BREAD, CIRCUSES, AND MODERN SPORT — THE ENDURING COST OF SPECTACLE

Tue 16 June 2026: Everyone loves a spectacle. And nothing surges adrenaline through our veins quite like sport. But it’s more than just sport — it’s theatre, cinema, empire. Today’s sporting stars, not unlike the gladiators of ancient Rome, perform under the floodlights of fan frenzy, turning every contest into a game within a game, […]

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FROM THE COLOSSEUM TO HD STADIUMS: WHY MODERN SPORTS ARE THE NEW ‘BREAD AND CIRCUSES’

 Sun 14 June 2026: ​The roar of the crowd echoes through a massive, circular arena. Thousands of spectators lean forward in their seats, their hearts pounding in sync with the action below. In the center of the stadium, elite physical specimens push their bodies to the absolute limit, fighting for glory, pride, and survival. ​This […]

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BELFAST UNREST SHOWS THE POWER OF SOCIAL MEDIA AS FAR‑RIGHT VIEWS ON IMMIGRATION ENTER THE MAINSTREAM

Fri 12 June 2026: Footage of a horrific knife attack in Belfast began to circulate on social media on Monday evening. A Sudanese asylum-seeker in his 30s, who entered the UK in 2023, has been charged with attempted murder. Meanwhile, the far-right was quick to exploit the situation to further an anti-immigration agenda. Violent unrest […]

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IMRAN KHAN AND THE ISLAMOPHOBIA INDUSTRY THAT BURIED HIM

Thu 11 June 2026: There is a peculiar genius among certain Muslim intellectuals in the West: they can detect Islamophobia everywhere except where naming it might cost them something. In Paris, they are forensic. In Delhi, incandescent. In Gaza, thunderous. In Washington, fluent in the grammar of empire. But when Muslim political agency is crushed in Pakistan, when Imran Khan […]

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AL-AQSA: THE MOMENT OF PERIL IS HERE. WILL THE MUSLIM WORLD ACT?

Tue 02 June 2026: An exclusive investigation by Middle East Eye last week revealed that both US and Israel were coordinating to remove Jordan’s custodianship over Islam’s third holiest site. This is not a diplomatic manoeuvre. It is the culmination of a systematic campaign to erase the Islamic presence in Occupied Jerusalem and a direct […]

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SAN DIEGO MOSQUE ATTACK: RACIST INTERPRETATIONS OF EUROPEAN HISTORY ARE INSPIRING EXTREMISTS

Sat 23 May 2026: On Monday, May 18, two assailants, a 17 and an 18 year old, attacked the Islamic Center of San Diego, the site of both a mosque and school, killing three adults. The assailants were wearing Nazi SS insignia, and had the words “race war” written on their weapons. The attack underscores European […]

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HOW DOES THE PETRODOLLAR FINANCE AND ENCOURAGE THE US’S BULLYING?

Tue 19 May 2026: It is impossible to understand the logic of America’s exorbitant military expenditures and successive wars in various countries – from Vietnam, Iraq to Venezuela and Iran – without understanding the international monetary system. By designing a global mechanism, the United States has been able to shift the “costs of war” onto […]

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