Praying the rosary is not ‘controversial’. It’s our best weapon against evil
October 9, 2017
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Given the last few centuries, who can blame the Poles for praying for their country?
Elizabeth I’s Muslim ties ‘held off a Catholic invasion’, says a New York Times piece. It’s a myth
September 23, 2016
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Sixteenth-century England did have links with the Ottoman Empire. But let’s not overstate their importance
The road back to peace
December 22, 2015
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The Middle East is more polarised along religious lines than ever before. Yet recent history shows the region can return to the enlightened tolerance it once enjoyed
Laying bare the hideous truth of the Armenian genocide
April 13, 2015
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A new book describes why Turkey is right to have an uneasy conscience over its treatment of the Armenians
To see segregation of this type as divinely mandated is to degrade religion
December 16, 2013
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That certain Muslims want to hold segregated meetings in universities should not blind us to a few important considerations
The history of the Ottomans highlights the tension in Islam between religious and secular law
October 18, 2013
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BBC series explores how the Suleiman the Magnificent submitted Sharia law to his own will
Can the BBC handle the awkward truth about the Ottoman Empire?
October 9, 2013
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was right to make a sharp break with Turkey’s imperial past
What we can learn from the decline of the Ottoman Empire
March 18, 2011
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As in China, the forces of conservatism were too great
Niall Ferguson is wrong to suggest that Christianity stifles scientific enquiry
March 17, 2011
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Rather, there is plenty that encourages it