Turkey’s ban of the headscarf on university campuses -- rather than the headscarf itself -- has become a serious impediment…
New freedoms in Turkey — for whom?
Islam
Gender equality and Islamic headscarves
In Turkey there is now a great deal of controversy about proposed revisions to the constitution that would include lifting…
Beating radical Islam
“People of faith want a candidate who can beat radical Islam.” So claimed Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, in a statement…
The death of secular democracy in Pakistan?
The first time I met Benazir’s father, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, many years ago, I bought a new suit for the…
The assassination of Benazir Bhutto
Benazir Bhutto was my classmate at Oxford in the 1970s. That is not the opening sentence of a feel-good encomium…