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"Veritas vos liberabit"- "The truth will set you free."
19 August 1953: The Day of Infamy, When Hope and Democracy were Destroyed in Iran “It’s Always About Oil”
Iran and the Curse of Oil
Plundering and exploitation by, and pennies from hevean for, Britain and the US, humiliation, poverty,inequality, divisions, fear, torture, socioeconomic upheavals, revolution, invasion, bombs, missiles, destruction, and death for the Iranians. What a tragedy, what an inhumanity.
N.B. It is my sincere hope that this posting will lead to a better understanding of Crisis in the Middle East in general and Iran in particular
“It’s Always About Oil”
Lest We Forget: The day the UK and the US destroyed Mossadegh,they also destroyed Hope and Democracy in Iran
‘There is no better way to govern Iran than democracy and social justice.’- Dr. Mohammad Mossadegh
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First posted on 20 March 2013, updated on 8 April 2026
On Tuesday 7 April 2026, the US president, Donald Trump, declared that “a whole civilisation will die tonight.” Words and sentiments that the world must never, ever, forget.
And then, in contrast to Mr. Trump, in 539 BCE, Cyrus the Great, the King of Persia, The Prince of Peace, who had conquered Babylon, issued the decree that altered the trajectory of Jewish civilisation permanently. The Edict of Cyrus permitted the Jews to return to Jerusalem, rebuild the Temple, and reconstitute their national life in the land from which they had been torn. He did not merely allow the return; he financed it, sending back the sacred vessels that Nebuchadnezzar had plundered and providing resources for reconstruction.
Cyrus the Great is the only non-Jew ever referred to in Jewish scripture as Mashiach – God’s anointed. The Persian king who freed the Jews is embedded in Jewish consciousness not as a political ally but as a divine instrument – and the gratitude is not metaphorical. It is theological, liturgical, and civilisational. Words, sentiments, and actions that the world must never, ever, forget.
Cyrus the Great; The decree of return for the Jews, 539 BCE
From Cyrus to Ayatollahs: Four Thousand Years of Persian-Jewish Relation
The world must never forget that humanity is sacred, empathy is a strength, and kindness is a choice that must be made regardless of circumstances.
No need to kill civilisations, build a path to dialogue amongst civilisations
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Roots of Renewal
A Call from the Heart: A Moral and Spiritual Approach to Economics
Throughout the many years of teaching, I tried repeatedly to make economics relevant, interesting, and appealing to my students.
Schools of economics that cultivate the mind but neglect spiritual/ moral economic education leave their students unanchored in a challenging world
For the Love of Teaching
...'I have just three things to teach:
simplicity, patience, compassion.
These three are your greatest treasures.
Simple in actions and in thoughts,
you return to the source of being.
Patient with both friends and enemies,
you accord with the way things are.
Compassionate toward yourself,
you reconcile all beings in the world.'-Lao Tzu
“No one should teach who is not in love with teaching”- Margaret E. Sangster
- April is the month of hope
- The 250th anniversary of The Wealth of Nations is the greatest opportunity to discover the true and real Adam Smith
- ‘I have nature and art and poetry, and if that is not enough, what is enough?’
- My Message to us: Don’t give up on compassion
- My Message to us: Don’t give up on kindness