Politics, tech and media issues from a Muslim perspective
BBC News: University locks Muslim prayer room (video here) Last Friday it was reported that City University in London had locked the room used by Muslim students for Friday prayers, having asked the organisers...
This cartoon accompanies a Daily Mail piece which was published today, alleging that people are rushing to claim Disability Living Allowance in the last weeks before it is phased out. Bernadette Meaden has a...
The story of Oscar Pistorius's shooting of his girlfriend has been going on for a week and a half now, and last Friday, after a four-day bail hearing, he was released on bail of...
Last month Fedora released the latest version of their Linux distribution, version 18, codenamed "Spherical Cow", a reference to an engineering joke, the main new feature of which is a redesigned installer (still called...
No more excuses. The only defensible option is to go vegetarian | John Harris | Comment is free | The Guardian The recent meat adulteration scandal (in which horsemeat was found to be present...
Terry Deary on Libraries (from the Guardian) Terry Deary (of Horrible Histories fame) thinks bookshops are closing because libraries are cutting their throats by lending out books rather than selling them. Uh, not so...
Earlier today I was browsing the latest edition of Linux User & Developer, a British Linux magazine with a more in-depth analytical focus than Linux Format, which concentrates on reviews, tutorials and interviews with...
Earlier today I was listening to the Eddie Nestor show, an evening news phone-in programme on the BBC London station, which was discussing the Cait Reilly case. Reilly had been told, wrongly it now...
Sexual abuse victim’s suicide sparks call for review of court procedures | UK news | guardian.co.uk Last week it was revealed that Frances Andrade, the 48-year-old violinist and music teacher who had given evidence...
Kesgrave: ‘It was survival of the fittest’, claims ex-pupil of abuse inquiry school – News – Ipswich Star Last month I gave an interview to a journalist from the Ipswich Star, a local newspaper...
Battle of the Androids: Google Android vs. Samsung Android Yesterday I took delivery of a Samsung Galaxy Nexus, which was the previous incarnation of the “official” Google phone line (it’s now been replaced by...
The Asperkid’s (Secret) Book of Social Rules: The Handbook of Not-So-Obvious Social Guidelines for Tweens and Teens with Asperger Syndrome – book information – Jessica Kingsley Publishers I recently came across the above title...
Earlier this week it was announced that the route for the proposed high-speed rail line from London to Manchester and Leeds, known as High Speed 2, had been released. The line is already projected...
‘I feel like a stranger where I live’ – Telegraph This article appeared in today’s Telegraph and I had the ‘pleasure’ of seeing the print edition which has several stock images which are not...
Newsflash! Claire Khaw Arrested, Apparently For Blog Post Accusing Jessica Thom Of Putting On Tourettes « Same Difference Claire Khaw is the blogger best known for getting onto various radio talk-shows and online forums...
Until we learn to be as single-minded as the fanatics – at home and abroad – we’re ALL hostages | Mail Online In response to the attack by an “al-Qa’ida franchise” on the gas...
Today the Observer posted an article by Julie Burchill, a right-wing columnist given to bigoted rants laden with gratuitous slurs, against the transsexual “lobby” in response to the supposed bullying of Suzanne Moore, a...
Last Tuesday, the first in the new series of “The Undateables”, Channel 4’s series in which they attempt to match up people with various disabilities with partners, aired. I saw some of the first...
Just before last Christmas, the Egyptian Muslim scholar (currently Grand Mufti of Egypt), Ali Gomaa (or Ali Jumu’ah) replied to a question from someone whose mother had left Islam, as to whether he and...
In the current New Year honours, Professor Simon Wessely has received a knighthood and will henceforth be known as Professor Sir Simon Wessely. In this he joins the company of Roy Meadow, the doctor...