"Women's empowerment, whether through legal, financial, or cultural routes, will tend to increase the..." — Deeyah Khan

Our freedoms are shared freedoms: they are bound up in each other. The ability to confront oppression in the guise of religion is linked to our ability to worship as we choose: both are acts of expression.

Having more than one legal system running is not a sign of a healthy or inclusive society. It is just one less thing that people have in common.

Our media provides a continuing message that for men, heroism is defined through association with control, independence, and the ability to commit violence, from superheroes to crime dramas.

Freedom of speech is a human right and the foundation upon which democracy is built. Any restriction of freedom of speech is a restriction upon democracy.