I often hear repeated the notion that politics is local, and we should not be too worried about issues taking place in other parts of the world. However, there is a fundamental problem with such an idea. Perhaps in the old days, when the fastest means of travel
Saudi Arabia is one of the most repressive and stagnant countries in the world. The Saudi royal family, the House of Saud, controls the country with total brutality with no regards for human life, dignity and tolerance.
From Syria to Pakistan, Turkey to Sudan, we are seeing one particular tactic that these regimes are utilising as propaganda.
One of the aspects of any warfare is propaganda, using the media – whether print, radio and television – to spread disinformation, lies and deceit among the people, to the extent that they become braindead. Propagandists specialise in creating
Throughout history, taxes have been charged on the funniest things. In 1660 England placed a tax on fireplaces, and in 1696 on the number of windows in one’s house – the latter only repealed in 1851. There have been taxes on soap, bricks, hats,
All praise is for Allah! The people have risen across the Muslim world from Algeria to Bahrain and broken through the fear tactics that these governments employed against the people for decades.
We’ve all heard the news about the referendum on secession in South Sudan. We hoped that the information age would bring people together, yet today we see Sudan being divided. The largest country in Africa, boasting the vast Nile river water basin,
Our noble scholars have clarified that the face veil, or niqab, is not obligatory for Muslim women to wear in public. But we’re not going to discuss the niqab or its standing in Islamic jurisprudence; rather, we would like to point out the reasons why
One of the reasons for the current bloodshed across the world is the tremendous profit that weapons manufacturers generate due to ongoing wars and conflict. People recognise oil as the main reason for the war in Iraq, but an equally important impetus for
We were quite surprised to read a recent editorial in this newspaper entitled ‘Turning the tide against the Taliban’, which we found to be extremely ill informed in its seeming support for the continuation of a war that is not going to end. This
What do you understand by the term ‘integration’? Some people state that integration does not equal assimilation. Well, we at Glór Moslamach would like to ask: if it’s not assimilation, then what is it? After all, a lot of people
The killing of young Toyosi Shitta-bey is a tragic one, but it doesn’t have to be repeated. We at Glór Moslamach believe that prevention is better than the cure. Dealing with racism is a matter of education that the Irish State can facilitate,
Libya’s leader Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi made headlines recently when he called for the partitioning of Nigeria as an answer to solving the unrest between its Christian and Muslim populations.