The Uyghurs’ plight shows the biggest threat to democracy is Western apathy
We know that populist dictators are emboldened by each other’s atrocities, so how many more disappearances will it take before China crosses the West’s “red line”?
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Notes on a crisis: As the numbers rise, how do we counteract the risk of numbness and apathy?
Paradoxically, amid so much suffering and hurt, grief has become less visible than ever.
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Elif Shafak’s Diary: Cutting my own hair, what bonsai trees tell us about the world, and the dark side of digital
As much as I have missed live festivals, there are things about holding digital events during the Covid crisis…
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The world to come: The old world is gone
Covid-19 has changed everything. If we choose the wrong path not only will we suffer the consequences, but so too…
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Erasing histories: why Turkey’s Hagia Sophia should remain a museum
President Erdogan’s decision to reconvert the building into a mosque is a further move against religious pluralism.
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Leïla Slimani’s Sex and Lies: a brave and honest look at the lives of Moroccan women
The French-Moroccan novelist Leïla Slimani’s first work of non-fiction is composed of a series of interviews with Moroccan women…
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What we want: to prioritise tackling inequality
After a recent panel on “politics and literature”, a young man in the audience stood up and said, “Can…
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Britain’s image is changing: in Europe they no longer recognise us
Coming from Turkey, I know that the ballot box is not enough to sustain a democracy.
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The UK is learning that like everything else in this life, democracies can die
How Brexit has brought liberal democracy to the edge.
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