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.
Will Syria’s Christians really be safe under HTS?
The evidence, alas, gives little cause for optimism
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
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Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
A shameful Bill
Labour is spectacularly failing the British people on immigration
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
Get ready for the worst World Cup ever
FIFA is scoring a pathetic own goal with its treatment of football
Let’s give parents back control
We need a more pluralistic childcare sector
The last ponies on the moor
Dartmoor Ponies are facing an extinction event, thanks to a government Quango
How the “Burnham bind” will rewrite British politics
If Andy Burnham wins in Makerfield, Labour has a bigger opportunity than people think
Sir David Attenborough at sea
RRS Sir David Attenborough is a ship worthy of the great man’s name
The Boston barbarians
The Boston Symphony acted like a New Orleans nightclub owner with a recalcitrant pole-dancer
Israel does not run U.S. foreign policy
There is nothing wrong with questioning foreign influence — but that influence has been overstated
Labour’s toxic medicine
The more they treat the symptoms of decline, the worse things get
