Features

Will the Copenhagen conference deliver effective action on climate change? Not a chance, argues Jess Worth. So what's the alternative?

A snapshot of the continuing spread of counterterrorist measures – real and unreal.

A poem by Hubert Moore + ACTION directory.

Ajit Sahi’s account of the scandalous record of the Indian State.

Peru’s rash of unlikely terrorists. Stephanie Boyd reports.

The lunatic fringe of planet terror.

Sixty years on from the publication of 1984, the neoliberals in Chile are still spouting Newspeak, reveals Lezak Shallat.

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

Dinyar Godrej on the damage done.

Syed Tajammul Hussain’s artful approach to Qur’anic verses.

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

Books and websites for further reading on Islam.

Where did the controversial idea of the ‘Islamic state’ come from? Ziauddin Sardar traces its origins.

The facts and figures of Islam

Islamic fundamentalist militants are the enemies of Israel and Western governments, right? Think again. Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed reports in this extended version of the article which appeared in the October 2009 issue.

Hadani Ditmars calls for a return to Islam’s spirit of democracy and pluralism.

Nick Harvey reports on the position of the Hmong – both inside Laos and the bleak refugee camps of Thailand.

Pakistan's army offensive has wrongfooted the Taliban. But the larger war of ideas has yet to be won. Pervez Hoodbhoy explains.

Vanessa Baird draws a few conclusions.

Some call it 'live aid'. Some call it 'dead aid'. The debate is raging. Vanessa Baird and Jonathan Glennie tell the story so far...