The West

30 Sep

UK air strikes in Iraq will have a blowback at home

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UK air strikes against ISIS in Iraq will have repercussions at home, writes Dilly Hussain. On Friday 26 September, the UK government voted for military air strikes against ISIS in Iraq. MPs voted by 524 to 43, with 69 MPs not voting. A total of twenty-three Labour MPs, six Tories and one Lib Dem voted […]

29 Aug

Is Bashar al-Assad the "lesser of two evils" in the West's fight against ISIS?

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After US airstrikes in Iraq against the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), will we see a possible alliance between the West and Bashar al-Assad to combat ISIS in two fronts, asks Dilly Hussain. If there is any lesson to be learnt from history, it is that political alliances always shift according to self-interest. […]

21 Aug

The Muslim Blame Game – ‘Not In My Name’

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For over a decade, Muslims have been conditioned to condemn and apologise for crimes committed as a result of western foreign policy, writes Dilly Hussain. Since 9/11 and the subsequent terrorist attacks which have taken place in the West, Muslims have been entrapped in a vicious circus show called “Not in my name”. This circus […]

16 Jul

EXCLUSIVE: Bilal Abdul Kareem – Life with the Syrian rebels

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Film-maker Bilal Abdul Kareem lived with the Syrian rebels for two years, documenting their political and military developments as they fought to topple Bashar al Assad. In this exclusive two-part interview with Dilly Hussain, the American journalist explains what led him to Syria and his observations on the Islamic sentiment of the revolution. DH: Bilal […]