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The Guantanamo Legacy – Ten Years of Criminality go beyond this one base and one state
Dr Abdul Wahid Last week I attended an event in London marking the 10-year anniversary of the American gulag at Camp Delta, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, organised jointly by Cage Prisoners, Islamic Human Rights Commission and Reprieve. [...]
Racism: A sickness made worse by nationalism that Islam can treat
Dr. Abdul Wahid Racism has featured heavily in the UK over the past few weeks. The conviction of two men for the cold-blooded racist murder of Stephen Lawrence 18 years ago has been the most emotive [...]
PTI and Imran Khan: Swimming in the polluted waters of Pakistan politics
Dr. Abdul Wahid Imran Khan’s political career has, at least, proved one thing: good intentions, lofty rhetoric and apparent selfless motives alone do not amount to plan to savePakistan. Indeed, these qualities may be about to [...]
Debunking Cameron’s morality speech
This week British Prime Minister David Cameron made a speech marking the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible – also known in Britain as the ‘Authorised’ version. His remarks that Britain should be proud to [...]
Neutrino experiment repeat at Cern finds same result
On 18.11.2011, the BBC reported that the team which found that neutrinos may travel faster than light has carried out an improved version of their experiment – and confirmed the result. The details can be read here. [...]
Escaping the “Capitalist Mindset” is a prerequisite for real liberation in the Middle East
Last week I participated in a panel discussion about the future of the Middle East. It was a lively gathering that brought panelists of extremely different viewpoints before an opinionated and intelligent audience. I didn’t expect [...]
