Terrorism

The Affected Ones: Why French teenagers are joining ISIS
Activism

The Affected Ones: Why French teenagers are joining ISIS

Radicalised Runaways — Breaking down the phenomenon of ‘jihadi girl power’ – a transgressive subculture that has little to do with religion and everything to do with escapism.

Written by: Cian Traynor

Living on a knife-edge with Savages: a band confronting apathy head-on
Music

Living on a knife-edge with Savages: a band confronting apathy head-on

Sticking to your guns in a climate of unrest — London’s fiercest post-punk group won’t tell anyone what to think... but they do have one code to live by: ‘Be Involved. Don’t just leave politics to other people.’

Written by: Jade Bremner

Teenage Utopia: Skating Through the Lockdown
Film

Teenage Utopia: Skating Through the Lockdown

Skateboarding and unity in Brussels — The Paris attacks pushed Brussels into the centre of Europe's debate about immigration, intolerance and radicalisation. Ursulines skatepark offers a refreshing counterpoint, here kids from all backgrounds skate together in peace.

Written by: Alex King

Thomas Piketty on the secret behind the rise of ISIS: Inequality
Opinion

Thomas Piketty on the secret behind the rise of ISIS: Inequality

Radical economist turns the terror debate on its head — It’s not ideology, Islam or radicalism that fuels ISIS; it’s poverty, control of oil wealth by corrupt rulers and a lack of positive opportunities, argues Thomas Piketty.

Written by: Alex King

The internet takes on ISIS: jokers photoshop rubber duck heads on militants
Culture

The internet takes on ISIS: jokers photoshop rubber duck heads on militants

Allahu Quackbar! — 4chan users fight terror with humour and create trend of giving ISIS fighters duck heads, which has since spread across the internet.

Written by: Adam White

Reformed Jihadi warns Paris attacks response risks radicalising a new generation
Activism

Reformed Jihadi warns Paris attacks response risks radicalising a new generation

“We're playing into the hands of ISIS” — A former member of Al Qaeda, Hanif Qadir is now on the de-radicalisation frontline in East London. But politicians are making his work much harder.

Written by: Alex King

To defeat ISIS, we must solve the refugee crisis
Opinion

To defeat ISIS, we must solve the refugee crisis

Fear, fences and futile bombing — Shutting our doors to refugees and bombing Syria is exactly the response ISIS want. Alex King looks at why we can’t let them dictate our response to the Paris attacks.

Written by: Alex King

Ten ways French culture changed how we see the world
Culture

Ten ways French culture changed how we see the world

No contest in the culture wars — From New Wave Cinema to Jean-Paul Sarte, human rights and street photography, if you pick a culture war with France, you’re going to lose.

Written by: Alex King

How do we break the cycle of violence after the Paris attacks?
Activism

How do we break the cycle of violence after the Paris attacks?

Imagine a peaceful world — As France launches airstrikes on ISIS and declares it is at war, Alex King asks is there a way to stop the escalating violence?

Written by: Alex King

Stuck between two evils: rethinking the Syria conflict
Culture

Stuck between two evils: rethinking the Syria conflict

Tough questions, no easy answers — With ISIS on one side, the Assad dictatorship on the other, and the proxies of Western and Middle Eastern countries filling in the gaps, what hope is there for ordinary Syrians to live in peace?

Written by: Fiorella Lecoutteux

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