Never before has there been so much press coverage about a TV docu-drama. Britz, the work of the renowned Director Peter Kosminsky, was aired for the first time on Channel 4 last night. The highly controversial and much debated telly-film is a fictitious drama about two young Muslim British siblings in the aftermath of the [...]
November 1, 2007
Categories: Zahir, Zareen . Tags: british, britz, islam, loyalty, mi5, muslim, peter kominsky, terrorism, war . Author: freewriters . Comments: 2 Comments
The article below is from the BBC news site. It identifies the main arguments very well on a highly controversial topic .
The last time the government tried to introduce extended detention without trial, MPs overwhelmingly rejected it. Not to show their solidarity to Muslims. But to protect hard fought for civil liberties.
Whats most concerning is that there [...]
October 26, 2007
Categories: Zahir . Tags: civil liberties, Detention, terrorism . Author: freewriters . Comments: 1 Comment
An interesting articles in this mornings Guardian – opinions section. I have to admit, I wasn’t aware these rallies were about to take place. The debate is interesting enough though, and definitely affects us and worth getting involved in…
Return of the Muslim other
The far right is reviving the prejudices that used to dominate mainstream European [...]
October 24, 2007
Categories: Zahir . . Author: freewriters . Comments: 1 Comment
Last night I found myself at Wembley arena again. The last time I was here was to listen to a Shakira concert. Back then, I found myself surrounded by a plethora of people out to enjoy what promised, and indeed turned out to be, a mesmerising performance. All around, people were jumping, screaming and shouting [...]
October 22, 2007
Categories: Zahir . Tags: concert, darfur, islam, kaleem salama, live8, muslim, outlandish, sami yusuf, wembley arena . Author: freewriters . Comments: 3 Comments