By Matthias Scherer
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It’s probably safe to assume that William Eggleston isn’t very interested in people as photographic subjects. There are a total of two visible human beings depicted in his new exhibition of photographs taken over the last decade, and only in one case can we see their face. Eggleston is keener on showing man-made environments, artefacts, artificially created surroundings, than zooming in on our limbs and faces.
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By Erin Kubicki
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The 80-odd people standing in Camden’s Proud Gallery are confused:”Do I like this? Or… Should I like this?” They’re watching the distinctively leftfield East London three-piece Micachu & The Shapes. Collectively, the audience try to figure out whether Micachu are the best new band of 2009 – or one of the worst.
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An open letter from Muslim City Students
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There is verse upon verse in Islam’s holy book – the Quran – which only differentiates people based on the content of their hearts and their good deeds. Allah, the word for God in Arabic, “loves those who are just”. Therefore, the Quran emphasises that there “shall be no fear” in those who believe in God and follow a true religion; this religion subjectively can be the belief of any believer who has openly and sincerely believed in the divine religions.
It is therefore surprising that in the last issue of the Inquirer, it was reported that one of City University’s Societies hosted a lecture where the speaker had propagated religiously intolerant and sexist views.
