Wednesday, May 30, 2012

The sheen of Mandela still shines from afar

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Mandela "magic" was reconciliation, something that resonated around the world. HAVING just spent a fairly protracted period ...
Monday, May 28, 2012

"Spirituality", more than just a word

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Imam Shafií, like all the great Imams, recognised the value of spirituality. THE other day a local cleric argued from the mimbar that ...
Thursday, May 24, 2012

Really Understanding Shari'ah

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Shari'ah is not about anger or extremism, but mercy and compassion. IT is my view that two of the most over-worn words in the En...
Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Penang and the Pattani problem

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Georgetown mosque, Penang. 30/4 – 2/5/11 AFTER the book launch at the Park Hotel, we sell out of Surfing behind the Wall . It’...
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Friday, May 18, 2012

Surfing behind the Wall tour: Singapore 2 (the narrative of the unbalanced narrative)

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The cover of the book, Far East edition. THAT night I give a talk at the Park Hotel in Singapore hosted by the Arab Network Socie...
Thursday, May 10, 2012

Surfing behind the Wall book tour: Singapore

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Former Malaysian PM, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad, together with Fajr Symphomy's Dr Yunus Yasin and the author (right). Saturday 27th...
Thursday, May 3, 2012

Launch of Surfing behind the Wall, My Palestinian Journey

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25/4/12 Arrive in KL. It’s overcast and rainy. Ponderous clouds hang black in the sky. After a hot Cape summer the humidity is bearable. Me...
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