The life of a colonial poet
Paintings of Thomas Pringle show a pale, elfin man with large eyes. What they don’t show is his soulfulness – and pluck.
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Shabana Mahmood, Labour MP for Birmingham Ladywood, reflects on her recent visit to refugee camps in Greece.
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To mark the International Day of the Girl, Justine Greening writes on how female genital mutilation can ended for good.
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Why did the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet win this year’s Nobel Peace Prize?
Thanks to Tunisia, it is no longer possible to argue that the Middle East and North Africa are inherently undemocratic or…
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Meet the master storyteller keeping Morocco’s oral tradition alive in the internet age
Amid declining numbers of storytellers, veteran performer Ahmed Ezzarghani's ambition is to rescue Morocco's thousand-year-old tradition of storytelling from the era of technology.
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South Africa’s anti-corruption march hit by government dirty tricks
On Wednesday the South African public will take to the streets, in spite of efforts to silence anti-corruption activists.
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Should Cameron use the foreign aid budget here at home?
David Cameron will fund the resettlement of refugees with a raid on the Dfid budget. He's well within the rules…
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We need to talk about the origins of the refugee crisis
Climate change, as much as Isis, is driving Europe's migrant crisis, says Barry Gardiner.
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