Berfrois

Islam and the West

India in the West (Oh Istanbul!)

The Success of Islamophobia

The Success of Islamophobia

‘Most Rumi books are marketed to satisfy the wish for maximum mysticism and minimal Islam.’

‘Osama bin Laden himself is fully aware of his insider’s role…’

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‘Forces of Fortune’ by Vali Nasr

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A Defiant Westergaard

‘The very mildness of modern Europe, the absence of extremes, the irony and the distance from national symbols, the low-key and humble attitude to the past: all of this has an appeal’

It Was a Public University All Along
Video: It Was a Public University All Along
‘Back from the Fields’ by Peter Everwine
Poem: ‘Back from the Fields’ by Peter Everwine
Microscopic Insect Photography
Image gallery: Microscopic Insect Photography
‘Rodin’s Debutante’ by Ward Just
Book except: ‘Rodin’s Debutante’ by Ward Just
Jonathan Yeo at the Armory
Slideshow: Jonathan Yeo at the Armory
Video: David Brent, Literary Critic