June 25, 2014 It’s no secret that FX’s new drama “Tyrant” — about the son of a Middle Eastern dictator who leaves his comfortable California life to return to his troubled home country — has had problems since its inception. Ang Lee was supposed to direct the pilot, but dropped out. People criticized the hiring…
April 18, 2014 The Happy British Muslims video was put together by a group of young British Muslims called the Honesty Policy, with a very simple aim: to spread positivity and a bit of empowerment along the way. Who are the Honesty Policy? They have chosen to remain anonymous. “Anonymity is a symbol of…
April 20, 2014 A British citizen who fights with the rebels in Syria has released a video tour of the home he shares with fellow fighters in the war-torn country. With security services in the UK growing increasingly concerned about the number of Britons travelling to join extremist groups in Syria, the video offers…
April 20, 2014 Prosecutors will this week seek to build on their sweeping terror case against a former radical cleric from north London by calling a succession of former associates and followers as witnesses and playing recordings of his past sermons and statements in which he vilifies the West and praises al-Qa’ida. The stakes…
April 22, 2014 Tony Blair insists the west needs to take sides in the Middle East and move the battle against Islamist extremism to the top of the political agenda. In a speech to Bloomberg in London, the former Labour prime minister will say: “The important point for western opinion is that this is…
