Jaime Bayly rails against Obama in Miami

Miami based Peruvian talk show host Jaime Bayly has begun an attack campaign against American presidential hopeful Barak Obama. The popular Spanish language talk show host has turned increasingly to the political right upon his arrival in Miami on the local television station Mega TV. 
Once known for his cutting edge talk show “que hay de nuevo,” (what’s new) Bayly [...]

The Maori and New Zealand

New Zealand has seen a drop in Maori unemployment from 16.6 per cent in 1999 to 7.7 per cent in 2007.  However, the national average for all New Zealanders stands at 3.4 per cent.
Such economic disparity from New Zealand’s largest minority group has prompted Maori Affairs spokesman Pita Paraone to call on lawmakers to do more [...]

Should Ayaan Hirsi Ali get EU protection?

Somali-born author/activist and former Dutch parlimentarian Ayaan Hirsi Ali is asking for political asylum in France and a fund to be created for public figures who speak out against Islamist violence.
Hirsi Ali has been living in the United States in the employ of the Amercian Enterprise Institute, a Washington D.C. based political think tank.  In October [...]

Geert Wilders’ forthcoming documentary on Islam

Oh what to make of Geert Wilders’ forthcoming cinematic attack on Islam.  The Dutch lawmaker has become quite infamous within the Muslim community of the Netherlands.  Indeed, many death threats have been intercepted by Dutch authorities in the wake of the Theo Van Gogh murder in Amsterdam, many directed at the outspoken Wilders.
But what should we make of [...]

North Africans and the African Cup of Nations

As I was watching the thrilling match between Morocco and Guinea in the African nations Cup in Ghana a couple of weeks ago I could not help but reflect on the place of the north Africans in the dynamic African diaspora.  My interest was piqued when I found a few supporters’ websites with opposing fans spewing grotesque vituperations back [...]