Banking on Allah
Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens: Islamists claim that a sharia-compliant financial system is safer and morally superior. The truth is more sinister
Adventures of a Book in Africa
Michela Wrong's exposé of corruption in Kenya was suppressed, then pirated, and finally rescued by an unlikely combination of saviours.
Exile on Jermyn Street
Blacklisted by Hollywood, my father Carl Foreman made a new life in Britain. But he never forsook the country of his birth, says Jonathan
Does Engagement with Terrorists Save Lives?
I have recently written about the British government's misguided strategy of seeking to engage with Hamas and Hezbollah, in the hope that this will
Deep Thought Over Computers
‘Is it possible that the next generation of computers will solve chess?’ Among the many amusing literary inventions of the science fiction writer Douglas
About this Blog
Hello to all the readers of the new Standpoint blog.This particular blog will focus on the issues surrounding Islamist activity both in the UK
Armenian Artist
‘To become world chess champion is to join the immortals. Yet some who have reached the top have been less lionised than others.’
David Hockney (1)
The computer is a useful tool. Photoshop is a computer tool for picture making. It in effect allows you to draw directly in a