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Part IX of a ten-part series… 31st December 2012 Emma Graham-Harrison in the Guardian: The only clue that a base…
Afghanistan met General Guthrie’s ‘just war’ criteria! Sir John Keegan, military historian, thought ‘orientals’ preferred treachery and deceit as the…
Among the crown jewels in our archive is the Minutes Book of the London Mosque Fund (LMF) , which is…
Part VII of an eight part dossier ———————————————————– Simon Jenkins in The Guardian, 29th June: “We can only wonder how…
On Friday everything revolves around the Jum’a prayers. The MC in the conference I am attending announces at the opening that this being…
Scanning the newspapers I pick up an interesting item: ‘Malaysia’s own fast-food franchiser, Marrybrown Fried Chicken…… Sdn Bhd, will be…
I am yet again embarked on the trip to Malaysia. As is my habit as soon as I reach the…
[Part VI of a multi-part dossier] ———————————————————- Daily Telegraph, 28th December 2009: “Initial reports indicate that in a series of…
