Environmentalists: The P – word

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February 12th, 2009

“Uncontrolled population growth threatens to undermine efforts to save the planet,” writes Dr John Feeney who is an environmental writer based in Boulder, Colorado, US. He further goes on to say the environmental movement should stop running scared of the controversial topic of population growth. Similar outbursts have been made recently by a UK government [...]

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 [...]

Jargon Busting: Fractional-Reserve Banking

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October 19th, 2008

I recently signed up to Stratfor ($99 offer). I’ve become a bit of a ‘financial crisis’ junkie, partly because following the news and events on such an issue is a little like missing an episode of a serialised cop/crime drama – miss an episode, and you miss out. There are also few out there that [...]

Young, Muslim and Radical

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October 3rd, 2008

I’m being radicalized.  I’m slowly becoming an extremist, and it is because of the people around me.  Yes, I’m a young Muslim.
I regularly visit my local mosque, and I carry a copy of the Qur’an in my car.  I live in a community that surrounds me with people who were not born in Britain, and [...]

SMH Article :Behind the veil lives a thriving Muslim sexuality

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September 1st, 2008

Ramadhan Mubarak!!
Excellent weekend article by Naomi Wolf to be found in The Sydney Morning Herald (obviously an Aussie paper).
If anybody wishes to buy me something for ‘Eid, and wishes to see their brother childishly giggling with happiness, then yes, I would like one of Naomi Wolf’s books.
Ok, well, don’t all rush at once. Here is [...]

Conflict in the Caucasus

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August 20th, 2008

I know many of us have been caught flatfooted regarding the latest events in Georgia. For one thing, I’ve always had trouble spelling ‘Caucasus’ and Abkhazia sounds like it was a name made up for the next installment of Call of Duty. Whilst I am also sure there are many around who had originally thought [...]