by Heather Hastie | Dec 21, 2016 | Religion, Women
Many of you will have read Jerry Coyne’s post at Why Evolution is True yesterday: ‘Hijab hijinks at Harvard’. It refers to an article in the Harvard Gazette, ‘Islamic studies scholar addresses myths and mores behind the veil’. That...
by Heather Hastie | Oct 16, 2016 | US Politics, Women
Since the second presidential debate, there have been at least eight women who have come forward with allegations that they have been subjected to unwelcome sexual attention from Donald Trump. The ongoing reports of bad behaviour by Trump hasn’t made a single...
by Heather Hastie | Sep 8, 2016 | US Politics, Women
In typical Trump fashion, Trump makes his own truth. But it’s statements like this – calling Phyllis Schlafly “a champion for women” – that expose both his ignorance and misogyny. The truly great Phyllis Schlafly, who honored me with her...
by Heather Hastie | Aug 18, 2016 | Guest Posts, Religion, Women
Recently, European reader and science communicator Amy Carparelli came across an article entitled Burka Vs Bikini – The Debauchery Of American Womanhood by Henry Makow (PhD). Makow’s conclusions about why women wear bikinis are incredibly simplistic. An...
by Heather Hastie | Jul 11, 2016 | Religion, Women
There are many imams and other Muslims who are working hard to reform Islam from within. These people are often risking their lives in order to bring the values of equality and humanism to their religion. They have established mosques where men and women worship side...
by Heather Hastie | Jul 5, 2016 | US Politics, Women
There is no doubt that Hillary Clinton has a trust deficit with voters. Both her Democratic and Republican opponents have questioned her honesty throughout the primary campaign and the innuendo has stuck. In August 2015 Quinnipiac University as part of their regular...
