" I refuse to be a victim: I am a resource for peace": Dekha Ibrahim Abdi 1964-2011
Time and time again I hear from refugee women that they want to work and contribute to British society. A dignified asylum system would be a positive asset; we cannot create an inclusive and cohesive society while we create this subset of excluded, marginalised and desperate individuals, says Nata
When opposing political interests are using the same terms and tactics in diametrically opposed agendas, Lisa Veneklasen asks how we can transform the power of citizen action into sustained change for justice and equality
The bitter hostility between Labour and SNP is also mirrored in cultural, religious, sporting and psychological oppositions. It would benefit politics and people to move beyond such monochrome divisions
The Home Secretary and her officials tripped over no less than three ‘banana skin’ issues last weekend. But are lessons being learned on immigration in Britain?
An activist witnesses deportees transported to Stansted airport in buses emblazoned with the company logo: Just Go!
Stephen Pinker's new book is a powerful paean to humanistic modernity. But its method of questioning may not be its own best friend
The re-emergence of a certain vocabulary that stigmatizes the working class, benefit seekers, and the black community, is becoming increasingly mainstream in Britain. So why now, and who stands to benefit?
German-born Daniel Zylbersztajn has recently returned to Poland, two months after his father's passing away. In the son, this has prompted thoughts on neighbourly relations and the meaning of transformative dialogue in general, taking account of his experiences in Jewish - Palestinian dialogue and
Prison is failing those incarcerated who suffer from mental health problems. This personal story is one harrowing example.
The deliberate attempt to discredit women's rights by associating them with the ex- first lady Suzanne Mubarak is a key challenge for women's rights activists in Egypt, so too is the battle not to surrender to the prophets of doom and gloom, Hoda Elsadda tells Deniz Kandiyoti
