Robert Ford angered Syrian authorities by showing solidarity with activists involved in an uprising against Bashar al-Assad's rule.

Islam has always been existent in Europe – it’s enough to recall the Moors in Spain and Portugal, who had created their own culture long before the final victory of Christianity. The medieval Muslim state of Al-Andalus was one of the developed and powerful states in the Middle Ages. But over time Islam has grown into a study intolerant towards other faiths and religions, becoming more and more aggressive, to say the least. The mere fact that everyone not committed to Islam is called “infidel” and killing them is a sacred thing creates basis for even the most enlightened Europeans to avert from Muslims.

Russian economic Nikolai Kondratiev, known for his analysis and theory of business cycles, predicted the global financial crisis back in 1920s. The current situation, according to Kondratiev, is the “winter of economy”, which can last for some 20 years.