UK student visa revoked for comments about October 7th terror attacks and the topic of Palestinian refugees.
36:37 New proposals for single sex spaces in UK public spaces
44:59 New guidance banning teaching ‘gender ideology’ in schools.
49:52 The Cass Review into gender services for children
57:59 Man tries to enter women’s loos in Central Park
59:53 Is New York Safe?
01:01:29 Michaela School: Muslim student loses prayer ban challenge
01:26:55 Audience Question: Dark or milk chocolate biscuits?
01:18:14 Audience Question: Review of RoboDoc
01:20:14 Audience Question: Ninja swords!
01:27:03 Lucky to be in Britain
Iram reporting from Tel Aviv: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13372277/hamas-kidnapped-grandfather-wife-heartache.html
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In November 2023 Stephen Knight spoke on the Panel ‘In the Wake of Terror: Antisemitism today’ at The Battle of Ideas.
Here are his opening arguments and some highlights from the panel.
You can watch the full debate on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/uvrilBoPRQk?si=qacsvKWBbGnVfsVL
This week on The Knight Tube, Stephen Knight (@GSpellchecker) speaks to musician Louise Distras (@LouiseDistras)
0:00 Intro
0:37 About Louise
1:00 On the perception of ‘cancel culture’ and a bad childhood.
6:13 Policing the language women are allowed to use in this debate
7:13 The political climate in the music industry.
11:20 What first got you in to trouble on the gender debate?
13:28 Being banned from Bandcamp and dropped from her booking agent.
20:27 Is Louise able to record new music now?
22:02 The Smiths singer Morrisey
25:26 Online trans activist mobs
26:55 What happened with Billy Bragg?
30:02 Religious and cult-like behaviour
32:20 Is there a class issue in all this?
35:44 Would Louise keep quiet about this issue if she could go back in time?
39:08 The power of smears and cause for optimism?
43:06 Has your fanbase increased?
45:19 The problem with Spotify
This conversation was recorded before Louise was arrested in December 2023.
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This week on The Knight Tube, Stephen Knight (@GSpellchecker) speaks to motivational speaker and transgender activist Buck Angel (@BuckAngel).
Watch the video version at www.youtube.com/gspellchecker
0:00 Intro
1:29 About Buck Angel
4:42 Is trans activism hurting the cause for trans people?
6:31 Is there a disproportionate focus on male to female trans people?
8:43 What is it like to experience ‘gender dysphoria’.
11:54 When did Buck decide to transition?
16:08 Do trans activists defend rights or push ideology?
18:30 Does Buck annoy the far-left and the Christian right?
20:26 Is Buck’s sexuality linked to their gender identity?
23:07 Buck’s career in the adult entertainment industry
30:16 The American right’s problem with transgenderism
33:38 Trans activism going too far
36:09 People that say they are “born in the wrong body”.
37:01 “internalised lesbophobia”
38:22 Buck being used as a poster boy for trans success and restroom use. 40:39 The abandonment of young girls in sport 44:07 Buck as a trans success story
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This week on Taking The Myth, Stephen Knight (@GSpellchecker) and Iram Ramzan of sedaa.org (@Iram_Ramzan) discuss all the big topics.
0:00 Intro
1:22 France
5:14 French school ‘row’ over renaissance art and Muslim pupils
18:20 The UK’s diplomatic spat with Greece over Parthenon marbles.
25:10 Stephen speaking at The Battle Of Ideas in Buxton
28:38 The march against antisemitism in London and the arrest of Tommy Robinson
34:00 American college presidents, free speech and antisemitism.
45:36 Italian carbonara row
48.14 Owen Jones reviews October 7th massacre footage
57:16 Is Die Hard a Christmas movie?
59:00 Audience questions
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This week on The Knight Tube, Stephen Knight (@GSpellchecker) speaks to Author Dr Rakib Ehsan (@rakibEhsan) about his book 'Beyond Grievance: What The Left Gets Wrong About Ethnic Minorities'.
Watch the video version at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE9CIlh4AQg
0:00 Intro
0:10 About Rakib Ehsan
1:49 Why talk about ‘race’ given how controversial it is?
3:04 Does it matter what publications you write for?
5:50 Is religious faith really a solution to our problems?
9:35 Freedom of expression at pro-Palestinian protests and the failure of the Metropolitan Police.
14:04 Reflecting on the Brexit referendum.
16:40 The white saviour complex of the progressive left.
19:18 Is it ethical to limit certain types of immigration?
22:18 ‘The traditional family’ argument.
25:22 The outcome of Bianca Williams’s stop and search case.
32:21 The problem with importing American identity politics and grievances to the UK
37:29 Is the gender debate really all that important to the general public and our election cycle?
41:40 Reflecting on the problem of Jeremy Corbyn
45:44 Do ethnic minorities in the UK lean conservative?
48:55 Is patriotism important to a modern Britian?
55:25 ‘White privilege’ and anti-white attitudes.
Stephen Knight’s Substack: www.sknight.substack.com
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This week on The Knight Tube, Stephen Knight (@GSpellchecker) speaks to Author, Journalist and editor of The Jewish Chronicle, Jake Wallis Simons about his book ‘Israelophobia’.
Watch the video version at www.youtube.com/gspellchecker
0:00 Intro
0:32 About Jake
2:03 Why the title of ‘Israelophobia’ for Jake’s book?
3:49 Disagreement with David Baddiel
8:18 Israel and the power dynamic
9:40 The left’s problem with Israel and reality
11:40 The problem of Jeremy Corbyn
12:29 Does Keir Starmer understand the problem?
17:08 People who take a position of neutrality on the conflict
19:53 Israel screening footage of Hamas’s atrocities for journalists.
22:04 Islamist and Arab support for Israel from within Israel
28:32 Is Israel an ‘apartheid state’?
34:48 History repeating itself and younger generations
41:36 Is antisemitism a unique form of racism?
45:22 Pro-Palestine marches and freedom of expression
51:46 Are more people openly supporting Israel now?
Stephen Knight’s Substack: www.sknight.substack.com
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This week on The Knight Tube, Stephen Knight (@Gspellchecker) welcomes the return of counter-extremist Liam Duffy. Liam has recently released a report chronicling the problem of violence in response to perceived ‘blasphemy’ in the west. They will discuss the high profile cases and the effect this has had on freedom of expression in the West.
Watch the video version: www.youtube.com/gspellchecker
0:00 Intro
01:02 Have we failed to make any progress on the issue of Islamic ‘blasphemy’ in the west?
01:14 What is ‘The Counter Extremism Project’?
05:41 How are we defining ‘blasphemy’?
08:27 Sensitivity surrounding Islam’s prophet Muhammad
14:32 The chilling effect on free speech: Is it now just a bad idea to publish cartoons that will inevitably inspire violence?
18:03 Elon Musk and should Muhammad cartoons violate Twitter’s rules?
23:56 Are modern blasphemy controversies in the west almost exclusively Islam related?
28:45 The reaction to the attempted murder of Salman Rushdie in New York
35:09 The silence from the UK Government on the Batley teacher forced into hiding.
38:10 Will we see more isolated attacks rather than largescale ones?
44:11 UK ‘hate speech’ laws as secularized blasphemy codes.
Report: Violence Against Perceived Blasphemers In The West – From Khamenei’s Fatwa To The Present: https://www.counterextremism.com/sites/default/files/2023-06/Violence%20Against%20Perceived%20Blasphemers%20in%20the%20West_July%202022.pdf
Stephen Knight’s Substack: www.sknight.substack.com
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