Islamism
Baghdad notebook
In the passport queue at Baghdad airport, my heart sinks. This place vies with Cairo for the title of most…
Isis
‘This’ll make you laugh,’ said my husband, looking up from the Daily Telegraph. For once he was right. It was…
The Spectator’s Notes
On Friday night, I went to Althorp, childhood home of Diana, Princess of Wales, to speak at its literary festival.…
This ‘Islamist conspiracy’ is WMD all over again
I can remember where I was when Colin Powell presented to the United Nations his evidence for the existence of…
For God’s sake
A Protestant country is a free country
A fictional country split in two
Sudan — a country that ceased to exist in 2011 — is or was one of the last untouristed wildernesses…
Father Paolo’s personal peace process
As Syria’s second peace conference looms, and we prepare ourselves for a lot of hot air drifting over from Geneva,…
Protect the Christians
The Middle East’s most persecuted people need our support
The new tomb raiders
In Egypt’s turmoil, many ancient sites are being looted
The enemy Assad wants
A new Islamist alliance among Syria’s rebels leaves the West’s friends in the country weaker than ever
An African Khmer Rouge
If Al-Shabaab was behind the terrorist attack in Nairobi, then the group has come a long way since its foundation…
