In spite of the gradual infiltration of ubiquitous religious symbolism and mentality in the social spheres of everyday life, Pakistan has managed to remain afloat as a pluralistic society comprising various ethnicities, religions and Muslim sects.
With the turmoil in Bahrain attracting increasing levels of international attention, Rima Saini delves deeper into how the situation is affecting those who call the embittered country their home.
This October will see the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street, when a coalition of local left-wing and anti-fascist groups prevented Oswald Mosley’s blackshirts from marching through the East End. Mosley has gone, but others have taken his place, tailoring their message to a modern audience.
How far do our post-conflict reconstruction efforts go when it comes to addressing the trauma and loss that women and girls experience during conflict? Jessica Horn reports ahead of the Nobel Women’s Initiative conference on ending sexual violence in conflict.
It’s important to understand the context of Ed Miliband’s speech yesterday at Progress: it wasn’t to lay out policies or even reach out to the public. It was instead to signal to party members his direction of travel and explain why it would win Labour the next election.