'History books will provide sustenance in the dark months (and even darker times) ahead'

'It may be premature to celebrate the fall of Gaddafi, especially since the National Transitional Council has introduced sharia'

‘Explaining why he prefers imported Chinese labour, the head of Zambia’s largest construction company said: “Here they are like the British. They have tea breaks and a lot of days off”’

‘We need to present a career in the army as a proven route out of the structural unemployment which dogs young Muslims’