Martin Parsons
Dr Martin Parsons was an aid worker in Afghanistan and is now an independent consultant on Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB), worldwide persecution of Christians, and radical Islam.
Nigeria’s climate of terror
Militant religion, not just climate change, is fuelling violence in Nigeria
The freedom to live out your faith
Qatar proves we need a new definition of freedom of religion
The UN must not ignore Afghan religious minorities
They live under the threat of elimination
The truth about the Grand Mufti’s visit to the UK
Shakwi Allam speaks the language of religious pluralism to western audiences, but sanctions persecution within Egypt
How Singapore gets things done
Singapore’s enlightened authoritarianism offers lessons about effective governance
A spy’s afterlife
John le Carré’s work and life still haunt British culture
The final death of left v. right?
Old political categories are losing their value
Pushing the boundaries
The map of the world is likely to be redrawn, thanks to the decline of post war Pax Americana, an expansionist Russia and China, and the push for ethnic sovereignty
Don’t judge a play by its label
The instinct towards appeasing “sensitivity” would stifle the creative impulse
Reclaiming freedom in the arts
Great art that speaks of today cannot be made in a climate of fear
Was The Bible written by slaves?
A new book maintains that enslaved scribes and readers may have affected the shaping of Christian ideas
Critic election day special — William Clouston
We look at one of the election’s untold stories — the emergence of a revived SDP
Elon Musk versus the EU
A high-level dispute has major implications for online freedom