Israel and the west will pay a price for Gaza’s bloodbath
Whether the current ceasefire talks succeed or fail, Hamas has already been strengthened by the US-backed assault
We must adjust our distorted image of Hamas
Gaza is a secular society where people listen to pop music, watch TV and many women walk the streets unveiled.
From the ashes of Gaza
In the face of Israel’s latest onslaught, the only option for Palestinian nationalism is to embrace a one-state solution
Free Agent
Former MI5 chief and spy novelist Stella Rimington speaks her mind – on Iraq, the ‘huge overreaction’ to 9/11, and why the secret service is much more liberal than we think
Frightened, ignorant and distracted that’s how the media want us to act
CanWest, FauxNews, et al. are destroying healthy journalism by forcing us to consume politically modified (PM) news just as Monsanto and other toxic companies are destroying agriculture with genetically modified (GM) crops.
Saying ‘Islamic threat’ over and over doesn’t make it real
Years of peddled fear and demonisation have left vulnerable minorities more isolated and the world fixated by a myth
Welcome to our local mosque!
Even when I pray at home, in my mind’s eye I know that others are praying too, at that same moment, somewhere around the world, and we are all facing in the same direction, even if we cannot see each other…
The Essence of ‘Education’
The olive, the oil that keeps the light glowing is fired from within – the enthusiasm and commitment of the dedicated educator that keeps the light glowing and, in the words of Imam Al-Ghazali “burns him/herself out” only to find the light in those whom he/she had taught.