When Muslims make merry at Christmas
For Western Muslims, Christmas is just outside their doorsteps. For some, Christmas even skips merrily in from the cold and crosses the threshold into their homes
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Losing faith in education
While it is important for children to learn about religion, they should not be schooled in any particular faith.
Read MoreMerry Muslims at Christmas
Despite fears of an anti-Christmas jihad, many ordinary Muslims enjoy getting into the spirit of the season.
Read MoreThe ghettoisation of Danish politics
The Danish government plans to force minorities out of what it classes as “ghettos”, but its Denmark’s mainstream that needs to escape its ghetto mentality.
Read MoreForeign tourists vote to thump Trump’s America and go elsewhere
Left without a say in the election of Donald Trump, a new breed of conscientious objectors are making their mark on the USA. Foreign tourists are voting with their feet and going elsewhere.
Read MoreEgypt’s Christians in the cross-hairs
The bombing of St Peter’s Church in Cairo exposes the growing vulnerability of Egypt’s Christian minority and the increasing mainstreaming of extremist Islamist discourse.
Read MoreEid: Caught between spiritual oasis and consumerist paradise
Despite having acquired some 21st-century trappings, Eid al-Fitr’s mix of religion and revelry is centuries old.
Read MoreZwarte Piet, a bitter treat
Sinterklaas (Santa Claus) brings joy to millions in the Low Countries. But his dark-faced helpers, Zwarte Pieten, are racist and a colonial throwback.
Read MoreThe ghost of Christmas past in the Holy Land
The Holy Land is where Christmas began. But with the relative decline of Christianity there, does the yuletide still retain its spirit?
Read MoreDiversity without adversity between Israelis and Palestinians
Can Israelis and Palestinians learn something about building bridges between divided communities from the Egyptian revolution?
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