Should women be allowed to go to funerals?
I don’t suppose there can be many ‘indigenous’ funerals held these days which prohibit the presence of women. There may be one or two redoubts in Presbyterian Scotland. Bucking the trend in the wider community, though, many Muslims prohibit their presence. Why ban women from funerals? To spare their feelings, mostly. Or put it another […]
Fifty years since JFK’s assassination
Posted by Richard Rawlinson We’re approaching the 50th anniversary of John F Kennedy’s assassination in Dallas, Texas, at 12.30pm on Friday, 22 November 1963. In the wake of a media deluge, here’s a video of the state funeral on Monday, 25 November. Preparations were speedy. The president’s body was brought back to Washington and, after 24 hours […]
