Islam
Conventional Wisdom Won’t Do
From the First World War to the rise of radical Islam, catastrophes cannot be treated like ordinary problems
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.
Robinson’s Exit
The former EDL leader has taken responsibility for his followers’ extremism. Will his former allies do the same?
Online Only: The Price Paid for Criticising Islam
After finding fault with Britain’s sharia courts, Sudanese campaigner Nahla Mahmoud’s family was attacked and she was threatened online. Where are the police?
Birthrate of a Nation
‘Britain is living through a baby boom, but where does this demographic surge leave the prophecies of Europe’s crisis of civilisation?’
Forget ‘Islamophobia’. Let’s Tackle Islamism
Sayeeda Warsi prioritises anti-Muslim attitudes but ignores the real threat to Western society posed by radical Islamists
Overrated: John Esposito
A sceptical look at America’s leading apologist for Islam, fêted all over Washington from the Saudis to the CIA
The Cowardice of the Liberal Press
Hounded out of her native Norway by radical Islamists, Deeyah tells stories the leftist media dare not
Reassessing Islam
‘I’m newly sympathetic to sane, smart, broad-minded Muslims who have lately been lumped in with the kooks getting all the press’
Tiptoeing in the Mecca Ballroom
Tom Holland’s film on the origins of Islam deserves praise for not shying away from controversy
Tolerating the intolerant
“For those who thought that a global pandemic would sound the death knell for identity politics, think again”
How to prevent the next pandemic
‘I have been reporting as a science journalist for years that the world is at increasing risk of pandemics like this; that this was predicted; that we know what we need to do to prepare and we simply haven’t done it; and that more and worse pandemics are coming so we need to do that, now’
D’où parles-tu? The post-truth world
Power, illusion and the open society: how postmodernism undermines our foundational concepts