"Lily's Room"

This is an article collection between June 2007 and December 2018. Sometimes I add some recent articles too.

Search Result: Ida, Lichter

Who’s more dangerous, Iran or Isis?

…iend, Dr. Ida Lichter sent me another new article. (Lily) https://www.spectator.com.au/2026/05/caliphate-by-other-means/The Spectator Caliphate By Other Means Who’s more dangerous, Iran or Isis? by Dr. Ida Lichter 30 May 2026 The return of …

The global threat has arrived

…iend, Dr. Ida Lichter, wrote this new article and sent it to me just today. (Lily) Ignoring radical Islam won’t make it disappear The global threat has arrived by Dr. Ida Lichter 14 February 2026 https://www.spectator.com.au/2026/02/ignorin…

The world remains silent

…iend, Dr. Ida Licher, wrote this artilce quickly. (Lily) https://www.spectator.com.au/2025/12/gallows-state/ Gallows state The world remains silent to Iran’s horror regime Dr. Ida Lichter 13 December 2025 Iran is experiencing one of its dea…

The pope’s betrayal

…s” By Dr. Ida Lichter 10 May 2025 Pope Francis embodied many virtues. He was humble, kind and amicable. A faithful Jesuit, guided by social justice and human rights, he defended migrants and refugees against modern society’s ‘indifference a…

The Kurds troubled way

…hemselves Ida Lichter 21 December 2019 Pictures of Kurdish women fighters alongside men surprised many in the West and the October withdrawal of American forces from northern Syria cast a spotlight on Kurdish self-determination. But how rea…

Asia Bibi incites Islamists

…hive?word=Ida+Lichter). (Lily) The Australian (https://www.theaustralian.com.au/) Release of alleged blasphemer Asia Bibi incites Islamists by Dr. Ida Lichter 24 November 2018 The acquittal of Asia Bibi, sentenced to death for blasphemy aga…

“Gender apartheid” in Iran

…e?word=%22Ida+Lichter%22). (Lily) The Australian(https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/iran-braces-for-flood-to-end-gender-apartheid/news-story/169e90cc4e513aba05960affcaec508a) Iran braces for flood to end gender apartheid Dr. Ida Li…

Islamic fashion

…e?word=%22Ida+Lichter%22). (Lily) The Australian(https://www.theaustralian.com.au/)Islamic fashion is none of our government’s business by Dr.Ida Lichter 2 February 2018 Diplomacy and fashion are not usually chic bedfellows, particularly in…

Iranian women’s protest

…e?word=%22Ida+Lichter%22). (Lily) The Australian(http://www.theaustralian.com.au/)At vanguard of protest, women drive a chink in mullahs’ armourby Dr.Ida Lichter15 January 2018Iranian women have lost the “egg revolution” but they have demon…

Changes in Saudi Arabia

…e?word=%22Ida+Lichter%22). She writes to the Spectator in the UK as well. (Lily) Spectator.UK(https://www.spectator.co.uk/2017/12/a-beacon-for-human-rights/)A beacon for human rights? Saudi Arabia is confounding friends and foe alike by Dr.…

Veiled messengers

…e?word=%22Ida+Lichter%22). (Lily) Huffington Post (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/) Veiled messengers of political Islam 08/29/2017 09:41 am ET Dr. Ida LichterThe burka recently assumed centrestage in the Australian parliament. One Nation le…

New meanings in burka & hijab

…e?word=%22Ida+Lichter%22). (Lily) The Australian(http://www.theaustralian.com.au/) Veiled agents of political Islam: burka, hijab have new meanings Dr.Ida Lichter 19 August 2017 The burka assumed centrestage in the Australian parliament on …

Time for the House of Saud

…hive?word=Ida+Lichter). (Lily) The Australian(http://www.theaustralian.com.au/) Time for the House of Saud to unveil new burst of reform by Dr.Ida Lichter 13 July 2017 The decision yesterday by Saudi Arabia to allow PE classes for girls in …

Islam’s women

…e?word=%22Ida+Lichter%22). (Lily) “Spectator Australia”(https://spectator.com.au/) Islam’s women by Dr. Ida Lichter 4 March 2017 The recent debate stirred by claims that Islam is the most feminist religion (Q&A Feb 13, 2017) and Islamic law…

UN Human Rights Council

…hive?word=Ida+Lichter+). (Lily) The Australian(http://www.theaustralian.com.au/) New UN boss Antonio Guterres needs to treat UNHRC decay By Dr. Ida Lichter 31 December 2016When Antonio Guterres replaces Ban Ki-moon as UN secretary-general t…

Reformers’ challenge in Islam

…hive?word=Ida+Lichter). By the way, I met Ms.Raheel Raza, an active Pakistani Sunni Muslim lady from Canada who founded ‘The Council for Muslims Facing Tomorrow’ during my recent trip to Europe and Scandinavia (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunali…

Give moderates a voice

…hive?word=Ida+Lichter+). (Lily) The Australian (http://www.theaustralian.com.au/) Give moderates a voice to counter the march of radical Islam by Dr.Ida Lichter 4 October 2016 Shia women gather in Hezbollah-controlled southern Beirut. Many …

Classical music will endure

…re by Dr. Ida Lichter Anguish is clearly reflected in Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante. Written in 1779, the two serene and joyful outer movements enclose a slow movement of great pathos, perhaps expressing Mozart's grief for his mother, who h…

Islam and music

…npost.com/ida-lichter-md/post_12099_b_10294144.html) A lurking threat to Western classical music 13 June 2016 by Dr. Ida Licher Is Western classical music under threat? The genre known as classical, serious, or art music has certainly suffe…

Muslim women in France

…ed by Dr. Ida Lichter This small volume is packed with first-hand information on a threat that has the Western world on edge: sexist violence associated with immigrant communities. Various pundits have offered views on this pressing issue b…

Suffragette

…u) by Dr. Ida Lichter 1 January 2016 ・Ida Lichter is the author of Muslim Women Reformers: Inspiring Voices Against Oppression. The acclaimed new film Suffragette is a timely reminder of courageous reformers who placed reform before persona…

Sexual violence in Paris

…npost.com/ida-lichter-md/)Author of 'Muslim Women Reformers: Inspiring Voices Against Oppression' Sexual Violence in Paris Housing Estates Soil for Terror 15 December 2015 by Ida Lichter, M.D. Concerns about voter support for the far right …

Iran deal needs to be fixed

Dr.Ida Lichter (Surry Hills, NSW, Australia) is a psychiatrist and writer in the UK and Australia. She is the author of Muslim Women Reformers: Inspiring Voices Against Oppression published by Prometheus Books. I met her during the Israel t…