by Heather Hastie | Nov 16, 2015 | Great Britain & Europe, International Politics, Terrorism
Vox produced this video a few hours ago, explaining the reasons why DAESH would attack Paris. I agree with their reasoning so here it is:...
by Heather Hastie | Nov 15, 2015 | Auē a Tau Kē, Democracy, Great Britain & Europe, Religion, Terrorism
What else? France has experienced their 9/11. The Friday 13th myth originated in France, and DAESH has made it a reality. I was happily supermarket shopping on a beautiful sunny morning when the first of seven suicide bombers detonated his vest yesterday morning New...
by Heather Hastie | Oct 11, 2015 | Asia, Religion, Terrorism
My number one worry is still Syria, but it’s not the only part of the world that needs to concern us all at the moment. Another is the province of Kunduz in northern Afghanistan. The Taliban is resurgent there, and the people are suffering even more than usual...
by Heather Hastie | Sep 14, 2015 | Middle East, Religion, Terrorism, Winners and Worries
My Winner of the Week this week was The Free World, an entity that is growing every day as freedom and democracy continue to spread. Long-term, as I said, I have no doubt that it is the values of secularism and humanism that will take hold. The behaviour of many...
by Heather Hastie | Aug 20, 2015 | Middle East, Religion, Terrorism
Renowned antiquities scholar, Khaled al-Asaad (82), is dead. On Tuesday (18 August 2015) a member of DAESH chopped his head off then hung his body from a column in the town square in Palmyra, Syria. Why? Because he wouldn’t tell them where some Syrian...
by Heather Hastie | Apr 16, 2015 | Africa, Religion, Terrorism
Two days ago Vice News released a short documentary filmed in March. Their reporter Kaj Larsen was embedded with the Nigerian Army as they battled Boko Haram and freed the town of Bama from occupation. In an attempt to increase his popularity leading up to the...
