October 2013 | Page 2 of 2 | Standpoint Magazine

Kafka In Istanbul

Last year’s protests in Gezi Park have spurred Recep Tayyip Erdogan into absurd action: now he’s locking up would-be protesters before they have the chance to assemble

October 29, 2013

Counterpoints·Middle East

Grandiose Coalitions

Far from being democratically sound, grand coalitions foster short-termism and reinforce more extreme parties’ power of veto.

October 29, 2013

Counterpoints·Europe

A Gross Violation

Last month the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe declared that male circumcision is a “violation of the physical integrity of children”. This is clear anti-religious prejudice

October 29, 2013

Counterpoints·Ethnicity·EU·Europe·Faith

Jovial Pragmatists

SOAS’s new exhibition on Zoroastrianism fails to capture the rich cultural and historical legacy of this much-misunderstood and embattled faith

October 29, 2013

Counterpoints·India

Malala’s Real Message

As a 15-year-old British schoolgirl, what struck me about this teenager’s life was that she isn’t a victim, but a role model whose every day is a protest.

October 29, 2013

Counterpoints·Faith·Pakistan

A Literary Life

‘The death of Marcel Reich-Ranicki highlighted how ill at ease the German intelligentsia still is with its Nazi past’

October 29, 2013

European Eye·Literature

From Eastern Europe to the East End

'There is a whole Eastern European city of half a million people in London. More than 80 per cent have arrived since 2004. It is a city working in basic jobs, with

October 29, 2013

Dispatches·Immigration·UK Politics

‘Obama Watching’

Andrew Roberts's US dispatches are available as an ebook

October 4, 2013

Online Only·US Politics

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