Writer & Author
Photo courtesy: Wikimedia Commons Can an Old France accept, absorb and reconcile with a New France? In 2019, I published a book on Identity that was primarily inspired by my experiences in France. In the brief time I lived and worked there, I could feel the tensions between communities and identities. Language, appearance,…
French fascism has a new face, but the same old financiers are promising a national face lift. Eric Zemmour wants to kick African delinquents out of France, but his core financial support includes delinquent billionaires who have been found guilty of bribery and murky business deals in Africa. …
As Biden bids farewell to Afghanistan, the mask of American hypocrisy on a host of issues ranging from women’s rights to democracy falls from grace, but how did a fringe ideology that thrived in the tribal areas of the North-West Frontier Province (now known as the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) take…
When Emanuel Macron was elected in 2017, the French and the Liberal world cheered his victory over the French far-right leader, Marine Le Pen. The mainstream media largely ignored his egocentric and narcissist streak that went as far as using his own initials in the name of his political party,…
By now we’ve all heard the of the word ‘Plandemic’; from documentaries to random chat groups the users of the word firmly believe the pandemic was planned by an elite group of people with business interests and intentions to take over the world or place themselves higher up. The rise…
Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, is the only British Prime Minister of Jewish descent, but Boris Johnson beats him in terms of elite exoticism because of his Turkish ancestry. Yet, both these men are as British as they come (or as can be) and embody the British ideals of…
Sheik Yusuf Al-Qaradawi is the Chairman of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, an organisation with well-established ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. Qaradawi’s views on Jews, homosexuals, and non-Muslims (who he fondly refers to as Kuffars) are available at the click of a mouse. His fatwas and fundamentals of Islam bind millions…
Mankind has always found ways to limit populations when convenient. When the Soviets legalised abortion, it was only due to the fact that they had suffered decades of unrest; they had been through a revolution and a civil war. As a result, their populations were living in abject poverty and women…
Our magical entry into the world is defined by certain philosophers as a ‘lottery of birth’, an apt phrase considering that fate smiles upon those who are born with a silver spoon in their mouth. In fact, it is not just riches and comfort, but also opportunities, resources and education…
France, the very word evokes romance of all sorts, even the clichés. After all, 90 million tourists flock to France every year and capture the Insta selfie shot that sums up the Douce France image. But for those who know France and her complexities, one can’t help wondering if France…