How can refugees invade Europe without invaders?
Any objective observer can see that the refugees of today are not the invaders of history. So why are so many Europeans afraid of refugees?
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From Gaza’s sinking boat to the Tahini Sea
Amer and Saleh from Gaza felt “condemned to failure”, so they decided to escape to Europe. Sadly, their aborted endeavour ended in narrowly averted death.
Read MoreOne year on: Gaza, life with hard labour
With rubble the only growth industry in Gaza, people are unable to pick up the pieces of their broken lives, face psychological ruin and dream of escape.
Read MoreOne year on: Gaza’s hidden psychological ruins
It is not just the landscape that is scarred and devastated, Gaza is an emotional and mental wreck teetering on the verge of psychological ruin.
Read MoreFeeling Europe’s pain
All is not well in the old world of organisational paternity, job security and economic rationality. But the silver lining is that we have millions of virtual ‘friends’ to feel our pain.
Read MoreHungary for a better future?
Faced with soaring unemployment and the lack of prospects, many educated young Hungarians are being drawn to the radical right. But will it give them the better future they seek?
Read MoreFrom right to far-right in Spain
Why is there no prominent far-right party in Spain? Well, there is and there isn’t.
Read MoreAnders Breivik: Enemies like us
Had the threat from far-right extremists been taken more seriously, could the attack carried out by Anders Breivik have been averted?
Read MoreSexual harassment: No online way out
Blogging won’t raise awareness about sexual harassment more than it already has. We must focus our efforts on lobbying the government to do more.
Read MoreAn Arab model for democracy
The time is ripe to crystallise a creative vision for Egyptian democracy, one that can perhaps be used as a model by other Arab countries.
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