A Muslim religious group has 28 days to appeal yet again a decision to have their illegal mosque near the UK’s former Olympic village demolished, despite twenty years of non-compliance. ... Read Full Article
Journalism
‘Religious practices will trigger Ebola’, activists warn.
The awesome spectre of another Ebola epidemic haunts Sierra Leone, as villagers revert to traditional burial rituals. ... Read Full Article
This appointment won’t stop extremism
The defeat of radical Islam won't come through the efforts of a small industry of report-writers and statistics collectors, writes Dr Irfan al-Alawi. ... Read Full Article
Once war-torn Sierra Leone now leads the world in peace
Why Nigerians are learning from Sierra Leone’s Muslims and Christians . ... Read Full Article
Blood missionary
‘Menstruation is getting its moment’, says the Guardian. Now start-up charity Stamens is bringing Kenyan pioneer Margaret Mercy to London to explain why sanitary provision is at the root of poverty alleviation. ... Read Full Article
The mosque that never says die
Jenny James Taylor reports on the latest twist in the London Megamosque planning saga. ... Read Full Article
Changing the world through faithful presence
THIS is the book that had evangelicals sweating six years ago. Jenny James Taylor reviews To Change the World: the Irony, Tragedy & Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World by James Davison Hunter. ... Read Full Article
Historian Tom Holland’s film goes to the Islamic roots of ISIS
Tormented by the unreality of a genocide sanctioned by a holy text but ignored by the West’s liberal intelligentsia, Tom Holland makes the case for a changed sensibility in foreign policy-making. ... Read Full Article
After Ariana Grande & The Manchester Attacks: Three ‘Unrealities’ Are Killing Britain’s Children
American 'raunch culture' prepares young girls for exploitation - and worse. ... Read Full Article
Lapido Media Press Release
AFTER twelve years of pioneering work in the field of religious literacy Dr Jennifer Taylor, the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Lapido Media left the organisation to concentrate on research, writing and consultancy. Lapido Media is profoundly grateful to her for her courage and her indomitable spirit in being ‘a voice speaking in the wilderness’. ... Read Full Article