Who cares if Robert Jenrick can’t pronounce Kemi Badenoch’s name?
Kemi Badenoch, I can feel your pain. Nope, not the feeling of being knifed by a former colleague –but having…
Iranians feel emboldened – but protestors are paying a heavy price
For the past fortnight, Rozita (not her real name) has been out on the streets of Tehran, calling for an…
The mullahs’ grip on Iran is failing
Mahsa Amini was killed by Iran’s morality police on 16 September 2022. Her only ‘crime’ was wearing ‘improper hijab’. The…
Do Druze Lives Matter?
It’s not even 10am, but already the Galilee sun is prickling the back of my neck. I’m standing outside a…
I’m learning to swim – at 37
It’s humiliating to admit that at 37, I can’t swim. I’ve spent most of my life embarrassed about not having…
Why I said no to marrying my cousin
There’s a joke that does the rounds about a Pakistani couple who get a divorce. After their union is dissolved,…
‘Theresa May has failed Pakistan’s Christians’: An interview with Asia Bibi’s lawyer
Saif ul-Malook greets me in the hallway of his daughter’s home. Pakistani hospitality dictates that a guest should not go…
