Can the Arab East move past the mess it is in?
Sep 05,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / James J. Zogby I have been on vacation for the past two weeks. Unlike previous years, this time I cut myself off from work. […]
The centrality of the Muslim world to Shakespeare’s work
NEWS MAGAZINE NADIA KHAN 24 MAY 2022 Ignored for centuries, the presence of Muslims are prominent in the oeuvre of one of Britain’s most quintessential figures. William Shakespeare (1564-1616), England’s […]
West, US claims having ‘values’ but continues to allow Israel colonise Palestine
Jan 05,2022 – JORDAN TIMES Over the holidays I began a book I read many years ago. The book is “Dust in the Lion’s Paw,” by Freya Stark, a British-Italian […]
Was the Promised Messiah planted by the British Government?
26th February 20210 Jalees Ahmad, Al Hakam An allegation raised against the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat is that since the Promised Messiah, Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmadas praised the British government in […]
Kids are regurgitating Brexit hate – it’s time they finally heard the truth about immigration
Young people want to be able to understand how the past relates to the present day. We owe it to them to be honest, writes Beki Martin The prejudicial […]
Shamima Begum and the Jamaica 50 prove it – the Britishness of black and Asian people is conditional
Moves from the government to revoke citizenship and deport people who’ve spent their lives here send a message that for people of colour, the UK is not and never […]
British politics is awash with oil money – only when we flush it out can we save the planet
Oil executives gave £390,000 directly to the Tories after Theresa May became prime minister. Surprise, surprise, their 2017 manifesto included a commitment to build upon support for the industry […]
How the British Empire abandoned its most vocal Muslim supporter
by Saad Hasan Abdullah Yusuf Ali wrote perhaps the most famous translation of the Quran but he also supported the British against the Ottomans and died a lonely man. On […]
Has multiculturalism failed in the UK? Not really
Source: The Guardian By Anthony Heath Our research shows a strong inclination of first and second generation Britons to feel and act ‘British’ Fri 10 Aug 2012 There are three […]
We’re often told Islamophobia has no place in British society – so why does it keep rearing its ugly head?
Many politicians, institutions and news outlets pay lip-service to the issue – but there’s a clear reluctance to treat far-right extremism with as much severity as other forms of terror […]
Jarrah was born a British citizen and our country did nothing to ensure his welfare
His mother should have been brought home to face British justice. Her son would have had the protection and the support that a civilised country provides for all its […]
Shamima Begum’s case shows us citizenship can never protect our rights
James Bridle The rules for citizens can be rewritten at a whim, we should not let go of the centuries of legal protections that predate them Tue 5 Mar 2019 […]
Crossing Divides: Split British town fights back to foster tolerance
Mark Easton Home editor @BBCMarkEaston on Twitter The virtue of tolerance is regarded as fundamental to the British character. We are taught that our respect for the values, ideas and beliefs of others is somehow written into our national DNA. Indeed, the government has passed a law requiring teachers […]
Bangladesh War Crime files
Source: UK Channel 4 Dispatches. Following is a documentary created by UK Channel 4 on War crimes in Bangladesh in 1971 .
Cameron Calls Colonial-Era Massacre in India ‘Shameful’
Source: NY Times. By GARDINER HARRIS NEW DELHI – Britain’s prime minister laid a wreath at the site of a notorious 1919 massacre that cost the lives of hundreds of Indians and has long been seen as one of the British Empire’s most shameful episodes. David Cameron was the first […]
Two British servicemen shot dead by Afghan police they were training
Two British servicemen have been shot dead by Afghan policemen they were training in Helmand, in the latest killing by local security forces of Nato allies. The soldier from 1st […]