Islamophobia has become a significant factor driving politics in many western countries. Islamophobia – fear of Muslims – is now highly visible among European populations concerned about terrorist res ...

What do the Pyrenean ibex, St. Helena olive, Baiji dolphin, Liverpool pigeon, Eastern cougar, West African black rhinoceros, Formosan clouded leopard, Chinese Paddlefish, the Golden Toad and the Rockl ...

I routinely come across efforts to change an individual’s attitude, belief and/or value by using education to teach the ‘right’ one. This is most usually intended to lead to a better behavioural outco ...

In an article I wrote a year ago, the following words appeared: ‘If a child is crying and you comfort them, you will (presumably unintentionally) scare them out of feeling their sadness when, in fact, ...

  By: Robert J. Burrowes - On 15 April 1912, the Titanic, the largest ship afloat at the time it entered service, sank in the North Atlantic Ocean after hitting an iceberg on its maiden voyage. The la ...

By: Mohammad Abu Hajar - As new arrivals to Europe from the Middle East, we come from countries where death in war has become an almost mundane, non-urgent event; I am now in an environment where war ...

After viewing President Bush's recent speech to the ultra conservative American Enterprise Institute, one realizes that life can imitate film. In Barry Levinson’s 1997 satire “Wag the Dog”, we laugh a ...

Honourable representatives, I am writing to you from Rome, Italy, on the 45th day of my hunger strike to compel our highest religious authorities, Pope Francis and the College of Cardinals, to abandon ...

Op Ed Commentary -                             Let me preface these new thoughts by stating that what another billionaire says or does because he feels ‘ above the rest of we serfs ‘ is never surprisi ...

Op Ed Commentary      Once again, our proverbial ‘fly on the wall ‘comes in handy at the super exclusive Rich Man’s Club. Let’s listen in as two of the super rich elites sit and chat around the firepl ...