Oh dear. Boris? Seriously!?

Ok, so when I heard that Boris Johnson (”Bojo” as he’s fondly known by his Tory chums) was elected London mayor, let’s just say I was less than pleased. Of course, not officially being a London resident, it’s not like I had a vote anyway, so there really wasn’t much I could do about it.
What [...]

Ayn Rand, Socialism and Some Reflections

I started this blog for a multitude of reasons, but mostly as a means to express some of my thoughts and opinions on current affairs. It has been an enjoyable (albeit time-consuming!) process, and sharing opinions in public means that you’re forced to analyse why you believe certain things.
This is something I’ve been thinking [...]

The New Enlightenment: The Role of Women in Muslim Reformation

First, of all, apologies for the long gap in blogging; work commitments as well as general laziness are my less than adequate excuses. Having said that, last week, I attended a lecture by Professor Madhavi Sunder, who is a leading scholar in the field of legal regulation of culture. Her lecture was deeply insightful and [...]

Professor Muhammad Yunus on Removing the Seeds of Poverty

“They cripple the bird’s wing, and then condemn it for not flying as fast as they.” –Malcolm X
On Friday evening, I was fortunate enough to attend a talk by Muhammad Yunus, Managing Director of the Grameen Bank, at the London School of Economics. It was humbling to have the opportunity to meet someone who [...]

Can We Really Believe in Political Change?

“The stars seem one thing but they are quite another, these acrobats deceive you brazenly…” — Mirza Ghalib

I was still at school when Labour came to power in the UK in 1997. This landslide victory for Labour was a momentous occasion, and for traditional Labour voters, it was an opportunity for the vision for change [...]