Nèdeem Elmahjoub's blog

Today's rich families in Florence, Italy, were rich 700 years ago

The Empty Brain

Iraq's Forgotten Uprising

20 strategies for becoming a fluent Arabic speaker

"Perhaps Trident is really a symbol of the era of late capitalism, where most things we buy are unnecessary to the point of ludicrousness. Persuading austerity Britain to spend billions on Trident is like convincing a tramp he needs a bazooka." Persuading Britain to spend billions on Trident is like convincing a tramp to buy a bazooka

A third of people in the UK have experienced poverty in recent years

من تاريخ الإلحاد في الإسلام

As Palestinians mourn their Nakba, the UK must acknowledge its responsibility

The Wolf Report:Nonconfidential analysis for the anti-investor

"By its nature, The Apprentice exists to bring out the very worst in people. It’s a series about avarice, about stiffing people over in a suffocating kill-or-be-killed corporate environment. It’s a get-rich-quick-and-damn-the-consequences show. It might not have caused the 2008 banking crisis, but it probably didn’t help." Stuart Heritage, The Toxic Political Legacy of the Apprentice

Saudi Arabia: When Consultants Reign