Events took place in Iceland earlier this year that directly put the country‎’s citizenry in direct opposition to their elected officials in regards to the liability incurred for the failure of the Icelandic Bank. In the aftermath, it is most exigent that the story, conspicuously dropped from the designated headlines of what is newsworthy, and [...]

For the modern Arab, fulus, originally the word for small change, is money itself. It relates intimately to the word for a bankrupt, muflis, which either means someone who only has small change (fulus) and no gold or silver, or in the more extreme case, someone who does not even have small change. However, the [...]

مقدمـــة: يعمل المسلمون الغربيون أسوة بنظرائهم في الشرق على التعريف بموطأ الإمام مالك باعتباره منهجا للتشريع قابلا للتأقلم والتكيف مع الحياة الإسلامية في جميع مناطق العالم بما فيها الغرب . بل من هؤلاء الغربيين من يبني مشروعه الإصلاحي الشمولي على موطأ مالك ومذهب عمل أهل المدينة، ولعل من أبرز هؤلاء ، والذي سيكون نموذجا لهذه [...]

“Usury I put down, as the great pivot of all their (the Irish people’s) disasters – the main and primary spring that sets on motion the whole machinery of Ireland’s calamities.” (Jeremiah O’Callaghan 1780 -1861) Seeing Ulster hit the headlines again, one is revolted that the only thing offered its Catholics and Protestants is the [...]

bully noun ( pl. -lies) a person who uses strength or power to harm or intimidate those who are weaker. The figure of the bully springs to mind, writ large and wreaking infinitely more devastation than the casual sadism of the school bully, but in essence the same.

Boasting colour coded uniforms, body armour, fast cars, distinct jargon, vicious dogs, dangerous weapons, overwhelming numbers, access to illegal drugs and considerable financial resources,

To see things clearly, with focus and in perspective one needs two eyes.

There is little doubt that the mass murder of 11 September represents a turning

The much-vaunted Enlightenment of which we are so proud here in the

It is vital for people to realise that, in spite of what is being widely maintained