Rochester Cathedral in southern England is a thousand years old, and its bishop, Dr. Michael Nazir-Ali, is a remarkable man, a thoughtful intellectual worthy of the historic diocese he represents.(The Week)(Brief article)

Rochester Cathedral in southern England is a thousand years old, and its bishop, Dr. Michael Nazir-Ali, is a remarkable man, a thoughtful intellectual worthy of the historic diocese he represents. Back in the bishop's native Pakistan--a country where apostates from Islam risk being put to death--his father converted to Christianity. In matters pertaining to Islam, Bishop Nazir-Ali knows at first hand what he is speaking about, but in the current climate it requires courage to be even slightly critical of anything to do with Muslims. In a recent article in the Sunday Telegraph, the bishop said that while multiculturalism may have been a well-intentioned idea, it is in practice setting Muslims apart from the ...