Europe faces a huge challenge in dealing with its Muslim citizens

Mannequins dressed in brightly coloured headscarves at a shop in Cite, France   I talked to Akbar S. Ahmed  about the perception of Islam…

Loving or Hating Arundhati Roy?

Cross-posted from drunkonink blog. Soniah Kamal’s thoughtful write-up is worth sharing here: Saba Bhaumik’s opinion piece in Outlook India once again attempts to explain…

Iran – Navigating the labyrinth

In the West, experts on Iran can be divided into two broad categories: academics/scholars and journalists. Nikki Keddie (academic) and Robin Wright (journalist) in…