A new Home Office report blames the sexualisation of society for violence against women. It recommends a crackdown on the media, but Eamonn Dwyer wants to know why it didn’t suggest introducing the hijab.

By Muhammad Ali Siddiqi

The formation last week of a new alliance of progressive parties in Islamabad must arouse interest in us all, irrespective of how we feel about the word ‘Left’.

By Nabila Pathan

With the Equality Bill fresh in the recent news cycle, it is hardly surprising that the recent government announcement of university budget cuts of £500 million provoked coverage on the impact on equality. After all, many of this government’s higher education policies have focused on increasing places for students, whether it was 50 percent participation targets by 2010 or getting universities to publish their admissions policies.

By Shaaz Mahboob

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia appears to be at a crossroads today. For decades the alliance between its powerful clergy and the royal family has proved to be one of the most stable and blissful. However, King Abdullah’s recent flirtation with modernity appears to have backfired. Cracks are now visible in this alliance that has up until now successfully acted as a vanguard against attempts to democratise the oil-rich state or bring any progressive reforms to its society.