January 19, 2015

Refusing the Veil

This topic divides people – and it will divide readers of this book too. Many Muslims worldwide either support or adopt religious veiling, and those who argue against it are often criticised, or worse.
January 19, 2015

Shame the Rich

In the eighties I wrote articles on ghastly yuppies, effervescing with expensive champagne and inflated egos. One of them poured his bubbly over my blouse when […]
January 14, 2015

Freedom and Muslims

I do not understand what has happened. Millions of Muslims- particularly in the west- have become inward looking and closed off as the world becomes more […]
January 5, 2015

The Monarchy

As you know by now, Prince Andrew is accused by a woman known as Jane Doe 3 of being ‘forced’ to have sex with him when […]
October 15, 2014

Working Class White Kids and Education

  White boys and girls from poor or working class families are attaining lower grades in school than are those from immigrant households. Those of Chinese […]
October 15, 2014

Ukip Rollover

  There is an unspoken gagging order on those of us who are not bewitched by Ukip: never say  their supporters are ‘racist’.  We are expected […]
October 15, 2014

Beadings that Should make Us Muslims Weep

  It is Eid, the second annual Muslim festival. This is when we mark the end of Hajj and remember Abraham, who agreed to kill Isaac, […]
June 30, 2014

British Jihadis- What Do We Know About Them? Not Much

So why do young Muslims become Jihadis? It’s a question I have been asked over and over again, and more urgently than ever this week. The […]
June 30, 2014

Educating White Working Class Kids: The Immigrant Example

White boys and girls from poor or working class families are attaining lower grades in school than are those from immigrant households. Those of Chinese and […]