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Prof Kwame Anthony Appiah interview: Prof Appiah speaking in Sao Paulo in 2000. Fronteiras de Pensamento

26 Jan 2018 6 minute read

The blinding power of nationalism

Professor Appiah talks about nationalism, fundamentalism and identity. Interview by Andy Heintz.

1 Jun 2015 10 minute read

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The lure of the dead-end

How do oppressive ideologies take hold despite the devastation they cause? Dinyar Godrej looks behind the...

1 Jun 2015 7 minute read

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Take your pick

Ziauddin Sardar on the various fundamentalisms on offer in Pakistan.

1 Jun 2015 7 minute read

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Captive to their own myths

The upsurge of Hindu nationalism in India, by Urvashi Butalia.

1 Jun 2015 5 minute read

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Worshippers of the Almighty Invisible Hand

Robert W Parenteau’s satirical look at true believers in the ‘free market’.

1 Mar 2015 3 minute read

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Worldbeater... Narendra Modi

The self-aggrandizing Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi.

1 Oct 2009 16 minute read

This article is almost nine years old.

Our terrorists

Islamic fundamentalist militants are the enemies of Israel and Western governments, right? Think again. Nafeez Mosaddeq...

1 Jul 2007 10 minute read

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The Islamophobia debate

When is it fair to criticize Islam and when is it not?

11 Aug 2006 5 minute read

This article is more than 12 years old.

Maoists, militias and mafias

Governments often speak of ‘poverty’ or
‘deprivation’ as among the root causes of terrorism. There is much
...

2 Oct 2004 1 minute read

This article is almost 14 years old.

Fat workers penalised

fat workers lose out in Japan

2 Aug 2004 7 minute read

This article is more than 14 years old.

Why?

Psychoanalyst Robert M Young puts fanaticism on the couch.

5 Dec 2002 11 minute read

This article is almost 16 years old.

Currents

5 May 2002 13 minute read

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Keynote

5 May 2002 8 minute read

This article is more than 16 years old.

Wilful Imaginings

5 Dec 2001 18 minute read

This article is almost 17 years old.

Currents

5 Feb 1996 4 minute read

This article is almost 23 years old.

The NI Interview

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