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Farrukh Dhondy
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In his words: "I am just a professional writer, which means I don't do blogs and try and get money for whatever I write."
    The shared statistics, which seem to determine who can travel from where to where, give a new meaning or urgency to the concept of globalisation. AP PhotoOpinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Boris Johnson-'s obesity challenge and...

    The British government will ban, for certain hours in the week, mind you, advertising which sells junk food

    1 Aug 2020 4:59 PM IST

    The Islamist attacks in India were, in all instances, politically motivated spreading terror in the name of a neighbouring state. AFP PhotoOpinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Is ‘Islamism’ unjustified? It is, but so is...

    The objection is that the terms associate mass murder with Islam and that gives rise to Islamophobia and racism

    25 July 2020 5:44 PM IST

    File photo of UK chancellor of the exchequer Rishi Sunak (right) speaking to employees during a visit to a factory in Worcester, central England earlier this month. (AFP)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Rishi and Priti bring us Bringapore

    We-'re beginning to see the shape of the post-COVID UK: Freeports all around but a wall in the channel

    18 July 2020 12:39 AM IST

    British PM Boris JohnsonOpinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | BoJo wouldn’t pass my PM test, but nor would Rishi...

    Uber had exploited the human necessity to get from one place to another

    13 July 2020 6:59 PM IST

    Farrukh Dhondy | In a crisis, is Boris pushing the ‘coconuts’ forward?Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | In a crisis, is Boris pushing the ‘coconuts’...

    The word ‘coconut’ is used to abuse people who are deemed to be ‘brown outside and white inside-'

    4 July 2020 2:18 AM IST

    Farrukh Dhondy | Mahatma imperfect, but toppling history dooms you to repeat itOpinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Mahatma imperfect, but toppling history dooms you to...

    Historical outrage against a person, nation, race, religion or caste, can be proved.

    27 Jun 2020 2:40 AM IST

    Munira Mirza (Twitter)Opinion
    ‘Nonsense detector’ or ‘racism denier’?

    Munira Mirza’s enquiry raises brows

    20 Jun 2020 6:28 PM IST

    Protesters march and hold signs near the Minneapolis 1st Police precinct during a demonstration against police brutality and racism on June 13, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. AFP PhotoOpinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Collective subconscious demands redress, but fair...

    The Black Lives Matter movement of the US demanded an end to the powers that allow American police to discriminate...

    14 Jun 2020 4:20 PM IST

    President Donald Trump walks from the White House through Lafayette Park to visit St. Johns Church Monday, June 1, 2020, in Washington. AP PhotoOpinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | Is Trump destined to fail true test of democracy?

    The most telling test of democracy in our world is the treatment by nations of their “minorities”

    5 Jun 2020 7:21 PM IST

    Number 10 special advisor Dominic Cummings leaves his residence in north London on May 27, 2020. AFP PhotoOpinion
    Farrukh Dhondy | The curious friendship of Boris and Dominic

    When Boris Johnson moved into 10 Downing Street, he hired Dominic Cummings as chief adviser, a post which gave him more...

    30 May 2020 12:57 AM IST

    Britains home secretary Priti Patel. (AFP file photo)Opinion
    Farrukh Dhondy: Will Priti Patel's bill to bar lowly-paid outsiders...

    In a massive irony, Britain has been forced to acknowledge the heroic role of hospital staff, bus drivers, transport...

    23 May 2020 7:48 AM IST

    Cyclists ride along The Mall near Buckingham Palace in central London on May 16, 2020, following an easing of lockdown rules in England during the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. AFP PhotoOpinion
    Farrukh Dhondy: In UK, it is rich who exit cities as Covid blurs...

    In Britain the only movements one can compare to the exodus from Indian cities is the movement of rich from, London, to...

    16 May 2020 6:57 PM IST

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