U.K. Diplomacy Strengthens Iran, Weakens Britain
I felt quite uneasy when our man in Tehran, Dominick Chilcott, said the attack on the British...
Read MoreBritish journalist Yvonne Ridley is the West European Asst. Director-General of the International Muslim Women's Union.
Posted by Yvonne Ridley | Dec 6, 2011 | Europe, Middle East, Viewpoints |
I felt quite uneasy when our man in Tehran, Dominick Chilcott, said the attack on the British...
Read MorePosted by Yvonne Ridley | May 24, 2011 | Europe, US, Viewpoints |
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 the so-called super privacy injunction. Now that...
Read MorePosted by Yvonne Ridley | May 23, 2011 | Asia Pacific, US, Viewpoints |
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 of pornography was found during the infamous Abbottabad...
Read MorePosted by Yvonne Ridley | May 11, 2011 | US, Viewpoints |
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 sure she and her friends registered their approval...
Read MorePosted by Yvonne Ridley | May 10, 2011 | Europe, US, Viewpoints |
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 of this boil on the face of human...
Read MorePosted by Yvonne Ridley | May 6, 2011 | Asia Pacific, US, Viewpoints |
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 trademark of the vengeful...
Read MorePosted by Yvonne Ridley | Apr 24, 2011 | Viewpoints |
“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 bold declaration on the glossy front page...
Read MorePosted by Yvonne Ridley | Apr 5, 2011 | Asia Pacific, US, Viewpoints |
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 is that he handed over classified...
Read MorePosted by Yvonne Ridley | Mar 24, 2011 | Africa, Viewpoints |
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 exhilarating thing for me has been the unity displayed in these...
Read MorePosted by Yvonne Ridley | Feb 6, 2011 | Asia Pacific, US, Viewpoints |
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 fire, you have to know your enemy, and the scattergun...
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