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Mongrels and Migrants

Published by halfiranian March 6th, 2007 in Vote World. 5 Comments

Today I had lunch with two colleagues, Samir and Farid.
“He asked what caste we are – I don’t know that!” complained Birmingham-born Samir, as he nudged his battered cod with a fork.
Samir is about to get married. Or at least he hopes so. He’s lined up a girl (a friend of his sister) [...]

Khatami and Straw on “Britishness”

Published by halfiranian November 8th, 2006 in Iran and Vote World. 7 Comments

In the past week, Mohammad Khatami and Jack Straw have both called for British citizens to prioritise their ‘Britishness’. Halfiranian asks why.
Last Wednesday night, I went to hear the ex-president of Iran, Mohammad Khatami, give a talk entitled ‘Tolerance, Moderation and the Dialogue of Civilizations’.
I wasn’t that interested in the subject of his talk, I [...]

Argument for a World Assembly…

Published by halfiranian October 31st, 2006 in Vote World. Closed

I’ve got a new post about the need for a ‘world assembly’ … check it out here.

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