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A former member of the Dutch parliament and longtime human rights advocate, Ayaan Hirsi Ali has lived in constant threat for her outspoken beliefs and collaboration with controversial director Theo van Gogh (who was murdered by a radical Islamist).Her journey continues as she discusses starting her new life in America, reconciling with her Islamic past, [...]
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Below are three videos from Mid-west Humanist Hassan Faramarz on the similarities and differences he has noticed since moving to Ireland. Hassan’s YouTube channel is here, and you can find his web page here.
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Details of our June meeting are below. Date : Tuesday 15th June 2010 Time : 20.00 Venue : Carlton Castletroy Park Hotel
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Craig Venter and team make a historic announcement: they’ve created the first fully functioning, reproducing cell controlled by synthetic DNA. He explains how they did it and why the achievement marks the beginning of a new era for science. You can read some opinions on this announcement here and here.
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For our May meeting we’ll be moving back to Tuesday night. We’re trying to find the day and time that suits people best so if you have any feedback please let us know. Date : Tuesday 18th May 2010 Time [...]
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The War of the World: Twentieth Century Conflict and the Descent of the WestHistorian Niall Ferguson examines the conflicts of the First World War to the Cold War and how they influenced the twentieth century. He argues that globalization, wealth, and technological breakthroughs led to much of the violence, genocide and fanaticism of the twentieth [...]
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Gina Welch talks about In the Land of the Believers: A Journey to the Heart of Evangelical America. Welch, a young secular Jew from Berkeley, joined Jerry Falwell’s Thomas Road Baptist Church. Over the course of nearly two years, Welch immersed herself in the life of the devout: she learned to interpret the world like [...]
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Date : Sunday 18th April 2010 Time : 11.00 Venue : Carlton Castletroy Park Hotel Agenda: Hassan Faramarz will give a presentation on his ideas around making the ideas of great thinkers and their writings [...]
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(Mirrored) Islam is so wonderful and sciency and peaceful. Rather than answer the points in the video some Muslims choose to attempt censorship. I guess the never heard of the Streisand effect?
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