Politics Category

Gaza and the wrong solutions

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January 7th, 2009

Al hamdulillah I’ve heard many productive ways of helping the Palestinians in Gaza, like asking the Arab armies to move, making dua, sending charity and boycotting Israeli goods. However, looking for solutions from your local MP and the UN is the height of political naivety. We have to remember that it was Britain that helped [...]

President-Elect Barack Obama: Symbol of Change and Hope?

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November 9th, 2008

Since the announcement of Senator Barack Obama winning the post for the 44th US Presidency, apart from Americans who have been rejoicing, the world’s media has been reporting the monumental and historic election of he first black US President. Undoubtedly, this has been unprecedented in Western capitalist nations, given the abominable past of enchaining countless [...]

Russia/Georgia – Are we even bothered???

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August 27th, 2008

Note: We’ve been having on/off problems with the blog recently.  WordPress has been a little unfriendly. Anyone know if Movable Type is more stable? This post is 2 days late. Please read this post by Craig Murrey for good Q&A on the conflict. Beginnings of a new cold war? How about talk of a World [...]