Islam

Our leaders should take a firm stance on anti-Christian violence

Claims of hypocrisy are evasive and wrong

France was right to ban a campaigner with dubious Islamist connections

The decline of freedom in Malaysia

The Middle East is entering a dangerous new period

Cowardice is inescapable in British public life

We must stand up to intimidation

Sunni or Shia, Muslim or Christian, modern or pre-modern — messianism retains a potent attraction

Exaggerating emotional struggles weakens our resilience