Daniel James Sharp

Daniel James Sharp is a writer and a student at the University of Edinburgh. He is president of the university’s Atheist, Humanist, and Secularist Society, and Political Editor of The Broad.

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A New Republic of Letters

Now, of course, letter-writing is dead, replaced by emails, texts, and social media. But we have lost something along the way—our social media feeds are often filled with drivel and do not provide an appropriate forum for long-form, constructive conversation and disagreement.

Daniel James Sharp

1 Sep 2019 · 11 min read

Against Literalism—'The Satanic Verses' Fatwa at 30

The intermingling of elements—culture, language, religion—is celebrated, while the concept of purity in identity and culture is repudiated as too constricting.

Daniel James Sharp

9 Aug 2019 · 9 min read