Bijan Omrani
Bijan Omrani is the author of Caesar’s Footprints: Journeys to Roman Gaul. He tweets at @BijanOmrani
Bringing the Bacchae to the bush
Chula finds a cultural confidence in Malawi that is lacking in the contemporary West
Christianity’s dying passion
England would miss the faith if it disappeared
The fatal hubris of a ruthless fixer
Peter Stothard’s penetrating biography could not be more apposite in this age of political turmoil
As flies to wanton boys
Gambling with human lives is just another day in the lives of the one per cent
Men deserve single-sex spaces too
The campaign against the Garrick Club is tiresome and opportunistic
Sweet magic in Hokkaido
Sushi for breakfast, crisps for dessert and delicious chocolate
Killing the golden goose
International student numbers must be capped, and candidates held to the same academic standards
He’s not the messiah, he’s a transwoman
Transsexual Apostate is a disturbing book, written for disturbing times
The Conservatives should not cancel Christians
A Conservative party that demonises Christian convictions will cease to be conservative
Michael Gove’s new definition of “extremism” is extremely silly
We cannot define such a vague term with such vague terms
Childhood reclaimed
Mobile phones have been constraining our kids’ imaginations — but it does not have to be this way
The Irish should reject the new hate speech bill
It threatens free speech while offering dubious benefits for society
A festival for women — and men?
You cannot address the underrepresentation of women by including men
Sleepwalking towards abolishing abortion law
How can a crime be a crime if it implies no consequences?