British journalist Yvonne Ridley is a patron of Cageprisoners as well as being the European president of the International Muslim Women's Union and the Vice President of the European Muslim League.
The naked truth about Tunisia’s topless protester
Tunisian feminist Amina Tyler says that she set out to highlight the issue of women’s rights when she posted topless pictures of herself on the Femen website.…
Bin Ladin Film is a Disaster Movie
The film may yet go down for having a major global impact, but for all the wrong reasons. This is Hollywood at its worst … a disaster movie in every…
Algerian Kidnappers Demand Release of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui
The bottom line is Dr Aafia Siddiqui should not be in prison, and as long as this injustice continues, she will become a rallying call for anyone who wants to…
Obama’s God Complex
The true Barack Obama is an out of control psychopathic killer with a loaded God complex, and he’s running America. This makes him the most dangerous man in the world…
British Justice in Dock over Abu Qatada
I am overseas as the whole Abu Qatada hate fest unfolds back in London. And from my seat overlooking the Bosphorus I am cringing with embarrassment and wondering what on…
U.K. Diplomacy Strengthens Iran, Weakens Britain
I felt quite uneasy when our man in Tehran, Dominick Chilcott, said the attack on the British Embassy was state-supported. What doesn’t he understand about people power? Surely, he should…
End Secrecy Laws
Well, the tabloid media is going to have a real feeding frenzy over the next few days, after international soccer star Ryan Giggs was dramatically revealed as the figure behind…
Porn in the USA
I wonder what the US Administration makes of the idiom that includes the words pot, kettle and black. The reason for this recent musing comes from revelations that a stash…
Obama’s Hollow Victory
It was such a seismic event that, like many people of her generation, my mother’s point of reference for most things is the Second World War. And while I’m quite…
Britain Must Not Support US-Style Justice
There are a number of men being held without charge or trial in Britain’s own version of Guantanamo Bay. And while David Cameron’s government is willing to condemn the existence…
Obama Snatches Defeat from Jaws of Victory
As the news of Osama bin Laden’s death filtered out onto the streets of America it triggered unsightly scenes of undiluted hysteria, chest-thumping and back-slapping which has sadly become a…
The Sting of the Scorpion … Egypt’s Darkest Corner was the forerunner to Guantanamo
“Welcome to Tora Land”, declares the headline on a magazine rack that caught my eye as I was swept along in the rush hour inside Cairo’s chaotic train station. The…
Florida Pastor Bigger Threat to US Security Than Bradley Manning
US Army Private Bradley Manning was arrested, tortured, and put in solitary confinement based on the absurd allegation that he is a threat to American national security. His alleged crime…
Playing the Sectarian Card
Every time I sit down to write an article, another expression of people power erupts somewhere within the Arab world, so it’s hard to know where to begin. The most…
Made by America – the Peoples’ Revolution
US Administrations have been blighted since 9/11 by a deadly cocktail of arrogance and ignorance, with a twist of the strong desire for revenge. But before you take aim and…
US Ammunition Tells Its Own Story
As people across Egypt continued resisting and rising against the brutal dictatorship of Hosni Mubarak, it is quite clear they will not stop until he goes. Quite clear to everyone,…
A Sleeping Giant Awakens
The Arab world’s sleeping giant has finally woken from its slumber after years of being drugged and mugged by the West. Having witnessed – and experienced – firsthand the brutality…
Hijab makes a return in Tunisia
Something really wonderful happened outside the Tunisian Embassy in London the other day as a crowd of us gathered to continue the demand for justice in the people’s revolution. I…
The Peoples’ Revolution
The Western media has been somewhat caught out by the rapid demise of one of the most brutal dictators in the world. But not to worry, the CIA famously missed…
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