Noor's Political Opinions

Ever since the beginning of the Syrian uprising in March 2011, news reports on the Syrian civil war have gradually taken over all aspects of the media: from news channels, to newspapers, to radio stations, and online reports. One question that comes to mind is how well is Western media explaining the Syrian conflict to us? Are we being mislead and ill-informed on the matter or are we being told the blatant truth? In my opinion, the answer to this question is an unfortunate ‘we are being mislead and ill-informed’…read more

  On May 22, 2013, a british soldier named Fusilier Lee Rigby was killed by Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale, while off duty in South East London. [2] The Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament published a report on the the murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby this morning. The report claimed that the murder of Lee Rigby could not have been prevented by intelligence services, however it could have been prevented if the unnamed internet company-which is now identified as Facebook, passed on information of Adebowale’s Facebook exchanges in December…read more

     The documentary “Shadow company” examines the sphere of private security companies around the world and sheds light on the much needed distinction between soldier and mercenary. Prior to watching the “Shadow company,” I had little to no knowledge about the world of private security companies. In addition, I falsely viewed the term mercenary as a synonym of soldier. Sooner than later, the documentary corrected my view of the term.The “Shadow company” indicates that a soldier is one who engages in military service for a specific country within the…read more