William I. Robinson: Provoking Thought, Courting Controversy
Back in January I posted on a collection of images that when coupled displayed the parallels between Israeli actions today …
Monthly Archives: April 2009
And the Beatings Go On and On: Afghan and Nepalese Women
The days have just spun by and the realisation that it has been a week since my last post is …
It’s Not Ethnic Cleansing, It’s Premeditated Assisted Population Movement, President
Admittedly, my amusement has been less tickled of late by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and try as I might to …
Delara Darabi’s Execution Postponed
…for two more months, after the family of the victim refused to attend the execution, though they are still demanding …
Palestine Festival of Literature 2009
It is a fact universally acknowledged that there are few commodities that I love more than books. Perhaps motorbikes come …
Roxana Saberi Receives 8 Year Sentence
After much consideration in which rationality was clearly in abstentia, an Iranian court has found US-Iranian journalist Roxana Saberi guilty …
Reclaiming Peaceful Islam
Last weekend’s Sunday Times featured a compelling article by the Afghan journalist Sami Yousafzai, originally published in Newsweek. For Yousafzai, …
Airing the Dirty Waterboard Laundry
Unsavoury as it is, waterboarding has become as much a feature of the War on Terror as the ‘Guess the Location …
Delara Darabi: Update
Little over a year ago I posted on the dire circumstances of a young Iranian girl by the name of …
Appeal for Victims of Abruzzo Earthquake
Thank you to Commenter Peter for passing this link on, where donations can be made towards those suffering in the aftermath …
