Ismail Patel is the chairman and founding member of the Friends of Al-Aqsa. His other roles include: Spokesperson for the British Muslim Initiative; Senior Advisor to the Conflicts Forum, (which seeks to establish a new understanding of political Islam in the West and has a membership group spanning diplomats, academics and journalists); Director of IslamExpo; and member of the Special Advisory Board of Clear Conscience. http://www.openmindsblogspot.com/ContributorPageList/IsmailPatel/tabid/82/BlogId/1281/language/en-US/Default.aspx en-GB moderator@openmindsblogspot.com admin@domain1227954.sites.fasthosts.com Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:37:56 GMT Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:37:56 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blog RSS Generator Version 3.2.0.29758 All civilised nations have one thing in common; they surrender the interests of the individual in favour of the whole of society. A nation can be judged on this basic precept, and those that are still emerging from the ‘cave’ are perceived to prioritise personal interest over the communities they live in/represent. This is starkly exemplified by the Corruption Perceptions Indexes year after year, with the countries hitting the bottom in direct correlation with underdeveloped social networks. http://www.openmindsblogspot.com/ContributorPageList/IsmailPatel/tabid/82/EntryID/4/language/en-US/Default.aspx moderator@openmindsblogspot.com http://www.openmindsblogspot.com/ContributorPageList/IsmailPatel/tabid/82/EntryID/4/language/en-US/Default.aspx#Comments http://www.openmindsblogspot.com/Default.aspx?tabid=82&EntryID=4 Tue, 09 Jan 2007 10:24:00 GMT 0 http://www.openmindsblogspot.com/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=4