You Can’t Put Me In A Box; Super-diversity and the end of identity politics in Britain

Britain is not only more diverse than ever before but that diversity itself is growing more diverse. Today, identities are more complex and fluid than they used to be, reflecting shifting interests and allegiances. For those of us interested…

Ban misses crucial opportunity to advance accountability for Gaza conflict

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s failure to make an assessment of Israeli and Palestinian investigations into violations of international law that occurred during the conflict in Gaza and southern Israel just over a year ago is deeply disappointing and a missed…

Egypt arrests 3 top Muslim Brotherhood leaders

The No. 2 leader of Egypt’s opposition Muslim Brotherhood and two other top figures have been arrested by police in a dawn sweep that also grabbed 10 senior members across five provinces, police and members of the group said.

Police…

Malaysia sodomy trial halted

The high-profile sodomy trial of Anwar Ibrahim, the Malaysian opposition leader, has been temporarily halted after his lawyers moved to have the presiding judge disqualified. Judge Mohamad Zabidin Diah adjourned the trial on Monday, and the following day will hear…