Palestine Blogs

Whilst having dinner at Abu Zad last week, I noticed the people having dinner near to us were a family of extremely religious Muslims. The wives were wearing full niqabs, the husbands had full...

In the back of my mind I still retain romantic notions of being able to call to account the British government for its 'excesses' in the Middle East, my homeland. Studying law has opened up a...

A steaming cup of tea, Fairouz playing in the background, and a breakfast of Zeit w Za'atar, olives, labneh. With the sun shining and the birds singing in the garden I begin to get the distinct...

Live all you wish, for you will die Do what you wish, you will only sow what you reap and love who you wish for you will part with them -Gabriel to Muhammad...

I'm not sure I agree with a lot of Usama Hassan's article in the Guardian today, "East is not always best". But I do sympathise with it. What did strike me is the level of anti-Islamic vitriol that...

Such a strange feeling, to look into a window from the outside and see another man living your life. It is particularly cold in London tonight...

I've just heard that the Sheikh of al Azhar, Mohamad Sayid al Tantawi, has passed away. I think he was a frail old man in a difficult position, and that was what made him say some of the ridiculous...

When I have time I will be writing a post about my experiences and perspectives as an Arab ex-patriate living in the West. There are many things which we culturally adapt to and notice about living...

I must say, studying law in London with "Oxbridge" students has opened my eyes to the often stated fact that Britain is a society deeply divided upon class lines. Oxbridge is the term given to...

It has been extremely difficult to stay abreast of political developments or some of the rubbish being written by Middle Eastern experts. Studying law in such an intense and short period is taking up...

Close to where I live, two men play native American songs and tunes with a collection of pipes and flutes whilst dressed as American Indians or in South American ponchos. They had been doing so for...

It is ironic, but perhaps inevitable, that the assassination of Mahmoud al Mabhouh would become such an object of interest and discussion. Earlier that month another Hamas operative was also...

Everything a man loses can be replaced, except if you lose Allah. There is no substitute. Wow, puts things in perspective...

My absolute favourite Red Army song...makes the hairs tingle with electricity.

"The Barge Hawlers" is my favourite painting by Ilya Repin, the 19th century Russian painter. There is something about the struggle of these men, how they are toiling, which really strikes a chord...

The old Marxist in me really misses this stuff. There is something sad about the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since 1990 the world has changed so much, and I think for the worse.