SHIRAZ MAHER
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, along with the Security Service and Secret Intelligence Service, has come under intense scrutiny in recent months over allegations that they colluded in the torture of terrorist suspects.
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Focus on Islamism is a blog dedicated to analysing and exposing the modern ideological phenomenon known as Islamism.
Shiraz Maher is a writer and broadcaster.
Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens is a research fellow for Westminster based think tank, the Centre for Social Cohesion. He has contributed to various online and printed publications including, The Daily Telegraph, Lebanon's Daily Star, Standpoint and NOWLebanon.
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- Ian McEwan, Martin Amis and the ICA.
- The Voice of Schoenberg
- Female Jihadis
- Free Speech and Mr Justice Eady
- Meet Alice Sommer Herz, 106
- Philip Langridge, 1939-2010
- If it's Secret, is it Justice?
- Helluva Town!
- Adam Gadahn and al-Qaeda's Rhetorical Strategy
- Britain Still in Contempt of Court
- Thank Goodness for That
- Free Speech and the Family Courts
- Judge-making in Crisis
- Mendelssohn is still there...
- Legal Services Commission Scrapped, Chief Executive Out
- Fatwa Against Suicide Bombing
Yes, more Chopin...
If you missed Tom Service's terrific Music Matters programme on R3 devoted to Chopin, you can download it as a podcast. In-depth interviews with "Maurizio and Krystian" take centre stage, but there's also fascinating material about the exhibition at the British Library 'Chopin, the Romantic Refugee' (free, til May) and much more... I'm not sure if the download works outside the UK, but for those who can get it, here's the link: http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio3/musicmat/musicmat_20100313-1300b.mp3
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Jessica Duchen is a music journalist and the author of four novels, two biographies and several stage works. She writes regularly for The Independent and BBC Music Magazine. Her latest novel, Songs of Triumphant Love, is published by Hodder.
- More Chopin...
- Moulin Bruges?
- L'esprit de l'escalier
- Ian McEwan, Martin Amis and the ICA.
- The Voice of Schoenberg
- Female Jihadis
- Free Speech and Mr Justice Eady
- Meet Alice Sommer Herz, 106
- Philip Langridge, 1939-2010
- If it's Secret, is it Justice?
- Helluva Town!
- Adam Gadahn and al-Qaeda's Rhetorical Strategy
- Britain Still in Contempt of Court
- Thank Goodness for That
- Free Speech and the Family Courts
- Judge-making in Crisis
- Mendelssohn is still there...
- Legal Services Commission Scrapped, Chief Executive Out
- Fatwa Against Suicide Bombing
One for the tabloids, this: on Thursday, the European Court of Justice will rule on a VAT appeal by the owner of a sex shop in Bruges.
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Joshua Rozenberg was the BBC's legal correspondent for 15 years. He moved to The Daily Telegraph in 2000, editing the paper's legal coverage for eight years. Now a freelance writer, commentator and broadcaster on legal affairs, he blogs exclusively for Standpoint.
- More Chopin...
- Moulin Bruges?
- L'esprit de l'escalier
- Ian McEwan, Martin Amis and the ICA.
- The Voice of Schoenberg
- Female Jihadis
- Free Speech and Mr Justice Eady
- Meet Alice Sommer Herz, 106
- Philip Langridge, 1939-2010
- If it's Secret, is it Justice?
- Helluva Town!
- Adam Gadahn and al-Qaeda's Rhetorical Strategy
- Britain Still in Contempt of Court
- Thank Goodness for That
- Free Speech and the Family Courts
- Judge-making in Crisis
- Mendelssohn is still there...
- Legal Services Commission Scrapped, Chief Executive Out
- Fatwa Against Suicide Bombing
Arnold Schoenberg has not had the greatest press in recent months, thanks to noisy explosions from the anti-modernist backlash department, so it's time to fight his corner by hearing from him in person. For Friday Historical, here is a three-part exploration: first of all, a fascinating interview with him about art, music and more, recorded at the University of California in July 1949 (thanks to Brendan Carroll for alerting me to it).
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Jessica Duchen is a music journalist and the author of four novels, two biographies and several stage works. She writes regularly for The Independent and BBC Music Magazine. Her latest novel, Songs of Triumphant Love, is published by Hodder.
- More Chopin...
- Moulin Bruges?
- L'esprit de l'escalier
- Ian McEwan, Martin Amis and the ICA.
- The Voice of Schoenberg
- Female Jihadis
- Free Speech and Mr Justice Eady
- Meet Alice Sommer Herz, 106
- Philip Langridge, 1939-2010
- If it's Secret, is it Justice?
- Helluva Town!
- Adam Gadahn and al-Qaeda's Rhetorical Strategy
- Britain Still in Contempt of Court
- Thank Goodness for That
- Free Speech and the Family Courts
- Judge-making in Crisis
- Mendelssohn is still there...
- Legal Services Commission Scrapped, Chief Executive Out
- Fatwa Against Suicide Bombing
ALEXANDER MELEAGROU-HITCHENS
The newspapers are reporting today on the case of Colleen LaRose (aka 'Jihad Jane'), who was arrested in October last year in connection with a plot to murder Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks for drawing a picture of Mohammed with a dog's body. Reports suggest that the seven arrests in Ireland on Tuesday were also in connection with this plot.
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Focus on Islamism is a blog dedicated to analysing and exposing the modern ideological phenomenon known as Islamism.
Shiraz Maher is a writer and broadcaster.
Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens is a research fellow for Westminster based think tank, the Centre for Social Cohesion. He has contributed to various online and printed publications including, The Daily Telegraph, Lebanon's Daily Star, Standpoint and NOWLebanon.
To contact the authors, click here
- More Chopin...
- Moulin Bruges?
- L'esprit de l'escalier
- Ian McEwan, Martin Amis and the ICA.
- The Voice of Schoenberg
- Female Jihadis
- Free Speech and Mr Justice Eady
- Meet Alice Sommer Herz, 106
- Philip Langridge, 1939-2010
- If it's Secret, is it Justice?
- Helluva Town!
- Adam Gadahn and al-Qaeda's Rhetorical Strategy
- Britain Still in Contempt of Court
- Thank Goodness for That
- Free Speech and the Family Courts
- Judge-making in Crisis
- Mendelssohn is still there...
- Legal Services Commission Scrapped, Chief Executive Out
- Fatwa Against Suicide Bombing
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Joshua Rozenberg was the BBC's legal correspondent for 15 years. He moved to The Daily Telegraph in 2000, editing the paper's legal coverage for eight years. Now a freelance writer, commentator and broadcaster on legal affairs, he blogs exclusively for Standpoint.
- More Chopin...
- Moulin Bruges?
- L'esprit de l'escalier
- Ian McEwan, Martin Amis and the ICA.
- The Voice of Schoenberg
- Female Jihadis
- Free Speech and Mr Justice Eady
- Meet Alice Sommer Herz, 106
- Philip Langridge, 1939-2010
- If it's Secret, is it Justice?
- Helluva Town!
- Adam Gadahn and al-Qaeda's Rhetorical Strategy
- Britain Still in Contempt of Court
- Thank Goodness for That
- Free Speech and the Family Courts
- Judge-making in Crisis
- Mendelssohn is still there...
- Legal Services Commission Scrapped, Chief Executive Out
- Fatwa Against Suicide Bombing
Post your comment
Jessica Duchen is a music journalist and the author of four novels, two biographies and several stage works. She writes regularly for The Independent and BBC Music Magazine. Her latest novel, Songs of Triumphant Love, is published by Hodder.
- More Chopin...
- Moulin Bruges?
- L'esprit de l'escalier
- Ian McEwan, Martin Amis and the ICA.
- The Voice of Schoenberg
- Female Jihadis
- Free Speech and Mr Justice Eady
- Meet Alice Sommer Herz, 106
- Philip Langridge, 1939-2010
- If it's Secret, is it Justice?
- Helluva Town!
- Adam Gadahn and al-Qaeda's Rhetorical Strategy
- Britain Still in Contempt of Court
- Thank Goodness for That
- Free Speech and the Family Courts
- Judge-making in Crisis
- Mendelssohn is still there...
- Legal Services Commission Scrapped, Chief Executive Out
- Fatwa Against Suicide Bombing
ALEXANDER MELEAGROU-HITCHENS
Yesterday, there were conflicting reports about the arrest of American al-Qaeda (AQ) spokesman, Adam Gadahn, in Karachi. Although Pakistani officials claim he was arrested on Sunday, US intelligence sources claimed that they had yet to see any evidence of his capture. The Pakistanis confirmed today that the suspect is not Gadahn, but another AQ-linked US citizen. Nonetheless, due to the recent media interest, it is worth taking a closer look at him.
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Focus on Islamism is a blog dedicated to analysing and exposing the modern ideological phenomenon known as Islamism.
Shiraz Maher is a writer and broadcaster.
Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens is a research fellow for Westminster based think tank, the Centre for Social Cohesion. He has contributed to various online and printed publications including, The Daily Telegraph, Lebanon's Daily Star, Standpoint and NOWLebanon.
To contact the authors, click here
- More Chopin...
- Moulin Bruges?
- L'esprit de l'escalier
- Ian McEwan, Martin Amis and the ICA.
- The Voice of Schoenberg
- Female Jihadis
- Free Speech and Mr Justice Eady
- Meet Alice Sommer Herz, 106
- Philip Langridge, 1939-2010
- If it's Secret, is it Justice?
- Helluva Town!
- Adam Gadahn and al-Qaeda's Rhetorical Strategy
- Britain Still in Contempt of Court
- Thank Goodness for That
- Free Speech and the Family Courts
- Judge-making in Crisis
- Mendelssohn is still there...
- Legal Services Commission Scrapped, Chief Executive Out
- Fatwa Against Suicide Bombing
Britain was "strongly urged" today to allow prisoners to vote at the general election. Officials at the Council of Europe "reiterated their serious concern" that the government's failure to implement a judgment by the European Court of Human Rights would lead to large numbers of claims by disenfranchised prisoners.
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Joshua Rozenberg was the BBC's legal correspondent for 15 years. He moved to The Daily Telegraph in 2000, editing the paper's legal coverage for eight years. Now a freelance writer, commentator and broadcaster on legal affairs, he blogs exclusively for Standpoint.
- More Chopin...
- Moulin Bruges?
- L'esprit de l'escalier
- Ian McEwan, Martin Amis and the ICA.
- The Voice of Schoenberg
- Female Jihadis
- Free Speech and Mr Justice Eady
- Meet Alice Sommer Herz, 106
- Philip Langridge, 1939-2010
- If it's Secret, is it Justice?
- Helluva Town!
- Adam Gadahn and al-Qaeda's Rhetorical Strategy
- Britain Still in Contempt of Court
- Thank Goodness for That
- Free Speech and the Family Courts
- Judge-making in Crisis
- Mendelssohn is still there...
- Legal Services Commission Scrapped, Chief Executive Out
- Fatwa Against Suicide Bombing
Friday historical: this week's birthday boy, Chopin, is back - performed by none other than Sergei Rachmaninov. This (audio only) is the E flat Nocturne Op.9 No.2, but if you haven't heard Rachmaninov's playing of Chopin before, I urge you to seek out more. Listen out in this Nocturne for the singing yet also articulate and thoughtful right-hand tone, the way he balances the melody with the accompaniment, the consistency of atmosphere, the natural flow of rubato, the intensity of the concentrated pianissimo. And much more...
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Jessica Duchen is a music journalist and the author of four novels, two biographies and several stage works. She writes regularly for The Independent and BBC Music Magazine. Her latest novel, Songs of Triumphant Love, is published by Hodder.
- More Chopin...
- Moulin Bruges?
- L'esprit de l'escalier
- Ian McEwan, Martin Amis and the ICA.
- The Voice of Schoenberg
- Female Jihadis
- Free Speech and Mr Justice Eady
- Meet Alice Sommer Herz, 106
- Philip Langridge, 1939-2010
- If it's Secret, is it Justice?
- Helluva Town!
- Adam Gadahn and al-Qaeda's Rhetorical Strategy
- Britain Still in Contempt of Court
- Thank Goodness for That
- Free Speech and the Family Courts
- Judge-making in Crisis
- Mendelssohn is still there...
- Legal Services Commission Scrapped, Chief Executive Out
- Fatwa Against Suicide Bombing
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