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Painting with renewed purpose at 65, Peter Howson has overcome his demons to take his place as one of Britain’s leading contemporary artists.
The cinematic epic hinges on a very specific, and contentious, interpretation of early Islamic history.
This summer’s disintegration of the Afghan government and continuing political turmoil in Iraq provide valuable lessons for the U.S. and its mission to impose democracy on the rest of the world.
Northern Ireland’s Orange Order will take to the streets on July 12 to commemorate a Protestant military victory. A scholar explains why this year the risk of unrest is heightened.
Loyalist groups stand accused of encouraging young people to riot. Research suggests paramilitary groups do continue to wield significant power in certain areas of Northern Ireland.
How can the international community help Lebanon’s people not its power-sharing regime?
A power-sharing agreement that shares power between Lebanon’s different sectarian communities is no longer fit for purpose.
Site of some of the most iconic images from the ongoing protests, Lebanon’s second largest city, Tripoli is a place of contrasts and extremes.
Why the armed group, Hezbollah, doesn’t want ongoing protests to upset the ruling coalition in Lebanon.
Lebanon’s 1989 peace deal ended a civil war by sharing political power between religious factions. That created a society profoundly divided by religion – something today’s protesters hope to change.
Iraq’s 2005 constitution created a flawed political system built on sectarianism.
The debacle has highlighted the negative image which unionism must lay to rest for good or face extinction.
Compared to its English neighbour, Scotland is a much more complex case, and it’s all about history – and money.
Iraq beat the Islamic State. Now, its Shia government is jailing and even executing all suspected terrorists – most of them Sunni Muslims. The clampdown may inflame a centuries-old sectarian divide.
Trump’s pick to lead the State Department believes Iran is ‘intent on destroying America.’ But ending the Iran nuclear deal could unleash a violent chain reaction, a Mideast scholar says.
Marrying across Australia’s Catholic-Protestant divide.
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Until 1970s the Catholic-Protestant divide was deeply entrenched in Australia. On this episode of Trust Me, I'm An Expert, journalism academic Siobhan McHugh shares stories of those who married across it.
What started as an anti-Catholic sectarian celebration is now a harmless festival to provide light and warmth on a winter’s night.
A decade and a half after it was invaded in the name of spreading democracy, Iraq turns out to have been set up to fail.
Recent attacks on Coptic churches represent a step-up from the sectarian violence of the past few decades.
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