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Wounded Heart

by | 9th October 2023 | Articles | 0 Comments

Why do you keep coming back? We are from different layers of the stratosphere, which makes us at odds of ever aligning. My soul craves yours, but my cry is met with indifference. Self-inflicted loneliness can be torture, but I love you and always have despite, at...
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To Be a Transman

by | 2nd October 2023 | Articles, LGBT, Social Issues | 0 Comments

The 2021 census (excluding Scotland) showed that 262,000 (0.5%) of the population declared their gender identity different to their birth gender. The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights estimates that at least one out of every fifteen people in Europe has a gender...
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Islam & Homosexuality – Asrar Rashid Podcast

by | 27th September 2023 | Articles, LGBT, Religion, Social Issues | 0 Comments

A Recent Podcast with Asrar Rashid on Islam & Homosexuality - please follow this LINK or copy and paste https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpKBRIUXDGs Declan Henry is a creative non-fiction writer and comes from a distinguished academic background. He studied at two...
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Freemasonry

by | 25th September 2023 | Articles | 0 Comments

Freemasonry is often shrouded in mystery based on myths, misconceptions and hearsay with most people knowing hardly anything about its history or purpose.  Britain has over 200,000 members meeting in almost 7,000 Lodges. In Ireland’s 32 counties, there are around...
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Irish Travellers

by | 1st September 2022 | Articles, Social Issues | 0 Comments

‘Irish Traveller’ is a state-imposed term. The Traveller community instead refer to themselves as ‘Pavee’ or ‘Mincéir’, which are words from Shelta (otherwise called ‘Cant’ or ‘Gammon’), the Irish Traveller language. Travellers have been in Ireland since pre-Celtic...
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Viktor

by | 27th August 2022 | Articles, LGBT, Religion, Social Issues | 0 Comments

Viktor was born in 1996 in Moldova, where being gay is still controversial, taboo, and unacceptable. Moldova is an ex-communist country with traditional views about family, sexuality, and gender. Being gay is something to be ashamed of, and gay people often fear...
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Suicide – Reasons to Live

by | 3rd September 2021 | Articles, Social Issues | 0 Comments

Near where I live, there is a long bridge. One Sunday morning I was walking over it and noticed a young man taking off his socks and placing them in his trainers. A woman approached him and as I got closer she told me the young man wanted to kill himself. I placed my...
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No Fears

by | 26th July 2021 | Articles | 0 Comments

This is an old piece of writing from many years ago – a classic by today’s standards. But the collection of poems by Dympna has survived the test of time. I hope you enjoy them. NO FEARS Poetry by Dympna Connaire Preface by Declan Henry Declan Henry’s commentary on...
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Homeless Young People

by | 21st May 2021 | Articles | 0 Comments

I was in London recently and passed the old night shelter in Dean Street in Soho where I did voluntary work with young homeless people in the1990s. Here is an article I wrote 10 years ago about my experiences. Centrepoint remains the country’s leading national charity...
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Human Rights for Refugees and Asylum Seekers

by | 11th April 2021 | Articles, Social Issues | 0 Comments

Right-wing populist political figures along with some tabloid press often portray refugees and asylum seekers in a negative light. Dishonest information is disseminated, insinuating these people are bogus and have come here for a better life, free housing and to cheat...
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The Prophet Muhammad

by | 3rd April 2021 | Articles, Religion | 0 Comments

For as long as I have known Muslims, I have been aware of their unwavering love and respect for the founder of their beloved religion. This has been a pleasure to observe, especially at times when their religion has been under criticism and provoked feelings of fear...

Islam In Ireland

by | 10th March 2021 | Articles, Religion | 0 Comments

Currently 63,000 Muslims live in Ireland which makes Islam the third largest religion in the country after Catholicism and the Church of Ireland. More than half of live in Dublin and nearly 50 percent are Irish citizens. Muslims fall into four main groups – Sunni,...

Ramadan

by | 3rd April 2021 | Articles, Religion, Social Issues | 0 Comments

A delayed flight from Aberdeen to London resulted in me missing the last train home to Kent. Getting a taxi resulted in an unexpected conversation about Islam with the driver. Salman, a British-born Bengali, in his thirties, worked during the day in a professional...

Constance

by | 23rd March 2021 | Reviews | 0 Comments

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