The West’s hidden tribalism
Tribalism and sectarianism afflicts Western societies too. So why is that they seem to be tearing the Middle East apart?
Read MoreTribalism and sectarianism afflicts Western societies too. So why is that they seem to be tearing the Middle East apart?
Read MoreEurope’s history of total war and mass displacement can help create more sympathy for today’s refugees and keep hope alive in the Middle East.
Read MoreProtestants are the chosen people and Western Europe and America their Promised Lands, according to Israelism and Christian Zionism.
Read MoreIf Qatar gets a red card for the 2022 World Cup, Arabs should enter a joint bid to host it in Tunisia, regional role model for revolution and reform.
Read MoreSinterklaas (Santa Claus) brings joy to millions in the Low Countries. But his dark-faced helpers, Zwarte Pieten, are racist and a colonial throwback.
Read MoreNo this isn’t a perverse way of describing French kissing, but a new theory of how two languages can peacefully co-exist in one country.
Read MoreThe Dutch parliament is considering whether protecting unborn children should supersede the rights of parents to procreate.
Read MoreAcross Europe, the real challenge when dealing with minority groups is not integration but marginalisation.
Read MoreThe ruling Dutch centre-right coalition has decided to limp on to early elections in November after shooting itself in the foot with its hardline immigration policy that almost cost one of its parliamentarians – the controversial Ayaan Hirsi Ali – her Dutch nationality.
Read MoreCaught between a rock and her own hard line, the outspoken Ayaan Hirsi Ali is being stripped of her Dutch nationality and has been forced to give up her seat at the Dutch parliament following allegations of identity fraud.
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