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An Encounter during my Recent Visit to Lebanon – Co Freemasonry
I ended my last article with these words: “I did meet one other guy, also a Freemason,,, but this de…
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My Lebanon Experience – a Recent Visit
I recently returned to the UK from a trip to Lebanon, the main purpose of which was to enjoy a holid…
March 27, 2022
More Masonic Myths and Misunderstandings surrounding Freemasonry
More Masonic Myths and Misunderstandings surrounding Freemasonry Ever since its evolution in the 16t…
August 8, 2021
Clandestine/Quasi-Pseudo Freemasonry – Beware what you join
I have often written regarding clandestine or quasi-pseudo Freemasonry, this one is to warn you as …
July 31, 2021
FIR against Byju’s u/s 69a of IT Act filed: Crimeophobia
Based on Criminologist Snehil Dhall’s complaint the Mumbai Police has registered FIR against B…
July 23, 2021
Just what is meant by Morality
As regular readers know, I am often asked questions that relate to Freemasonry, and knowing that hav…
June 5, 2021
Freemasons are Definitely NOT Against any Religion
The following questions were found on a Twitter post which began “I am really disappointed to see so…
April 25, 2021
Honour related to Marriage, Sex and Promiscuity
I’ve been asked a question relating to honour, especially when this comes to marriage, sex and a lib…
April 19, 2021
“Covid-19 Surge, but no Arrest becomes a Global Norm”
The trend of not registering Police Cases against the culprits who are responsible for the Covid-19 …
April 16, 2021
Freemasonry – Regularity and Recognition
As I’ve said many times, the misinformation, most of it quite ridiculous, associated with Freemasonr…
April 12, 2021
Just for a laugh
To liven up your day and to let everyone know I will post an article on Freemasonry very soon, Steve…
March 25, 2021
Picasso and “The Family”: A painting of an artist who missed his family
In 1944, after Paris was liberated from the German invader, Picasso began a new affair with a…
February 13, 2021
Misconceptions with respect to becoming a Freemason
It is always amazing to hear the views some people have of Freemasonry, and in this case what some b…
January 24, 2021
Islamic Matrimony and Freemasonry
As a Freemason I get asked many questions regarding Freemasonry, and some prove very difficult to an…
January 22, 2021
Is Al Jazeera looking for Iran’s terrorism in a forum
In the article on the Arabic side of Al-Khabar entitled “Is Al Jazeera looking for Iran’s terrorism …
January 17, 2021
Leadership in Freemasonry compared to business
How does leadership differ between Freemasonry and business? First we should discuss leadership in g…
December 8, 2020
Why Catholics are forbidden to be Freemasons – 5
The unification of Italy was mostly over by 1860, except for Rome; Florence was declared the capital…
November 25, 2020
Why Catholics are forbidden to be Freemasons – 4
The previous article took us through the years leading towards the Unification of Italy and a little…
November 24, 2020
How to Dance between the contradictions of Aoun!
How do we uncover the intent behind the discourse of president Michel Aoun, who is trying to take pa…
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My Lebanon Experience – a Recent Visit
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An Encounter during my Recent Visit to Lebanon – Co Freemasonry
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FIR against Byju’s u/s 69a of IT Act filed: Crimeophobia
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September, 2022
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1 September
An Encounter during my Recent Visit to Lebanon – Co Freemasonry
I ended my last article with these words: “I did meet one other guy, also a Freemason,,, but this demands an article of its own,” and it was an interesting meeting too, but way too short. This last meeting in Lebanon was with a newly initiated Freemason whose named Lodge …
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August, 2022
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28 August
My Lebanon Experience – a Recent Visit
I recently returned to the UK from a trip to Lebanon, the main purpose of which was to enjoy a holiday break and spend time with the Editor in Chief of Al-Khabar.co; it was most enjoyable, she is a wonderful young lady with one of the best families I have …
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March, 2022
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27 March
More Masonic Myths and Misunderstandings surrounding Freemasonry
More Masonic Myths and Misunderstandings surrounding Freemasonry Ever since its evolution in the 16th – 17th centuries into a free, accepted and speculative philosophical society – or into a peculiar system of morality, veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols – there has always been many a “tall tale” regarding …
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August, 2021
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8 August
Clandestine/Quasi-Pseudo Freemasonry – Beware what you join
I have often written regarding clandestine or quasi-pseudo Freemasonry, this one is to warn you as to what you might join if not careful. When Freemasonry became organised in England in 1717 by forming the first Grand Lodge (other countries soon followed), not all Mason Lodges that were around at …
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July, 2021
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31 July
FIR against Byju’s u/s 69a of IT Act filed: Crimeophobia
Based on Criminologist Snehil Dhall’s complaint the Mumbai Police has registered FIR against Byju Ravindran u/s 69A of Information Technology Act and 120B of I.P.C for publishing wrong information about United Nations Transnational Organised Crime (UNTOC) Mumbai: Edtech giant Byju’s to face FIR(Police Case) as Criminologist Snehil Dhall complaint about …
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23 July
Just what is meant by Morality
As regular readers know, I am often asked questions that relate to Freemasonry, and knowing that having sound morals is at the heart of Freemasonry, I wasn’t surprised to be asked “exactly just what is morality?” Well, firstly, English being the strange language it is, let’s understand morals, as in …
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June, 2021
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5 June
Freemasons are Definitely NOT Against any Religion
The following questions were found on a Twitter post which began “I am really disappointed to see some FM [Freemasons?] proclaiming themselves ‘enemies of religions.’” Then: “Que de Dualisme et de radicalite, aurait-on perdu tout sens de la nuance – What Dualism and radicalism, would one have lost all sense …
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May, 2021
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24 May
Prof Rima Nakkash: there was no evidence of improvement in pulmonary inflammation or pulmonary function in cigarette smokers who were switched to IQOS
Following up the media campaign regarding IQOS that Philip Moris is doing through media al-khabar interviewed the Associate. Director of the Knowledge to Policy Center a and the WHO FCTC Knowledge Hub for. Waterpipe tobacco smoking at AUB Prof Rima nakkach To ask her if IQOS have really a positive …
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April, 2021
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25 April
Honour related to Marriage, Sex and Promiscuity
I’ve been asked a question relating to honour, especially when this comes to marriage, sex and a liberal life, cohabiting (unmarried man and lady living together) and children. Questions such as these when addressed to me are always related to the attitude of Freemasons, and initially my answer is that …
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19 April
“Covid-19 Surge, but no Arrest becomes a Global Norm”
The trend of not registering Police Cases against the culprits who are responsible for the Covid-19 surge is creating outrage among families across the globe and one such case has its eyes in Mumbai. A periodical set of complaints have been filed against the systematic spread of Covid-19 virus in …
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16 April
Freemasonry – Regularity and Recognition
As I’ve said many times, the misinformation, most of it quite ridiculous, associated with Freemasonry is abundant and has been for almost as long as the first Grand Lodge was formed in London in 1717. The latest questions that came my way are somewhat confusing; they are related to Lebanon. …
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12 April
Just for a laugh
To liven up your day and to let everyone know I will post an article on Freemasonry very soon, Steve
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March, 2021
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25 March
Picasso and “The Family”: A painting of an artist who missed his family
In 1944, after Paris was liberated from the German invader, Picasso began a new affair with a student of painting named Francoise Gilot, who was forty years younger than Picasso, and in 1947 they had “Claude”, then “Paloma” in 1949. In 1964, Francoise published a book about Picasso’s life, …
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15 March
Venice
By Konstantin Ivanovich Gorbatov (1876-1945). One of the most important post-impressionist Russian painters, Gorbatov was born in the small town of Stavropol on the Volga River, and after studying architecture at the Saint Petersburg Academy of Fine Arts, he moved to the painting department, where he studied under the supervision …
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February, 2021
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13 February
Misconceptions with respect to becoming a Freemason
It is always amazing to hear the views some people have of Freemasonry, and in this case what some believe is needed to become a Freemason. For example, I am told that in Lebanon, apparently, these strange views on membership of Freemasonry are prolific. So let me explain just what …
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