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British poet Hollie McNish on immigration

An Imaginary Conception of an Essentialised Islam

In his book "Imaginary Islam: The media's construction of Islamophobia in France", the political scientist Thomas Deltombe reveals certain parallels in the way Islam is perceived by the French media and by ultra-conservative Muslims. By Bernard Schmid

Is Turkey sliding towards dictatorship?

The "Museum of Thought Crimes"

Being a Muslim in America (10)

Deserted in Western Sahara

Thirty years since the declaration of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic the people of this "non-country" are still waiting for peaceful independence and expecting war.

Ibn Rushd Prize 2017 "Combatting corruption": Call for nominations

Egyptian artist Bahia Shehab: first Arab woman to win UN prize for culture

Hashemi Rafsanjani – The Least Common Denominator

Out of a lack of alternatives, even reformists are pinning their hopes on Hashemi Rafsanjani to shore up the moribund political system, running on a platform of despotism combined with economic liberalism. An analysis by Faraj Sarkohi

The Anti-Fundamentalist Coalition

The election of ex-president Rafsanjani as head of the Assembly of Experts in Teheran has prevented radical Islamic forces from gaining total control over the political system. His election was enabled by a coalition of religious conservatives, pragmatists and reformers, writes Faraj Sarkohi