Webdiary - Founded and Inspired by Margo Kingston

|| Scott McConnell on Rupert Murdoch's Iraq war || Frank Rich  says Iraq is lost and terrorism is winning    || Greg Sheridan's love letter to Donald Rumsfeld    || Guy Rundle on the terrorism beat-up    || Mahathir bin Mohamad on Islam's failings  || Nicholas Kristof on our collective responsibility for Darfur  || David Rieff on Bolivia's leftist leader, Evo Morales  || Robin McKie on climate changes in the Himalayas || Emily Bell on newspapers and the net    || William Boyd on the tale behind Shakespeare's sonnets || Helene Cooper on appreciating Bruce || ODDITIES: What people do in coffee shops ||

"Nada's work as a Muslim activist since September 11 has, in her own words, been just "putting out one fire after another". She says many young Aussie-born Muslims are returning to their parents' and ancestors' faith as an act of defiance. Many of these people feel their heritage is being unfairly targeted, and in a true Aussie fashion are seeking to protect the underdog. Since September 11, more Muslims are feeling the heat. Comments made by certain politicians and media personalities are not helping in this regard. Nada resents the fact that only thick-Sheiks are being made accountable for their hate-speech but not certain tabloid columnists or Liberal backbenchers." Irfan Yusuf