The best and brightest young Sri Lankans intend to steer well clear of the country's politics - but there are some who cannot afford to. Nina de la Preugne reports.

Following Asim Siddiqui’s article on the future role of Britain’s madrasahs, Ibrahim Lawson – the head of an Islamic school in London – argues they should not simply hardwire young Muslims into Britain’s consumerist values.

Eamonn Dwyer looks at the issue none of the parties want to talk about - Britain’s housing crisis.

By Faisal Shakeel

We may not be a match for the developed world in the fields of education, technology and wealth, but we are certainly oceans ahead when it comes to bad politics.

For some, politics may be like a game of chess that requires time, focus and a certain level of devotion.

But in Pakistan it is seen more like theatre, where action, comedy and tragedy are rolled into one for everyone to watch for free – though there are hidden costs.

By Nina de la Preugne

An independent monitor has criticised the recent Sri Lankan parliamentary election as not being free and fair.

“The campaign is not free and fair – it’s crystal clear, the election law has not prevailed on the ground,” Rajith Tennakoon, of the Campaign for Fair and Free Elections (CAFFE), told The Samosa.

Through sixty years of conflict, three full-blown wars, and twenty years of armed insurgency, the Kashmir Question is no closer to an answer – too low on the agendas of India and Pakistan to bring a concerted effort at resolution, but too high for them to just shake hands and leave the conflict in the past. So what role, if any, should their old colonial master play? Laila Sumpton reports.