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Category Archives: Religion
Fry, Widdecombe and the Catholic Church
My love for Stephen Fry is well known – the man can do no wrong; likewise, Ann Widdecombe is a …
The Revolution of the Youth
Or is it? Although today’s workshop ‘Arab Youth Politics: Challenges and Aspirations’ primarily aimed to gage the involvement of the …
This Is Tunisia
As noted in my previous post, religious antagonism is not the Tunisian way. Which is why I silently whooped when …
The Jewish Community Post-Jasmine Revolution
Tunisia is still in a phase of transition – noted. But it is in these early days that an idea …
Al-Qaeda and the Market of Jihad
Since the Egyptian Revolution began one voice has remained absent. Seemingly, it passed unnoticed, distracted as the world’s eye has …
War, Thy Name Is Terror… Or Is It?
Last year I posted on a seminar in which the students grappled with the application of the term ‘genocide‘. That …
Israel: Love and Other Obstacles
I have become a hostage to #Jan25 – this we know. Which is a pity, as Al-Jazeera is running a …
The Inexorable March of Neo-Orientalism
The following article by Soumaya Ghannoushi insightfully addresses the media’s inability to disassociate Islam with war, instability and repression. An …
Mubarak’s Censorship Unveiled
Wikileaks has posted a comprehensive list of the Egyptian government’s measures against critical opinion dating from 2009. Targeting authors, journalists, …
