Politics
Pakistan a peacemaker or US puppet in Iran war?
Behind the language of mediation in the US–Iran war lies a familiar pattern of dependency, where Pakistan operates within a framework it does not control.
Thank You, Mr Ware. And Sorry.
Panorama’s episode aired on BBC on Monday 22nd of November 2010 entitled ‘British schools, Islamic rules’ was unfair, biased, irresponsible and factually inaccurate1. That the report was presented by John Ware comes…
Home-schooling: The solution?
As parents we worry about many matters involving our children - their religion, health and provision are all issues of concern to us; indeed, amongst these, is the issue of education. A question…
Reading Nudity: Rethinking the Issue of the Body Scanner
Abstract: The paper makes a decidedly radical re-reading of the installation of body scanners in Britain and the US, so as to question the singular emphasis on security that discussions about these…
Israel is its Worst Antagonist
In 1947 a ship bound for British controlled Palestine was intercepted by the British Navy. Aboard were some 4,500 Jewish Holocaust survivors all of whom hoped to settle in Palestine. But faced…
The ‘Obama doctrine’: kill, don’t detain
In 2001, Charles Krauthammer first coined the phrase "Bush Doctrine", which would later become associated most significantly with the legal anomaly known as pre-emptive strike. Understanding the doctrine with hindsight could lead…
Open Letter: Supporting Aafia Siddiqui
It is well known that the War on Terror waged by the United States and its allies led to aggression and injustice against countries, organizations, groups and individuals. Perhaps the worst example…