Posted on 23 January 2009 by Shamik Das
“I, Barack Hussein Obama, do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of president of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States; So help me God.” With those fateful, fumbled words, Barack Obama staggered over the finish line to become [...] [...more]
Posted on 20 November 2008 by Shamik Das
The leaking of the British National Party membership list this week has provoked a wide-ranging debate on racism in Britain.More than 12,800 individual members are named in the dossier, which lists their addresses, phone numbers, e-mail addresses and occupations. The database also details other “interesting notes” such as hobbies, with one member noted as being a [...] [...more]
Posted on 06 November 2008 by Shamik Das
The dream came true for millions of Americans yesterday as Barack Obama became the first black President in US history. Obama rode a tide of emotion to sweep to power by a stunning 349-162 margin in the Electoral College (EC), winning 48 per cent of the popular vote - seven million more votes than John McCain. It [...] [...more]
Posted on 19 September 2008 by Shamik Das
With just seven weeks to go until the US Presidential elections, the two candidates are neck and neck with polls predicting the contest will go to the wire. The latest opinion polls, published this morning, give Barack Obama the slenderest of leads - four per cent (49-45) in Quinnipiac University’s nationwide survey and five per [...] [...more]
Posted on 04 July 2008 by Shamik Das
Last week’s by-election in Henley was a depressing one. It’s not just that Labour polled an abysmal three per cent, but that they were beaten into fifth place by the BNP. Let me just re-iterate that fact: more people voted for the British National Party than the governing party of this country. It takes a while [...] [...more]
Posted on 07 June 2008 by Shamik Das
Barack Hussein Obama made history by becoming the first black candidate to win the Presidential nomination of a major US party. To scenes of wild jubilation, Mr Obama proclaimed himself “the Democratic nominee for President of the United States”. It was pure theatre, history in the making, a day many of us never thought we’d live [...] [...more]
Posted on 13 May 2008 by Ryna Ghazi
So there I was, standing in the middle of a crowded park; camera in one hand, notebook in another, wondering how I could capture the amazing scene before me. People of all ages, races and backgrounds had gathered together to promote the same basic philosophy: Love Music, Hate Racism. The very name of the event [...] [...more]
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