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In his words: "I am just a professional writer, which means I don't do blogs and try and get money for whatever I write."

J.K. Rowling poses for photographers upon her arrival at the premiere of the film Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, in London, Nov. 13, 2018. Police say J.K. Rowling didnt break the law with tweets criticizing Scotlands new hate speech law and referring to transgender women as men. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP, File)

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Farrukh Dhondy | Scotland makes hate' a crime J.K. Rowling will test...

J.K. Rowling's opposition to transgender policies has sparked debate over Scotland's new hate crime law.

5 April 2024 11:43 PM IST

Controversy swirls around TikTok as political interests clash over free speech and foreign ownership. (AA File Image)

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Farrukh Dhondy | Getting the news from TikTok and social media: Will...

TikTok Ban Controversy Sparks Debate Over Free Speech and Foreign Ownership

30 March 2024 12:03 AM IST

People walk past a barricade in a road in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 20, 2024. Negotiations to form a transitional council to govern Haiti advanced on March 20, as the United States airlifted more citizens to safety from gang violence that has plunged the impoverished country into chaos. (Photo by Clarens SIFFROY / AFP)

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Farrukh Dhondy | Haiti is the face of total anarchy: Why West Indies...

Reflections on Anarchy: From The Rubaiyat of Behseekh Ali to the Streets of Haiti

22 March 2024 11:51 PM IST

Britains Prime Minister Rishi Sunk, right, and Labour Party leader Keir Starmer. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, Pool)

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Farrukh Dhondy | Of Labour, Tories and a storm in a teacup in Britain...

Amidst political turmoil, a spotlight on racism, accountability, and the nuances of free speech in the UK's political...

16 March 2024 3:40 AM IST

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Farrukh Dhondy | How Galloway won UK byelection with his...

Maverick politico George Galloway won the House of Commons byelection in Rochdale, leveraging his reputation as a...

9 March 2024 12:00 AM IST

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Farrukh Dhondy | Shamima Begum a terrorist threat or victim of ISIS?...

Were Shamima and friends in touch with someone on the Internet or in person who groomed them into embracing ISIS?

2 March 2024 12:00 AM IST

$Pedestrians shelter from the rain under Union flag umbrellas as they pass the Elizabeth Tower, commonly known by the name of the clocks bell, \Big Ben\, at the Palace of Westminster, home to the Houses of Parliament, in London on February 22, 2024. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)$ Opinion