‘I am above communal considerations’ Select extracts from the Hansard of Minister Rishad Bathiudeen's speech in Parliament on August 8, 2012 “Sir, my electorate and I have been making media headlines in the past few weeks and I would like to make use of this opportunity to set out the real facts with regard to the events that took place …

  Is an Israeli military strike on Iran imminent to destroy its nuclear processing facilities? One after the other, under one pretext or the other, the United States whose foreign policy is shaped and molded by powerful Jewish lobbies, backed by United Kingdom and Europe, invaded countries in the Middle East and turned the region into a virtual graveyard.  First …

Mohamed Farah’s double gold should bring much needed positive image for the Somali people who has undergone hardship for decades with the prevailing anarchy in that most unfortunate country on earth now. We confidently hope that Farah’s win will restore some confidence in Somali youth in their war ravaged country as well as in their adopted countries. Farah migrated to …

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 22 2012 (IPS) – Brushing aside a warning by the Israeli government and rebuffing a campaign by pro-Israeli lobbying groups in the United States, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has decided to visit Iran next week to participate in the summit meeting of the 120-member Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), described as the world’s largest single political coalition. U.N. spokesperson Martin Nesirky …

All over the world Muslims have begun their holiest month of the year by fasting from dawn until dusk each day, broken each evening by large, communal meals.  The start of Ramadhan is earlier each year because it is calculated based on the sighting of the new moon, which begins the Muslim lunar month.  Muslims use the time to reevaluate …