Depoliticising the Olympics
Finding an uncontroversial host for the Olympics is a tricky business. The games need a permanent site on neutral territory.
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The hawks, doves and lame ducks of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
In the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the standoff between hawks and doves has long rendered the quest for peace a lame duck.
Read moreMo-town record: Why Muhammad is the world’s most popular name
Twenty thousand people named Muhammad gathered in one place is not a world record – it is an everyday reality. Muhammad is the most common name in the world.
Read moreImagine if Palestinian and Israeli kids took over the peace process
The future would look very different if we put the peace process in the hands of Palestinian and Israeli children.
Read moreIran and weapons of mass distrust
Will the conciliatory tones coming out of Washington and Tehran really be enough to bring the nuclear standoff with Iran to an end?
Read moreCooling down the overheated debate around climate change
The climate change debate has become shrouded in hot air. We need to step back and look at the larger picture before the global economy outgrows the globe.
Read moreWhat the papers don’t say about Muslims
Media representations of Muslims are overwhelmingly negative. Where are the reports on our talented comedians, rappers and football players?
Read moreBritain is not a God-free zone – atheists can be ‘spiritual’ too
Britain is not entirely godless – but whether you or I believe in God is up to us to decide, not the cardinals, imams or rabbis.
Read moreEnemy of the status quo in Israel and Palestine
At a time when the only Arabs and Israelis who met were soldiers and spies, an intrepid Egyptian woman crossed enemy lines into Israel.
Read moreWhy Muslims don’t pig out
Lapsed Muslims may get a taste for alcohol but pigs will fly before they allow pork onto their dinner plates.
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