ISSUE TWO!
A damn site better than
other reads
October/November
2004
Diabolic
Digest plays bull whisperer and takes the issues that matter by the horns. We
find out why David Blunkett is turning a blind eye to his party’s principles,
how the Middle East can learn from Gandhi, and why we deserve more Beyoncé
for our buck. We get some insight into the Hajj in
Mecca from the eyes of a convert, and join Sri Lankan devotees 5,000 steps up a
mountain in the footsteps of Adam and Buddha.
Editorial
Home truths about
the home secretary
David
Blunkett – like his boss – is growing blind to what his party stands for. In
fact, some of the home secretary’s recent pronouncements have sent a chill down
Khaled Diab’s spine. Read
on
Reflections
Taking up peace,
putting down arms
Sistani won his
peaceful protest in Najaf. But Gandhian methods in the Middle East must
substitute rather than supplement violence, writes Brian Whitaker. Read on
Human rights
Union backing for
landmine campaigner
The European Union
has taken up the case of a leading Bangladeshi civil society figure who has
been held without charge for several weeks and whom, human rights groups fear,
may be the victim of torture. Read on
Humour
More Beyoncé for
our bucks
Some
may regard Beyoncé as a child of destiny, but does she deserve $3 million for a
day spent reclining on a sofa? Sex certainly sells, but Khaled Diab thinks the price
is getting too high – the time has come to put in place a maximum wage, he
argues.
Read on
Personal perspectives
Part II – A Mecca
for pilgrims
Spurred
by both spiritual and secular curiosity, Andy Scott jumped at the chance
to go to Mecca on hajj and exercise his dormant acquired religion. In part II,
he finds himself in the holy city, acquainting himself with the rituals and
significance of the Hajj. Read on
Travel
Part II – Where
Buddha meets Adam
Giving up the
noxious diesel fumes of Colombo, Khaled Diab and Katleen Maes head for the
hills to follow in the footsteps of Adam, Buddha and Shiva, and discover not
only the beauty and magnificence of where the world reputedly begins but also
of where it apparently ends. Read on
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