Tag Archives: Diary

The Eight Hour Day –Remembering Hay Market in Tripoli

            Eight hours for work, eight hours for rest, eight hours for what we will                                                                         Rallying slogan of the 8 hour working day                                                                         Movement of Chicago 1886. The first secular holiday of Libya under … Continue reading

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Musings around Easter-Remembering St.Augustine of Hippo

In no wise are the bodies themselves to be spurned. (…) For these pertain not to ornament or aid which is applied from without, but to the very nature of man. St.Augustine of Hippo 13th November 354 to 28th August … Continue reading

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Conversations on Faith and Belief

In the past 6 months (October 2011 to March 2012) I have had some interesting walks and conversations on faith and belief which I would like to share with you. One of my keen readers, my elder son Sagar expresses … Continue reading

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