by Iqbal Jassat | Apr 7, 2014 | MRN Views
After democracy was ushered into South Africa during 1994 under the leadership of Nelson Mandela, one of the central pillars of freedom, ie press freedom, became a celebrated symbol. This remains so twenty years later, despite robust efforts by the Zuma presidency to...
by Iqbal Jassat | Aug 21, 2013 | MRN Views
Does American Secretary of State John Kerry relish the idea of being cast as a modern-day Churchill? While we may not know whether he fancies being profiled as a clone of Britain’s Colonial Secretary, it is becoming increasingly apparent that his conduct vis-à-vis...
by Iqbal Jassat | Aug 17, 2013 | Africa, MRN Views
Regime change whether by war and occupation or via a military coup seems to be entrenched in what passes as Western-style “democracy”. And no matter how persuasive their spin doctors may be to distance themselves from pursuit of selective policies reeking of...
by MRN | Aug 16, 2013 | Uncategorized
Iqbal Jassat Exec Member : Media Review Network Did America’s first citizen and leader of the “free world” – whatever it may mean to oppressed people – President Barack Hussein Obama, travel to Israel to give Netanyahu a lifeline to peace and security? Not a damn! He...
by MRN | Aug 5, 2013 | Press Releases
Between a span of fifteen years – 1992 to 2006, two major events characterised sparks of hope giving way to a mood of despair amongst Muslims. The earlier event witnessed Algerian voters being denied a government they had elected by overwhelming numbers. The...