Since I’m waiting for some of the other contributors of this blog to add something serious, I thought I might write about something lighter hearted. Anyways its darned hot now in London, and I can’t get to sleep.
So what did I just do? I went to the local 24hr Tesco’s to do some late night [...]

Part 1 can be found here
In this post Insha’Allah, I’ll be having a brief look at the concept of currencies, and the history of money. This is still just a preliminary glimpse into the whole subject field.
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Earlier this week Zimbabwe announced their latest note, which has a face value of 100 Billion dollars. One could [...]

When the Establishment coin a label to apply on a group of people, it becomes a stigma to be associated with until it becomes acceptable. So for example when the British authority in 1775, called the colonists in America “Continentals”, it declared them to be elements of the American colonies in a state of “open [...]

Pakistani student Samad Khurram’s refusal to accept an award from the American Ambassador at his Roots College’s ceremony in Islamabad is in stark contrast to the slavish behaviour of Pakistan’s rulers. His complete blanking of the ambassador had left her initially speechless and bewildered as she heard Mr. Khurram’s brief statement at he podium.
His point [...]

Two men in their 20s have been stabbed to death within three hours of each other and just three miles apart
The first man was attacked in Downsell Road, Leyton, east London, at about 1730 BST on Thursday.
Four people have been arrested in connection with death. About three hours later police were called to St David’s [...]

In one month, Beijing will host the 2008 Olympic Games and the transformation of the Olympic site has been impressive.  I’ll be honest; I’ve hardly even noticed any run-up to the event until yesterday, when I saw the BBC special report into air quality in Beijing, based on standards from the World Health Organisation.
The BBC [...]