Sacred Trinity

The bungling of the Iraq and Afghan wars gave rise to the doctrine of counterinsurgency (COIN) to repackage the "sacred trinity."

But our schools and colleges have turned out millions of people steeped in the new sacred trinity of "race, class and gender."

And the sacred trinity of hip-hop remains two turntables and a microphone.

1964) who prophetically referred in 1927 to what has become a hallmark of al-Jawahari's poetry: "a sacred trinity," as al-Sharqi called it then, comprising "homeland," "liberty," and "beauty."

Not law, language and literature, that sacred trinity, but Sport, School and Empire were Britain's most important spiritual export in the years between 1814 and 1914.

Every fortnight the choir, some of whom were badly injured in the blast which claimed 22 lives, come together at Sacred Trinity Church in Salford to share their experiences or simply lose themselves in singing.

Sacred Trinity Church will play host to Transition, an evening of spoken word and music featuring stories and poems about Salford, read by actress Julie Hesmondhalgh (Friday, May 18, 8pm).

Other highlights include Transition at Sacred Trinity Church (Friday May 18, 8pm to 11pm), an evening of spoken word and music featuring stories and poems about Salford, read by actress Julie Hesmondhalgh, and the premiere of a speciallycommissioned composition by musician Daniel Mawson, with narration by Simon.