The fatwa against Salman Rushdie awakened many westerners to the danger of being accused of blasphemy in the Muslim world. As this eye-opening volume reveals, accusations of "blasphemy," "apostasy," or "insulting Islam" are increasingly used by authoritarian governments and extremist forces in the Muslim world to acquire and consolidate power. These charges, which traditionally carry a punishment of death, have proved effective in intimidating not only converts and heterodox groups, but also political and religious reformers. In his foreword, the late Indonesian President Wahid observes that...

At the heart of the debate about state-provided education in the UK lies a shocking fact: one child in five leaves school in England without basic skills in literacy and numeracy. Despite the best efforts of reformers and rapidly improving results in academies and elsewhere, even some of the best schools are struggling to help the 'tail' - the lowest-achieving twenty or thirty per cent of pupils. Throughout Britain, other schools, local authorities and even regions are trapped in a rut of low ambition and poor performance and seem unable to address the problem. The young people in the tail...

Written by Australia's Number 1 "Golden Tips Authority" and peppered with inspirational quotes from the past and present "BIG BOY" and "BIG GIRL" movers and shakers, this book delivers key information on the history of money, banks and wealth. Written in simple and easy to understand language, Paul reveals secret key levers to cashflow as well as many other "not so common" business essentials that can be beneficially applied to almost all businesses. Valuable golden tips on people management, marketing and the Internet are also revealed capturing many of the key elements in investigating,...