October 2007's Issue

Indian states ban sex education in schools

First in a new series by Maria Golia.

Nikki van der Gaag reveals how, in many countries around the world, girls are still discriminated against, abused and treated as second-class citizens – just because they are girls.

Softcore by Tirdad Zolghadr

Bahia Blues by Yasmina Traboulsi

Trevor Turner has his finger on how the fantasies of evasion trip up the political class.

The resistance to the status quo has not managed to escape the ravages of childish politics. Chip Berlet exposes the great conspiracy addiction.

The Indian scholar Ashis Nandy digs deep in the Western psyche to uncover the origins of our political condescension towards others.

A Mighty Heart directed by Michael Winterbottom

Estranged brothers Christopher and Peter Hitchens, opinionated columnists, have completed ideological journeys from far Left to far Right.

Polyp on a new concept of fairness.

Britain’s Camp for Climate Action inspires the world.

Falconers use their influence to help save one of the oldest indigenous groups on the planet.

Over two decades of conflict have bred a climate of impunity where human rights violations – killings and unexplained ‘disappearances’ of people – have become all too common.