Aftershock: 9/11 ten years on
A decade after the destruction of the Twin Towers, the greatest change to the world has been the reinvention of Islam, says Stephen Howe
Politics & Conflict
I am bovvered
White trash, vermin, underclass, broken Britain. When Owen Jones published his book Chavs: The Demonisation of the Working Class, he wasn’t expecting such an onslaught
A Fatah-Hamas truce is good for Palestinians
The Arab Spring is aiding political reconciliation in Gaza, explains Sami Zubaida
Trouble at Grayling Hall
Its difficult not to see the New College of the Humanities as misguided and anti-humanist, says Sally Feldman
Book review: Dancing in the Glory of Monsters by Jason Stearns
Richard Wilson is impressed by a new book on the collapse of the Congo
Freethinking in the Arab Spring
Expressing irreligious views can be dangerous in the Middle East but, for the region's largest group of online rationalists, the Egyptian revolution is a cause for optimism, finds Max Opray
Demonising Muslims
When does criticism of religion cross the line into racism? Paul Sims investigates
Renovation not demolition
As Egypt looks ahead to elections, Austin Mackell meets a representative of one of the Islamic parties vying for control
Book review: Blood Rites by Barbara Ehrenreich
Jenny Bunker finds a re-issued book on the passions of war more pertinent than ever
Changing course
The 'Arab Spring' has changed how we teach Middle East politics forever, says Kerem Oktem