Appointment as Advisor to the Leader of the Liberal Democrats on Interfaith and Tackling Radicalism and Extremism

September 12, 2008 Article

Can I firstly congratulate and thank the Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg MP, on his bold vision to appoint Cllr Meral Ece and I as advisors. My new role as of this week is to advise the Leader on issues related to the fields of interfaith and preventing extremism and radicalism. Over the Read More

Pakistan Is imploding!

August 27, 2008 Article

So what is happening to the country of my father’s birth? (Well actually, he was born in pre-partition India and his father and him saw the effects of the colonial partition of India. The mass killings and the trails of human misery who were uprooted and who moved from one country to another were the Read More

Getting Rid of the Politics of Fear

July 1, 2008 Article

The politics of fear has been something that has been constantly present within the Middle East and rarely does the politics of bridge building get a chance whether it is through the press that hungrily looks for the ‘negative angle’ or whether it is through politicians who want to keep the status quo in place. Read More

Living Islam Out Loud – American Muslim Women and Linking with British Muslim Women

April 10, 2008 Article

I have just spent 5 days on the road on a project that is being run by Faith Matters, an interfaith and conflict resolution organisation that I founded in 2005. Faith Matters also runs Faith and Finance social regeneration projects. The project entitled ‘Living Islam Out Loud,’ brought 4 American Muslim women to the UK Read More

Post Office Closures will Have a Devastating Effect on Local Communities

February 28, 2008 Article

The recent announcements that seven local post offices will be closing in the restructuring of Post Offices throughout the Capital will have a devastating impact on local communities. Those that affect Haringey include Highgate High Street, 100 Alexandra Park Road (N10), Ferme Park Road (N4), Salisbury Road (N22), 89 Weston Park (N8), Page Green (N15) Read More

Responses to the Archbishop Do Not Look At the Facts On The Ground

February 11, 2008 Article

Within 48 hours of the Archbishop making comments around religious inclusion and Shariah, there were press calls, comments and rabid responses for his resignation. This strain of fear is disproportionate and based on conjecture, myths and in some instances, xenophobia. But before I lay out these facts, there is something that I must clear up. Read More

London is a Liberal City, That is Why We Need a Liberal Democrat Mayor

December 13, 2007 Article

Who can forget the fiasco in which Ken Livingstone clambered to be taken back into the fold of New Labour when his principles and policy making resonated with the socialist guard which he accused Blair of sidelining to the touchlines of Labour’s political field? Who can forget the rhetoric from Ken on how employment opportunities Read More

For God’s Sake Musharraf, Free Imran Khan and Other Political Dissenters That You Have Detained

November 22, 2007 Article

The fiasco in Pakistan continues. The strongman ‘El Presidente’ Musharraf continues to lock up anyone who dissents and the very basis of democracy is now gravely injured and lying on the side of the road somewhere between Lahore and Islamabad. The Analogy of Rome burning whilst we are all asleep is a very apt one. Read More

Remembering The Past For The Future

November 15, 2007 Article

At the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, services right across the country took place to commemorate the fallen in the Great Wars and within others. It was a sombre occasion for many that brought home the horrors of war and the chance to reflect upon those not here since they Read More

Pakistan is Convulsing Through Dictatorial Measures

November 5, 2007 Article

The decision by General Musharraf to impose martial law has set back Pakistan in the eyes of other nations, especially when so many nations realise that military rule is not only socially counter-productive, it is also leads to economic disaster. Today, Pakistan is virtually overwhelmed by the economic powerhouse that India has become and frankly Read More

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