Buried History
The war efforts of thousands of allied Muslim soldiers in the two World Wars points to our shared heritage
Politics, Ideas and the Arts
ONLINE Only: Ankara’s Proxy
"Why would a country that is both an ally of the United States and Nato as well as an aspiring member of the European Union brazenly declare its solidarity with a terrorist
The Honorary Ottoman
Faith and Power: Religion and Politics in the Middle East by Bernard Lewis
Bahrain: Women Drivers Welcome Here
'Hadija laughs as she describes how Saudi women, once over the bridge connecting Saudi Arabia to Bahrain, elbow their husbands out of the driving seat to take command of the wheel.'
Airbrushing Oppression
The 'Inspired by Muhammad' poster campaign airbrushes the oppression of Muslim women
Europe’s Long Road to the Mosque
Increasing numbers of Muslims on the continent are only part of the story. The real problem is not immigration but integration
Veiled Threat
It is up to religious communities, not the government, to face up to the oppression that the niqab represents
Towers of Silence
Swiss women struck at the minarets because, with the stifling dominance of liberal discourse, it's impossible to strike at anything else
Cattle Dealer
The New Stateman's choice of senior editor confirms that the magazine has abandoned its liberal principles
A Veil of Silence Over Murder
Here in Britain, and all over the world, men are killing women on a point of 'honour'. Why do we tolerate the intolerable?
Paris: Prisoner of the Barbarians
‘In February 2007, a naked, emaciated, mutilated, charred and stabbed man is discovered near railway tracks in the Parisian suburb of Sainte Geneviève-des-Bois. He is taken to hospital where he is pronounced dead
Banking on Allah
Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens: Islamists claim that a sharia-compliant financial system is safer and morally superior. The truth is more sinister