The Arab man’s burden
Some in the west are more likely to believe in elves in Middle Earth than in Arab men in the Middle East who are secular and do not oppress women.
Read MoreSome in the west are more likely to believe in elves in Middle Earth than in Arab men in the Middle East who are secular and do not oppress women.
Read MoreMost journalists dread crunching data. But finding narratives among the numbers is part of journalism’s mandate. Luckily, there are tools to help.
Read MoreMalta’s complex heritage is living proof that cultures mash more than civilisations clash.
Read MoreThe fifth anniversary of the 7 July attacks has refocused attention on Islamist terrorism, but the neo-Nazi threat goes largely unnoticed.
Read MoreAirport body scanners are being touted as the latest anti-terroism wizadry. But do they actually work and are they worth the invasion in privacy?
Read MoreThe Swiss minaret ban doesn’t mean European Muslims are persecuted, but it makes me worry for the Europe my son has been born into.
Read More“The Afghan elections were fair, but not free,” declared European election monitors. Meaningless sound-bite or what?
Read MoreAnkara tiene otro as bajo la manga si su deseo de Europa se frustra: acercarse a sus vecinos de Oriente Medio y empezar la formulación de un proyecto de cooperación copiado sobre la UE.
Read MoreGiven that only about 4% of the EU’s population is Muslim, why is the fear of a coming Eurabia so strong in certain quarters?
Read MoreThe EU rose out of the ruins of war. Perhaps, with a little patience, a Middle Eastern union is not such a distant fantasy.
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