Muslim
The mosque where it’s the men who make the tea
On returning from a brief trip to Istanbul, where inside the mosques women are still very much kept to one…
Why I’m a Muslim
When Muslims make headlines, it’s invariably for the wrong reasons. The fuss over Boris Johnson’s burka joke is a case…
Why are children in Guernsey extolling Islam to their parents?
I have never been to the island of Guernsey. This is a large world and we have a finite amount…
What the Great British Bake Off really says about Britain
There was an interesting news item on the television the other day. A transgendered chap was hoping to become the…
Blood, sand and tragedy in Papa Hemingway and Ava Gardner country
Let’s take it from the top: Seville is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. The capital of Andalusia,…
Why I left
I cannot be part of a movement run by half-educated fanatics
Divide and quit
Had it not been for the empire, Britain might have lost the second world war, says William Dalrymple. The war certainly lost Britain the empire
High life
I have signed an affidavit for a hearing in the High Court stating that Janan Harb was, to my knowledge,…
High life
When I founded the American Conservative 13 years ago — the purpose being to shine a light on the neocon…
High life
It’s a famous quote by F. Scott Fitzgerald, one that Elton John should ponder (when he’s not out shopping, that…
High life
This is a good time to write about a nation’s resilience in the face of calamity. I am referring to…
Witness to a stoning
Islam knows it is under siege – and the fear makes it more brutal
The first cut
The thinking of those who seek to ban circumcision is dreary, backwards – and often anti-Semitic
