Cameron and the Muslim Vote (Part V)

Written by Husain Al-Qadi

In the previous four articles on the topic of David Cameron and the Muslim vote, I discussed various strands of Neoconservative thinking within the higher echelons of the Tory Party and how this has influenced their anti-Muslim rhetoric. An outburst in Parliament by the Leader of the Party, David Cameron, against some Muslim schools in Britain served as the catalyst for this series, in which I highlighted the party's choreographing of Muslim stigma, uncovered Michael Gove's role as Cameron's ventriloquist, revealed their enmity towards Islam hidden behind anti-radicalism rhetoric and their links to, and aspirations for, the quixotic "Christmas tree activists" at the Quilliam Foundation.

"Divinely" Decreed Deception

Written by Karima Hamdan

With over one billion adherents, a network of centrally controlled churches spanning the earth, coffers groaning with riches collected over two thousand years, a tiny nation state at its heart steeped in the arcane and mysterious, and an (according to Catholic theology) all-powerful, all-knowing, infallible Pope at its head, the Roman Catholic Church can be an impressive sight.

Voting Vagaries - Don't be Hustled at the Hustings

Written by Karima Hamdan

As the landscape of the UK is transformed from barren winter into abundant spring, the political landscape is undergoing its own rapid alteration.

With the clarion call of the General Election, the humble British voter metamorphoses from Oliver Twist, standing in front of the great table, bowl in hand, pleading for more, into Giant Haystacks striding across the countryside ready to mete out an electoral "running elbow drop" on any politician claiming £2,000 of expenses for a duck house.

What Exactly Does "PREVENT" Prevent?

Written by Karima Hamdan

What's the difference between the government's counter-terrorism strategy "PREVENT" and the current financial downturn?

One is a catastrophic waste of money, caused by poorly thought out policies that were executed in a cack-handed way, without transparency or accountability, and has caused a complete loss of trust in several institutions as well as untold misery to certain vulnerable people...

And the other is a recession.

UP Under Attack From Online Extremists

Written by Karima Hamdan

Since starting to criticise the BMSD, UmmahPulse.com has come under cyberattack from a group calling itself Cheerleaders for The Fighting Cocks (TFC-C). The form of the attack has been to open a Facebook account under the name UmmahPulse and to post offensive comments written ostensibly by us.