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Whether anyone believes the appearance of the Free Democratic Movement is just a trick or political ploy, one interesting phenomenon is it’s called a “movement”.
I read John Barritt’s opinion and he right away characterised FDM properly by not callin...
DATE: Sep 15, 2020
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Khalid Wasi
With an electorate of 47,000-plus showing a marginal 5 per cent rise in voter participation between the elections of 2017 and now, no doubt this rise was not in births, but in the redefinition of who by grant of status can now vote.
In spite of the ...
DATE: Sep 11, 2020
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Khalid Wasi
I have been pondering over the proper if not adequate term to describe the rise in all spheres of feminine public roles. In that regard can I use the term “The embrace of women and femininity” rather than the female “rise in stature” on the business ...
DATE: Sep 05, 2020
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Khalid Wasi
“O you mankind, surely We created you of a male and a female, and We have made you races and tribes that you may get mutually acquainted. Surely the most honourable among you in the providence of God are the most pious; surely God is ever-knowing, ev...
DATE: Aug 25, 2020
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Khalid Wasi
The selection of Kamala Harris as Joe Biden’s running mate in the United States presidential election signalled there is still a reason for hope in the great American idea.
It was an idea that was born as a bright light in the darkness of an era of s...
DATE: Aug 17, 2020
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Khalid Wasi
I recall 30 years ago feeling that the old guard of the United Bermuda Party had run its course and it was time not just for new blood, but a wholesale change.
Notwithstanding, I also recall the likes of the late Julian Hall and others arguing in me...
DATE: Aug 14, 2020
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Khalid Wasi
I would like to take time to do something I have not done enough of. Growing up as a young man for every boy can be a challenge.
I could only imagine that if for every age there is a unique challenge, then every neighbourhood, family, environment, sc...
DATE: Aug 07, 2020
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Khalid Wasi
There has been much chatter recently on the West Indies and Bermuda, and how the populations intertwine. Particularly by a writer who insists that the black Bermuda population’s origins were primarily from the Caribbean.
His views are not only incorr...
DATE: Aug 03, 2020
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Khalid Wasi
Many years ago — in fact, to be precise, it was 45 years and just shy of one month — I learnt that the idea of “judgment day”, as opposed to being a cataclysmic event, was actually always happening simultaneous to what we perceived as now.
That livi...
DATE: Jul 17, 2020
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Khalid Wasi
The history of our governors would be an interesting study. Uncovering their roles and purposes would be like reading the mind of Britain.
I’m also sure if one were to research the finer details of their governorships, it would be full of intrigue. F...
DATE: Jul 10, 2020
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Khalid Wasi