Economic recovery means little to Europe’s working poor
Europe is experiencing an economic recovery but many of the jobs being created a keeping people poor rather than lifting them out of poverty.
Read MoreUnsung death on the Nile – Part I
Once the mother of our world departed, her ghost arrived, plunging me into the memory hole which grief opens up, where the past becomes its own present and the present morphs into a kind of phantom future.
Read MoreRefugees trapped inside Fortress Europe
The plight of the 63,000 refugees and migrants still marooned in Greece should give Europeans pause for thought.
Read MoreMultilingualism: The power of Babel
Speaking foreign languages broadens our horizons and multilingualism can act as an antidote against toxic xenophobia.
Read MoreThe generous of the earth in the most wretched of places
If you’re feeling dejected by the troubled times we live in, remember that human generosity lives on, even in the most wretched of places.
Read MoreThe ‘Brexit’ handicap
Leaving the EU could be catastrophic for disabled Britons, yet little attention has been given to their needs or their voices.
Read MoreTrump’s ignorance of Islam is matched by his ignorance of Christianity
Despite Donald Trump and Ted Cruz’s aversion to Islam, their own beloved Bible contains troubling “Christian values” of war, misogyny and homophobia.
Read MoreMogamma: Egypt’s other Great Pyramid
The Mogamma, that high temple of Egyptian bureaucracy, will be shut down. Welcome as it is, this will not solve the underlying problem of “el-routine”.
Read MoreRefugees who just want to dance
An Iranian engineer who is seeking asylum in Europe because he wants to pursue his passion, dancing, would probably be rejected. Should he be?
Read MoreTaxing questions about democracy in the Middle East
In the Middle East, there appears to be a link between autocracy and low taxes. Would higher taxation lead to greater representation or repression?
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