A history of violence by British ‘jihadis’
British-born ‘jihadis’ have been wreaking havoc at home and abroad for generations, lured by a heady mix of idealism, romance and rebellion.
Read MoreBritish-born ‘jihadis’ have been wreaking havoc at home and abroad for generations, lured by a heady mix of idealism, romance and rebellion.
Read MorePalestinians have not been the Middle East’s only victims. We Arabs should recall the many Jews who paid the price for the Arab-Israeli conflict and offer them, too, the right of return.
Read MoreIt is time to dispel the myths surrounding Muslims – namely, that we are all terrorist, anti-feminist teetotallers.
Read MoreEgypt does not have a history of sectarian strife but pretending that all is rosy in communal relations could lead to the Balkanisation of Egyptian society. Restoring faith in national unity requires migrating religion to the private domain.
Read MoreSpurred by both spiritual and secular curiosity, a Muslim convert jumped at the chance to go to Mecca on hajj and exercise his dormant acquired religion.
Read MoreWith the EU’s economic union more or less consummated, Valéry Giscard d’Estaing and his Convention on the Future of Europe have been drawing up the prenuptials for a prospective political union. This must exclude the church.
Read MoreSyrian author Heidar Heidar’s novel about Iraqi communist exiles in Algeria has provoked the ire of Islamists who have denounced A Banquet for Seaweed as “offensive to Islam”.
Read MoreTranquility. Solitude. Two words you grow to appreciate living in a crazy town like Cairo. The appeal of detaching yourself from the chaotic, mindless beehive can become irresistible at times. For the average worker bee reflection and introspection are shunned.
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