Tear Gas, Tyrants & Foreign Trade... East Meets West

As the grass roots revolution spreads across the entire Middle East, it is with a mixture of disgust, incredulity and jaw dropping aghast watching the bare-faced hypocrisy of western politicians, as they jockey for position in a new era for the Middle East and Arab lands.

Review: Dispatches - Lessons in Hatred & Violence

Channel 4’s Dispatches this week looked once more at the madrassah system in the UK. Two key issues were highlighted: the administration of corporal punishment in madrassahs, and the breeding of hatred towards non-Muslims (as well as Muslims) through virulent speeches.

America’s Fear – The Will of the People

The unfolding story of Egypt will run for a while longer... perhaps even another thirty years. While we can only guess at which path the country will take in the near term, this is undoubtedly an historic event for this generation. It is one of those events that will define the shape of not only the future Middle East, but the whole world. In recent history, this single event stands alongside the destruction of the Twin Towers in New York as a defining moment for the world.

Valuing the Debate or Debating the Values... Which Shall It Be?

The subject just won’t go away, will it? Or it isn’t allowed to go away. But is that such a bad thing really? Let us look a little closer

A few weeks ago, David Cameron stated ,

‘We have to drain the water from the swamp in which the violent extremism grows...’

Vying for Power in the New ‘Middle East’ Order

The scenes from Egypt and the Middle East are unfolding before our very eyes, almost too fast to scribe. These momentous events will do more to shape the future of not only the Middle East, but also global politics, consigning the previous despotic thirty year rule to a postscript in history.

What is apparent is that each of the players in this crucial game has her own interests, and each is attempting to influence events to her advantage.