Tag Archives: ISIS

The Trafalgar Square Fourth Plinth

Posted on April 3, 2018 by

The Fourth Plinth is probably the most famous public art commission in the world and it all began back in 1994 when after 150 years with an empty plinth, Prue Leith, then chair of the Royal Society of Arts wrote … Continue reading →

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London is Reeling…. NOT

Posted on June 8, 2017 by

Maybe it is just a fundamental difference between us and other countries but according to some foreign media, everyone in the UK and particularly London is terrified but as the headline in the Independent revealed, that doesn’t seem to be … Continue reading →

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Manchester Remembered Around The World

Posted on May 25, 2017 by

As the world remembers the atrocity in Manchester this week, I’d like to thank everyone for their emails to me in the last few days from around the world.  In the same spirit, here are some photos of just a … Continue reading →

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Sunni and Shia Islam – All you Need To Know – Islam 101

Posted on January 4, 2016 by

You’d have to be living on another planet not to hear about the seemingly endless troubles in the Middle-East.  To many in the west, Muslims are Muslims but it is much more complex than that with an ancient schism dominating … Continue reading →

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War In Syria, Peace In The Middle-East

Posted on December 5, 2015 by

This week the U.K. voted to go to war against the terrorists in Syria.  It doesn’t seem to be a popular cause in the U.K. or perhaps it is simply that its opponents are more vocal as it is hard … Continue reading →

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Cultural Vandalism – The destruction of priceless monuments by ISIS / ISIL

Posted on March 21, 2015 by

One of my most popular blog posts that I have ever written was on the ongoing  destruction of historic Mecca by Saudi Arabia and whilst one day soon I hope to write more on the topic, I thought for now … Continue reading →

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