Politics
The war that never really ended
US interventions have fuelled decades of war, from Iraq to Iran; the moral of the story is fight the invader, not each other.
The Fires of the Past: Israel
There is a sardonic humour amidst the tragedy of the new Arab-Israeli conflict. Across all the programs reporting and commenting on the war, representatives from both sides scramble for the moral high…
Fool me Once, Shame on You; Fool me Twice, Shame on Me
On the 9th anniversary of Guantanamo Bay, the world is left wondering if we have not been deceived by the Obama administration’s promise to close the detention camps. That promise came two…
First came the Criminals, then came the Imbeciles
Mohammed Liaqat and Abid Saddique are criminals, that much is clear. Their actions were morally reprehensible and a sad reminder that there exist individuals in the world who allow their animal passions…
Israel’s Colonial Mentality
The extermination of the Native Americans can be admitted, the morality of Hiroshima attacked, the national flag publicly committed to the flames. But the systematic continuity of Israel’s 52-year oppression and maltreatment…
In Memory of the Gaza Massacre
*Pictures available at the bottom of this page Two years on, it is very easy for a violent memory to be lost amidst the current day affairs affecting Muslims. It is each an…
Thinking about Freedom of Speech
There are a number of issues of which popular British culture had previously been tolerant but no longer so, as events continue to show. Taking the example of the veil, whilst the…