The controversy over burqas, burkinis and beards isn’t really about clothing. It’s about the fear that immigrants might retain their non-Christian identities even while living in Western countries
The left's response to the rise of extremism hasn’t been great. But make no mistake – the extremists have become powerful because the centre-right has mainstreamed them
The problem is that the Indian elite sees any demand by Sikhs for justice over the anti-Sikh pogroms in 1984 as a sign of separatism
Many Dalits had hoped the new BJP government, which talked loudly of development, would help them to progress through better jobs. Those dreams, now shattered, are turning to anger
Gujaratis are begging to ask loudly why the jobs and wellbeing they were promised had failed to materialise
We need to dispel the myth that far-right terrorists are 'lone wolves' when there is so much evidence that they are emboldened by a network of extremism
This is a city that has frequent demonstrations in favour of welcoming refugees, a city whose Mayor used to be a radical housing activist, a city where feminist activism is the norm, one where there is a 'counter of shame' to record the number of refugees that have died crossing the Mediterranean
Thirty years ago the world was broadly split between liberal democracies and communist countries. Now the world is increasingly divided between liberal democracies and authoritarian strongmen
Theresa May and Michael Fallon are too afraid to admit to how much it will cost us to cap immigrant numbers. Luckily, I don’t share such a fear
People are voting based on identity, not class. Only by understanding their motivations can the left offer a legitimate alternative
Isis needs European leaders to overreact and polarise people. They want to inspire terror, they want us to cower in their influence and power
Trump knows that this isn't about defeating Isis – the Taliban is the biggest problem is that region anyway. To defeat Isis, we have to start accepting that they're not driven by revenge for western foreign policy but by an ideological hatred for 'unbelievers'
The response illustrates the growing symbiotic relationship between the far-right and Islamist extremism. Both sides need each other to further the ‘clash of civilisations’ they are itching for
The Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician has endorsed Goldsmith, but he's not a figure the Richmond MP should want to be associated with at the ballot box
Hollande says our response to Isis must be “merciless” - and I agree - but it must also be strategic so we don’t fall into their trap