“Terrorism is almost always male violence”
Q&A with Joan Smith, author of "Homegrown: How Domestic Violence turns Men into Terrorists".
Politics & Conflict
How do you keep yourself safe when the state can’t do the job?
With Boko Haram’s brutality on one side, and military repression on the other, inhabitants of northern Nigeria took drastic steps.
Race to the future
Transcending its many divisions and tracing a fraught history, can the Beirut marathon bring the city together?
Truth be damned
To counter the wave of misinformation and denial in political life, we urgently need to defend the concept of the public good.
Can Tunisia’s Islamists make peace with secularism?
Tunisia’s Islamist party Ennahdha is seeking to secure the gains of the 2011 uprising and adapt itself to secular democracy.
Book review: I Will Never See the World Again
This memoir by imprisoned Turkish writer Ahmet Altan is both chilling and heartening.
“Apparently, wombs can be as dangerous as bombs”
Q&A with Shakira Hussein, author of "From Victims to Suspects: Muslim Women Since 9/11"
A 21st-century schism
The conflict in eastern Ukraine has provoked a split in the Russian Orthodox church, with up to 30 million followers at stake.
Vintage designs and the dream of a better future
The wartime posters of Abram Games show a vision of a shared civic state.
What does the term “Judeo-Christian” actually mean?
The term has long historic roots, but is highly politically charged.