9/11 and the Art of Distraction

Written by Ahmad Ashiqilahi

As my local newspaper dropped through the letter box, I was struck by the different colours that presented themselves – was this a new entrant to the local newspaper offering? On closer inspection, it became clear that this was the same local newspaper but the cover pages were dedicated to a full spread advertisement. Flicking through the "newspaper" it was difficult to find a single page which was not selling a product or service.

Recasting a Neoconservative as a Liberal - the Dark Art of Political Manoeuvring

Written by Wazir Uddin

David Frum, a prominent Neoconservative, writes and speaks as if he now holds "new thinking" on US domestic and international politics, even recasting himself as a leftie. That politicians use speech purposefully would not be much of a surprise to most of us, but Neoconservative discourse is embedded in a philosophy of deception and lies that treats democracy and society at large with contempt.

The New Religion of Globalised Greed Part 2: Circles of Influence

Written by Karima Hamdan

While this week the career of Tory Defence Secretary, Dr Liam Fox, fizzled faster than a neutrino travelling beyond the speed of light, the main point was (as usual) missed entirely by the media. Whilst the tabloids were fixated on finding the most ridiculous headline with the word "fox" in it (Fox Hunt, Fantastic Mr Fox, Out Foxed, etc), the more respectable broadsheets tied themselves into linguistic knots trying to come up with a way to question Fox’s sexuality without appearing homophobic. However, where one did find evidence of incisive, investigative journalism, it appeared only to be trying to unearth details about luxury hotels and first class travel, as everyone assumed that this was another bog standard "MPs' snouts in troughs" type of scandal.

Evolutionary Science

Written by Kamal Nuruddeen

At the cutting edge of science, there are frequent moments when cherished theories and established assumptions are overturned by glaring new facts or exposed inconsistencies. Scientific journals in all fields are full of duelling researchers and academics debating the merits of various ideas and slaughtering many a sacred cow. Of course, this is a perspective that the general public does not see. For them, science is presented as a body of cut-and-dry facts and indisputable laws. Scientific proof is supposedly the means to delivering absolute certainty about our world.

The New Religion of Globalised Greed Part 1: Somalia - the Man-made Famine

Written by Karima Hamdan

The Reign of Corporate Imperialism

If one were to correlate the level of media attention with the importance of the subject matter at hand, it would be easy to conclude that the death of one slightly black man in Hollywood is more significant - by several orders of magnitude - than the deaths of close to 1 million black people in the Horn of Africa. And the supposed miscarriage of justice surrounding one American woman in Europe is imbued with more essential meaning than the grave injustices perpetrated by one American financial institution on Europe.

Biased FBI Training – Islamophobic Brainwashing

Written by Jamal Anderson

US reports and work by CAIR recently identified anti-Muslim propaganda is be used for FBI counter-terrorism training. Publications written by anti-Muslim writers such as  Robert Spencer, who influenced the Norwegian terrorist Anders Brevik, are readily available in book shelves of FBI training centres and their concepts are being taught during FBI counter-terrorism training.

Blending In - the First Step to Non-existence?

Written by Ahmad Ashiqilahi

The masajid of Allah have long been benefiting mankind. From the early construction of the Ka’bah in Makkah, these places of worship have been established so that mankind may remember their Lord and seek closeness to Him. However, their benefit is by no means limited to this central purpose.

Hiding Behind the Smokescreen of Minority Rights

Written by Wazir Uddin

The protection of minority rights is an important measure of a decent society; though this is always a negotiated position that needs to be reached between the various minority groups and the majority.