Issue 426 of New Internationalist
Reader-owned global journalism
October 2009
October 2009
Thirty years after the Iranian Revolution, political Islam is at a crossroads. But is the Islamic Republic really Islamic? Writer and broadcaster Ziauddin Sardar explains why he thinks it most definitely is not.
Who is funding Islamic extremism? Nafeez Ahmed gives the lowdown on support for ‘our terrorists’ – and it goes beyond the usual suspects.
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Natural Selection
Szperling's short, punchy novel paints a vivid pen-portrait of the savage and amoral nature of this stratum of Argentinean...
Fish Tank
A film that gets inside the mind and feelings of a young person deeply at odds with the world. Written and directed by *Andrea...
The road to recovery
A decade after independence, Timor-Leste’s people are still struggling to get justice
Named and shamed
Countries across the globe that are flouting international law and violating refugees’ rights.
Birdwatchers
The reality of indigenous life in the Amazon. Directed and co-written by *Marco Bechis*
Emmanuel Jal
*Emmanuel Jal*, celebrity rapper and ex-child soldier, talks to *Rowenna Davis* about why he is championing African education.
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