Continue reading Crackdown in Cairo

Crackdown in Cairo

Egyptian politics is heating up over Mubarak succession. Richard Swift reports. Continue reading »

Photo by: Chripitality under a CC Licence
Continue reading Travels in hyper-reality

Travels in hyper-reality

A glitzy, gaudy world, built on oil and cheap migrant labour - Sokari Ekine is not impressed with Dubai. Continue reading »

Photo by: WomEOS under a CC Licence
Continue reading Paradise lost

Paradise lost

Felicity Arbuthnot remembers a Baghdadi poet, artist and music lover whose home - and legacy - was destroyed in April. Continue reading »

Photo byThe US Army under a CC Licence
Continue reading Gaza: invisible no longer

Gaza: invisible no longer

Israel’s recent outrage may prove a step too far, argues Richard Swift. Continue reading »

Photo by: freegaza.org under a CC Licence
Continue reading An alternative life

An alternative life

A year ago, an eco-community took up residence on a derelict plot of land. Jack Laurenson discovers what happened. Continue reading »

Jack Laurenson
Continue reading Afghanistan is a safe country...

Afghanistan is a safe country...

... unless you are about to be deported back there from Britain, perhaps. Continue reading »

Photo by: Hellraiser Media under a CC Licence

Currents

Crackdown in Cairo
Egyptian politics heats up over Mubarak succession

David vs. Goliath
Judgment expected soon on historic environmental lawsuit

Logging off?
The fight is on to end illegal logging in the uniquely biodiverse ancient forests of Madagascar

Gone to bidder 70
Activist who scuppered oil and gas carve-up faces jail

War of the whales
Sea captain taken prisoner while attempting to stop Japanese whalers

The great urban juggernaut
India’s first ‘private city’ will do nothing to help the poor

A fishy business
European vessels fishing in Western Sahara’s rich waters are in violation of international law, according to the European Parliament’s own legal service.

An unfathomable future
Ugandans fight repressive anti-homosexuality bill

more articles
FROM THE ARCHIVES

You couldn't make it up
The lunatic fringe of planet terror.

Why are they dying?
Wayne Ellwood investigates the case of the missing bees.

To craft a new society
A divided society needs new answers and new identities, argues Yasmin Alibhai-Brown.

Emmanuel Jal
Emmanuel Jal, celebrity rapper and ex-child soldier, talks to Rowenna Davis about why he is championing African education.

From the edge
A gay Iraqi, a Jewish Iranian and a Saudi feminist tell their stories

Beyond security theatre
Expert Bruce Schneier argues for security measures that actually work instead of theatrics.


Join over 30,000 people just like you. Get e-mail updates about new content, action alerts, contests, and more!


Subscribe to NI now!