The Root of all Evil?

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January 10th, 2006

Firstly, let me start of with Eid Mubarak! [Insert most awesome Eid text message here]
I felt I had to write something. Yes, I know its Eid. I also have a debilitating bout of the flu. My heads hammering because of some awful headache and my wrists feel like they’ve had metal stakes driven through them [...]

The butcher of Beirut

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January 7th, 2006

Watching the hospitalisation of Ariel Sharon has raised many issues and emotions in my mind. Whenever major political events occur I always think of how it will impact the Muslims and how we should react to any given situation. Ariel Sharon isn’t any old leader, he is one who the Israelis adore because of his [...]

Bro with a ‘fro

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January 3rd, 2006

Having not been home for a few weeks, I was shocked on arrival to be greeted by a guy wearing a mass of fluffiness on his head”¦it turned out to be my brother with his new hairstyle. At first he was just a boy with a much-needed haircut. Then, with the aid of gel”¦the [...]

No 7/7 Public Inquiry

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December 14th, 2005

It doesn’t come as much of a surprise to hear that Charles Clarke announced today that there will not be a formal public inquiry into the July 7 bombings. According to Blair, one of the largest mass murders to hit British soil since the last World War is of lesser importance than the Harold Shipman [...]

Harsh but true?

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November 20th, 2005

We have just had an (anonymous) comment left on one of the posts. It had a couple of points that I agree with and perhaps some clarification is in order:

@ 5:14 PM Anonymous said…
Is this website serious, whats the purpose of this blog. Do you want some one to share your meaningless life experiences [...]

Return of the Mach(iavelli)

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November 19th, 2005

Alhamdulillah, a sister in Canada wrote recently on her blog asking about Machiavelli
November 16, 2005
Are Politicians Bound by Morality?
In The Prince, Machiavelli seems to suggest that a leader can override the constraints of morality for the sake of political interests. Troubling though it may seem, his book raises the question of whether one can uphold [...]