Iram of the Pillars

A few women, with whom I was tweeting, were discussing the subject of marrying a foreign-born spouse which they believe, and I concur, is more difficult for women than men (differences in education and mentality, etc.).

They also believe that the legislation proposed in 2011 by the government, along with raising the age of both parties to 21, before being able to bring over a foreign spouse would deter parents from marrying so...

Fellow writer Chris McCourt stated correctly that “the strongest argument in favour of Mr Hollande seems to be that he is not Monsieur Sarkozy”. Where I disagree is with his opinion that Sarkozy’s low ratings in polls are mostly down to an ‘image problem’.

Certainly his image has hindered him over the ...

A UK-based Muslim charity which provides a free and confidential emotional support service to young Muslims is establishing volunteer teams nationally for the first time in its 10-year history.

The Muslim Youth Helpline (MYH) has held open days in the towns and cities of Luton, Bradford, Birmingham and Leicester, and will be holding a Volunteer Training Day in Manchester this week.

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“One day our descendants will think it incredible that we paid so much attention to things like the amount of melanin in our skin or the shape of our eyes or our gender instead of the unique identities of each of us as complex human beings” – Franklin Thomas

At a time when Europe is experiencing an economic crisis and record unemployment, it should be natural for politicians seeking election (or re-election) to address such issues, which are a priority for many French people.

Instead, President Sarkozy has decided to focus on halal/kosher meat and foreigners in France, saying, ...

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Throughout the world hundreds of thousands ...

The United Nations Population Fund said that almost 2,000 communities across Africa have abandoned female genital mutilation (FGM) in 2011. However, Wednesday’s Newsnight revealed that the practise is still prevalent in Egypt, despite being against the law.

The aim of the process is to ens...

Veto: Russia and China joined forces at the UN Security Council

Last week, Libya’s former ambassador to France, Omar Brebesh, died in the custody of a militia from possible torture, Human Rights Watch said. This was barely mentioned in the mainstream media.

On January 30th 2012,

“There are efforts to scare me, but these people don't know that I'm not among the afraid”, said Pervez Musharraf to a rally of about 8,000 supporters in the commercial centre Karachi via videolink from Dubai.

For someone who insists he is 'not scared of anyone', ex Pakistani Presid...

Demonstrations: Protestors continue for the Arab League officials

Once again, the credibility of the Arab League (AL) is being questioned, after 'news' that General Mohammed Ahmed al-Dabi, the leader of the observers currently in Syria, has been accused of human rights abuses.

What did people expect anyway? The whole of the Arab w...