Political Actors Use Religion To Align Their Politics

The rulers of the day need to be sensitive and involved in managing the identities of sacred spaces and the ongoing dialogues about the past in diverse societies, suggests Colonel Nikhil Apte......

4 priceless monuments lost to Islamic State

On Thursday, Islamic State terrorists blew up Mosul’s iconic 800-year-old leaning minaret and the adjacent mosque where their leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in 2014 declared himself a......

The worst tragedy of the 21st century comes to an end... for now

An ancient mosque that once stood proudly in the centre of Aleppo in Syria has been reduced to rubble as a ceasefire has begun effectively ending the brutal four year battle for the city. The once......

Will I ever be able to go back to Crimea?

'Will the Crimean peninsula's flavour change again as even more Russians come stomping through?' 'Will the Russian bear be content with lunching on Crimea?' 'Or will he eventually bumble into......