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Britain, France , US: ‘And the winner is …’

Britain, France , US: ‘And the winner is …’

In the lifestyle sweepstakes, the answer is “none of the above”. The economic and social experiments in the past three decades by British governments from left to right have left the plucky Brits reeling, as this [...]

Mowing the Grass in Yemen : the American Solution to Anwar al-Awlaki

Mowing the Grass in Yemen : the American Solution to Anwar al-Awlaki

Radical Muslim cleric Anwar Al-Awlaki, the victim of assassination by US forces 30 September, was born in New Mexico in 1971, educated at Colorado State University in engineering, and radicalised while preaching in US mosques and [...]

The Islamic Revival amidst European Decline

The Islamic Revival amidst European Decline

Ramadan exemplifies the powerful spiritual calling of Islam. Dry fasting is more a test of the spirit, the will, proof of devotion, than just some health gimmick. And it is precisely this cultivation of mass “mind [...]

Syria – Russia’s Arab Spring Dilemma

Syria – Russia’s Arab Spring Dilemma

Muammar Al-Gaddafi’s demise is all but a done thing, carried out with a UN blessing, however dubious, and only belatedly opposed by Russia and China. Russian policy makers are now wondering if their quasi-principled condemnation of [...]

Islam & the West: Ever the twain shall meet

Islam & the West: Ever the twain shall meet

The world today is experiencing unprecedented crisis, with war raging and environmental degradation threatening the entire planet. Who is responsible? The West argues that its agenda of extending US hegemony, capitalism and trade is the answer to [...]