by News Decoder | 10 Nov 2017 | Islam, Middle East
By Alistair Lyon Arriving in Amman the other day, I boarded an airport taxi into town and began chatting with the driver. I’ll call him Yusuf. He told me he used to work as an engineer, calibrating ground instruments for the Jordanian air force. I mentioned that...
by Arsentiy Novak | 19 Jun 2017 | Europe, Politics, Student Posts
I urged British voters to stay away from the polls this month. Why? Because the state lacks moral legitimacy. I do not preach violence but urge abstention. Earlier this month, on the day British voters went to the polls for a snap parliamentary election, one of our...
by Arsentiy Novak | 8 Jun 2017 | Europe, Politics, Student Posts
Vote! That’s what students in Britain are being told on election day. But here’s an alternative view: Abstain and withhold your approval of a flawed system. British voters go to the polls today in a snap election that Conservative Prime Minister Theresa...
by News Decoder | 9 May 2017 | Economy, Europe, France, Islam, King’s College London, Politics, Student Posts, United States
We asked our correspondents and readers for their views following centrist Emmanuel Macron’s election on Sunday as French president. Yesterday, Alan Wheatley noted that Europe is relieved at the defeat of Euro-skeptic Marine Le Pen but that the onus is now on...
by News Decoder | 6 Sep 2016 | Europe, United States
This is the first of two articles on the consequences of British voters’ decision to leave the European Union. By James Ryder Picture the scene: January 20, 2017. Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump, just sworn in, turns to cheering well-wishers crowded...