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Oslo: Courage and Cowardice in Scandinavia

The cartoon controversy has cowed all the Nordic countries except Denmark When a car bomb exploded outside Denmark’s embassy in Islamabad on June 2, killing eight, it was easy to guess who

July 3, 2008

Dispatches·Human Rights·Immigration·Iran·Islam·Lebanon·Media·Middle East·Political Correctness·Scandinavia·Social Affairs·Syria·The West·War on Terror

Faking a Killing

The world reacted with horror when it saw a 12-year-old boy shot dead by Israeli soldiers. But the footage, it transpires, told a lie

June 27, 2008

Defence·Features·France·International·Islam·Israel·Media·Middle East·Military·Policing·Politics·The West·War on Terror

The Koran: Scrutinising the Inscrutable

Each new translation of Islam’s most sacred text offers fresh insights into its meaning. Yet there are still surprises in a book that is not only hard to read, but hard to

June 25, 2008

Academia·Critique·Faith·History·International·Islam·Literature

Christianity, Secularisation and Islam

In the second in our series on religion and public life, a leading Dominican theologian argues that only a recovery of the Judeo-Christian tradition can enable Islam to find its place in

June 25, 2008

Faith·Features·Heritage·Islam·Judaism·Modern Life·Social Affairs·The Catholic Church·The Church of England

Breaking Faith With Britain

Christianity is central to British identity, but its marginalisation has created a moral vacuum which radical Islam threatens to fill

June 11, 2008

Ethnicity·Features·Immigration·Islam·The Church of England

Beyond Comprehension

The Archbishop of Canterbury, it is said, was very surprised earlier this year by the furious response to his speech about civil and religious law. I am very much surprised that he

May 31, 2008

Counterpoints·Faith·Human Rights·Islam·Political Correctness·The Church of England

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