Mullah Omar – On War and Peace
As the war in Afghanistan reaches an historic turning point, Arnaud Mafille revisits the words of late Taliban leader Mullah Omar spoken at its outset - and how his
On Marvel, Hollywood and the Dehumanisation of Muslims
Shaf Choudry describes how films such as Marvel's Iron Man fit within a long-running project of Hollywood projecting and reinforcing dehumanising depictions of Muslim populations, in line with American
Rethinking Muslim Representation – 20 years after 9/11
Dr Khadijah Elshayyal traces the history of Muslim representation politics in Britain, what it achieved and its distinct limitations. In doing so, she explores the costs of a politics
French Master, Muslim Slaves
Rayan Freschi describes how the latest Anti-Separatism Bill in France fits into the French state's wider pattern of denying national minorities their rights, the narcissism that republican values have
Language policy and its silent intimacy with counter extremism
Dr Hanain Brohi traces the relationship between integration, English language promotion and counter-extremism over recent years in the UK - and how it serves both in the interests of
The slow, precise and calculated torture of Ali al-Marri
Asim Qureshi discusses the torture of Ali al-Marri, who was held in detention in the USA for 13 years. He argues that discussions of torture should include the multifaceted