Is Islam good for London: A Perspective

Is Islam Good for London?  Having attended, what was purported to be, a debate about Islam in London, I must admit I feel sorry for Londoners. For two reasons: – it appears that way too many people intensely dislike Muslims. – Muslims are most likely partly to blame.  I am happy to be a South [...]

‘Sour’ism

In my relative short stay in the UK, I have been able to attend many interesting and informative lectures and events. A recent one turned out to be a tad different- the first sign was the queues outside the venue. Who queues to listen to a lecture, I thought. But this was a high profile [...]

First Iraq, now Iran?

The United States has announced its harshest action against Iran since 1979 by instituting a raft of unilateral sanctions designed to cut international financial support to Iran. Condoleezza Rice (US Secretary of State) said that the unprecedented steps, which include outlawing Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, were a response to “Teheran’s support of insurgents in Iraq [...]