Meet Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the new Caliph of Islam
So what does a 21st Century Caliphate have in store for us?
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ISIS are more in thrall to Hitler and Stalin than to the Caliphate
The contemporary agitation for a Caliphate is a struggle to establish a totalitarian state that bears little resemblance to Muslim empires of the past.
The UN must act to save religious freedom
The West should unapologetically stand with those facing persecution for being Christian.
We should intervene to stop ISIS atrocities in Iraq
We can’t ignore the atrocities committed by ISIS in Iraq and the West must consider intervening, argues James Snell.
The British government has completely failed Syria’s refugees
The scale of the tragedy requires a much greater response than the callous and disinterested one shown by the government.
Blair is not the only one with Iraq amnesia – the Lib Dems were NOT anti-invasion, just anti-that-kind-of-invasion
It is one of the great myths of recent political history – that the Liberal Democrats were opposed to Britain joining with US forces to invade Iraq in 2003.
The evil of families that turn on Christian converts
We need to tackle the persecution that many Christians face from members of their own family.
‘Rouhani smiles better. He talks better. But no changes have taken place’
Iram Ramzan recently caught up with Iranian lawyer and human rights activist Shirin Ebadi during a talk about women’s rights, President Rouhani and the situation inside Iran.
We have an opportunity to build a positive legacy for women and girls in Afghanistan
Labour must be a tireless champion of efforts to stamp out sexual violence in Afghanistan.
Let the Sudan be the start of action to protect persecuted Christians
It’s time we sent a message that to deny Christians the right to peacefully follow their faith will not be tolerated.