Soft Words – Hard Questions
When I worked at The Times in the free, pre-Murdoch days I enjoyed life as…More
Tagged: islam & the west
The Killing of Zarqawi
So, it’s another ‘mission accomplished.’ The man immortalised by the Americans as the most dangerous…More
Lying About Iran
I’m not exactly a huge fan of the Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad . For a…More
You're Talking Nonsense, Mr Ambassador
A letter from the Turkish Ambassador to the Court of Saint James arrived for me…More
The Irrelevant Men's Club
There are two really exciting events coming up in the Aussie Islamic calendar. And, as…More
From Chiffon to Shock & Awe
Everyone in the Middle East rewrites history, but never before have we had a US…More
This Isn't About Islam vs Secularism
So now it’s cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed with a bomb-shaped turban. Ambassadors are withdrawn…More
The Coming World Order
The United States needs to lose the war in Iraq as soon as possible. Even…More
With Friends Like These
I realise that if New Matilda were a country, it probably wouldn’t be ruled by…More
Free Speech Goes to Hell
Danish publishers of the Mohammed cartoons, as well as those purportedly acting in solidarity ‘to…More