I landed upon Qatar purely by chance. After the 2008 global financial crash the economy in the UK took a turn for the worse. As a contractor I found my contracts becoming shorter, the gaps between them longer and rates slashed. At around the same time some of my closest…

Naturally like many in the UK and across the World I grew up on a diet of American movies, TV serials, comics and more. This is no surprise given America’s prominent power position. Power transmits not only militarily and economically but also culturally and in this respect the US has…

You want to give him a home but not me? Why? Is it because he is blonde and blue eyed? You feel his pain and not mine? Why? Because he is white and resembles you? He has suffered pain and injustice you say But so have I and for much longer You say you care about human suffering so why ignore mine? Am I not human?

What is Home? Home is safety Home is freedom Home is peace Home is tranquility Home is my safe space Home is rest and relaxation Home is office and work Home is peace from a turbulent World Home is reflection Home is what I want it to be Most of all Home is me

Pacquiao vs Spence This is a scintillating match up. Although now well past his prime it wasn’t long ago that Pacquiao beat the hitherto undefeated and rated Keith Thurman. …

What is behind the smile? Behind the smile there is pain Behind the smile one finds struggle Behind the smile there are issues Do not assume anothers life is wonderful simply because it appears so We are all on the same journey; one that brings with it hardship and pain The smile can lie, deceive and mislead But keep smiling because misery brings with it its own woes

Although clearly a polarising and divisive entity Israel has for long enjoyed firm support in many parts of the Western World. After the Second World War, European governments riddled with guilt for the Holocaust and their own historic anti-Semitism were content to turn a blind eye to Israel’s misdemeanours in…

I seek and I search But I don’t find Why this longing? What am I searching for? Is it eternal or temporal? Are the answers within or without? The search is at once both fascinating and interminable Perhaps one day this longing will come to an end? Surely it has too? Or does it?

Having won all his 21 professional fights with 18 KO’s to date Ryan Garcia is, without doubt, an exciting young prospect and talent. With his boyish good looks and charm, he is fast becoming a recognizable name both in and out of the ring. …