Language of the Years
April 21, 2016 12:00 am Leave your thoughts A poem by Dr Faysal Mikdadi
A poem by Dr Faysal Mikdadi
This week, President Rivlin published a peace plan. That is not a usual act by a president, whose office is mainly ceremonial.
A group of soldiers, supported by a major part of the political scene, has mutinied against their commanders. This is a major menace to the structure of the state, a challenge to what remains of our democracy.
February 2016: Jeb Bush tweets a picture of his hand gun engraved with his name, under the heading "America", as part of his presidential campaign. He later withdraws
Bernie is the only candidate who has unwaveringly stood for socio-economic justice, educational and political empowerment, civil and constitutional rights for all
One of the most famous lines in German poetry is "Don't greet me under the lime trees."
"Hypocrisy, the most protected of vices." Moliere (Jean Baptiste Poquelin, 1622-1673)
Former Labour shadow cabinet minister, Bryan Gould, explains the consequence of the decline of British manufacturing is that we have run a perennial trade deficit in every year since 1982
A poem by John Gohorry
Since terrorism is again in the news, it is timely to revisit one of the biggest acts of terrorism in modern history - the illegal invasion and destruction - ongoing - of Iraq