The weekend of January 20-22 was one of great emotion and energy. On Friday the 20th, hundreds of thousands of people gathered on the mall in Washington DC , and far more turned on their TV’s, to celebrate the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States of America. And on… Read More »
Get Out And Vote – Early
Do you feel so disgusted with the presidential candidates that you don’t feel like voting for either of them? That you might just stay home? If so, consider these four points: First, your silence would be a vote for the candidate you like least; Second, there is a lot more on the ticket than the… Read More »
Promoting Moderate Islam: How To Respond to Terrorism and Suppression
In the last two months there have been over 75 attacks by various jihadist groups in at least 21 countries: this is a rate of one-and-a-half attacks per day. These acts have left over 1,169 dead, and many more injured and maimed. The countries and territories attacked include Jordan, Iraq, Bangladesh, Syria, Israel, Afghanistan, Lebanon,… Read More »
Why We Need To Listen To Each Other
Lest you have missed it, last week the United Kingdom held its long-anticipated national referendum on whether to remain a member of the European Union, and by a 52% to 48% majority voted for “Brexit”, or British exit. The vote has divided the UK on a single issue along generational, regional, nationalist (by which I… Read More »
