Sexual cleansing
Islamist death squads in Iraq are targeting gays and lesbians, reports Peter Tatchell
Politics & Conflict
News hounded: A decade of al-Jazeera
Naomi Sakr looks at 10 years of al-Jazeera
Peace Warriors
Ron Dudai meets the men of violence who have changed their minds
Hostile takeover
A powerful coalition is trying to define Europe as Christian. And, warns Donald Sassoon, they must be stopped at once
Napoleon in Egypt by Paul Strathern
In 1789 Napoleon set off to conquer the East. We're still living with the fallout, says Michael Binyon
Gurus of endless war
Rumsfeld resigned, Wolfowitz ousted, Fukuyama defected, 'Scooter' Libby convicted. You could be forgiven for thinking that neoconservatives have had their day. But that would be a grave error, warns political…
Choice busters
Anti-abortion groups have found a new way to deny women their rights, says Solana Larsen. And this time it's global
Holy Relics
Why do we still tolerate the presence of bishops in the House of Lords? Jake Bromberg calls for their eviction
Free from crooked things
Buddhism is fatalistic, deeply misogynist and riven with superstition. And yet, argues Karen Connelly, it also inspires resistance to tyranny and the fight for freedom
Be tolerant or else
Eliane Glaser challenges a core British value