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The 7/7 attacks and a new type of terrorism

The 7/7 attacks and a new type of terrorism

Ten years after the 7/7 London bombings, ISIS has once again transformed the terrorist threat to the West, writes Akil N. Awan.
Solidarity, people power and 10 years of BDS

Solidarity, people power and 10 years of BDS

Ryvka Barnard reflects on a decade of the Palestinian call for boycott, divestment and sanctions.
Life after the guerrillas

Life after the guerrillas

Colombia’s ex-child soldiers are trying to reintegrate back into society, reports Samantha Eyler.
The miseducation of Jonny Scaramanga

The miseducation of Jonny Scaramanga

How the cast-iron certainties of his fundamentalist schooling caged his mind.
Juan Orlando Hernández – the man who should resign

Juan Orlando Hernández – the man who should resign

Despite a fig leaf of respectability, scandals are stacking up for the Honduran president.
Israeli pirates of the Mediterranean

Israeli pirates of the Mediterranean

The hijacking of the Marianne flotilla to Gaza highlights the hypocrisy surrounding piracy, argues Felicity Arbuthnot.

Top stories

The 7/7 attacks and a new type of terrorism

Ten years after the 7/7 London bombings, ISIS has once again transformed the terrorist threat to the West, writes Akil N. Awan.

Life after the guerrillas

Colombia’s ex-child soldiers are facing resentment and revenge as they try to reintegrate in society, reports Samantha Eyler.

The miseducation of Jonny Scaramanga

His escape from fundamentalist schooling.

Juan Orlando Hernández – the man who should resign

Despite a fig leaf of respectability, scandals are stacking up for the Honduran president.

Israeli pirates of the Mediterranean

The hijacking of the Marianne flotilla to Gaza highlights the hypocrisy surrounding piracy, argues Felicity Arbuthnot.

Storm over Athens

Niki Seth-Smith considers the consequences of the EU forcing Greece out of Europe.

The unspoken and the unspeakable

More than freedom of expression is under threat in Bangladesh, where the policing of dissent has led to a high-profile court case, writes Dina M Siddiqi.

Blogs

NI's Easier English provides 'ready lessons'

Kelsi Farrington explains how the wiki helps English-language learners become familiar with global issues and develop the confidence to discuss and protest.

Solidarity, people power and 10 years of BDS

Ryvka Barnard reflects on a decade of the Palestinian call for boycott, divestment and sanctions.

Europe’s racist policing problem

It’s not just the US that has a problem with racially-motivated police brutality, argues Beulah Devaney.

‘Win-win’ investment in Tanzania?

Dan Iles busts myths surrounding corporate farming and argues to place people first.

The Greek referendum dilemma

Petros Diveris asks when money became more important than democracy.

Challenging the oppression of women

Banning practices such as FGM is not enough: we must dismantle their ideology, argues Neda Tehrani.

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