Unlike Jesus, who preached that redemption is no us-vs.-them affair, Islam's sword-in-hand war cry has always been ‘convert or die!’ After centuries of atrocities in the Prophet's name it is surely time to recognise that cartoonists' pens and Enlightenment values are a feeble shield against fanaticism

This morning's news of massive anti-terror raids in Australian cities is a reminder that the threat of bombings and mayhem, shocking as they are, represent no more than symptoms of a religious tribalism's threaten to the fabric and functioning of the nation-state