For the second time, Kenya has pressed its palms against the cold marble of the IMF and the World Bank, asking the same architects of global austerity to diagnose wounds we have spent time inflicting [more…]
The status quo in a country can be the past, the present, and the future. So is the resistance to the status quo. Indeed, this is the essence of the revolutionary clarion call; the struggle [more…]
Our ancestors built cathedrals meant to stand for a thousand years. We build glass towers that last two decades before demolishing them because the aesthetic has gone stale. And now we have crowned our civilisation’s [more…]
The history of relations between Jews (and later Israel) and Persians (later Iran) stretches back over two and a half millennia and is more than a simple narrative of continuous hostility. For much of that [more…]
Yes, I know it’s Good Friday, but I want to take you back both 48 and 120 hours. Why? Read on! Regular sufferers will be aware of the tangle regarding my holidays and overtime (and [more…]
While WSR attempted to wear his Koran Keir hat in attempting to navigate his tensions between African unity, Chinese ties, and the US’s evolving strategic priorities, he blinked first when dealing with the Don. US [more…]
It’s a tradition in the Catholic church that on Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter, worshippers are given little crosses made from palm leaves. They commemmorate Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem, when followers strewed palm leaves [more…]
In the week that hosted the installation of a new Archbishop of Canterbury, and which culminated in Palm Sunday beginning Holy Week, scrutiny turns towards the religious convictions – or otherwise – of the heir [more…]
All has changed. Or has it? We have been here before, literally. The Puffin is a well-travelled bird with a good memory and can recall rolling dunes, desert villages, remote sun-drenched harbours and trails of [more…]
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