Since 1985, the state has manifested a steady trend towards greater awareness of the need to show respect for personal autonomy as opposed to class bias and eugenics. But why so?
A radical overhaul of Egypt’s ruling institutions and personnel is a precondition of the freedom that its citizens want, says Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi
The jury is still out on whether the transition will lead to a broad based democracy or to a coalition of sorts in which participating opposition forces will caution the reincarnation of the old regime. Much will depend on the will of nascent opposition organisations (Updated Feb 7)
Real change can only be achieved by responsible civic actors inhabiting the centre and reclaiming lost psychological and physical space for the public realm
How does today’s globalization transform our perceptions of urban inequality and how do we respond to it? Inequality is a powerful social divider but also, in some circumstances, a unifier
Is India moving on a path towards segregating society, enclaving economic space in a way that essentially excludes the majority from the development orbit?
On 21 January, three people died when the Republican Guard opened fire on protesters in front of the Prime Minister’s office. This is taking place in Europe
Armenians and Turks lived together peacefully in the Ottoman Empire for centuries; a common history that needs to be acknowledged for the differences to be overcome.
Based on her fieldwork research on Filipinas in the sex industries in Japan, the author examines the traps and contradictions government regulators encounter in their attempt to control trafficking
Let’s try asking Afghan people: “Has the west failed in Afghanistan?”
What is happening in Tunisia and Egypt is the completion of the 1989 revolutions. Giving back to us the meaning of civil society, this calls for a total rethinking of western security, foreign and economic policies
