As a Muslim Hebrew teacher, the Texas synagogue hostage attack made me especially anxious
The Jewish community in Texas is still reeling from the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue hostage…
Month: February 2022
Guterres expects China to let UN rights chief visit Xinjiang
UN secretary-general tells Chinese leaders they must allow Michelle Bachelet to make a ‘credible visit’…
Sculpture of Algerian hero vandalised in France
Lower part of the steel sculpture in the town of Amboise, where Emir Abdelkader was…
HRW: Western leaders need to ‘do better’ against autocrats
Democratic leaders have failed in addressing serious global challenges, such as climate changeand the COVID-19…
‘Once-in-a-generation’ amnesty for undocumented migrants begins in Ireland
Ireland has launched a “once-in-a-generation” amnesty for undocumented migrants that will grant many people in…
Who was al-Qurashi, Isis’s slain leader?
Probably the most unusual thing about the 2019 announcement by the Islamic State naming their…
A history of free expression charts its seesawing progress
Free Speech. By Jacob Mchangama. Basic Books; 528 pages; $32 and £25 A GLOBAL FIRESTORM…
‘They cut him into pieces’: India’s ‘love jihad’ conspiracy theory turns lethal
It was dark and pelting down with rain as Sameer Parishwadi ran along the railway…
China’s Domestic Politics Are Driving the Belt and Road Initiative
Although analysts tend to focus on the geopolitical effects of China’s Belt and Road Initiative…
India’s democracy is not as healthy as this month’s elections make it seem
T HE PHRASE “state election” does not do it justice. Over 150m people have registered…