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Vive Paris: From the Open Archives

Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Open has been consistent in writing about the ideas that shape the future and divide the present, and no idea concentrates the global mind as much as radical Islamism does today. Here we carry excerpts from the past pages of the magazine, and taken together, the following views by our first-rate contributors tell us that we haven’t travelled much from that horrifying day in January this year in Paris

Anti-ISIS Fatwa Finds No Mention in Most Urdu Dailies

Roznama Aag of Lucknow was one of the few dailies that carried the news of the fatwa on its front page

Jihad: Who Will Contain the Evil?

A global consensus on fighting jihad cannot wait any longer

Ayaan Heresy Ali

Conversation with a Heretic

What’s wrong with Islam?

Calling for a reformation movement in Islam, Ayaan Hirsi Ali in her new book argues that the problem with Islam lies within

Je Suis Charlie

Salute Charlie Hebdo, the magazine that refused to be on its knees before a god who is afraid of cartoons

 

Islam and Cricket Betting

Why it is easier for a religious person to be immoral

The Rage Against Burkha

In Europe’s furore over this garment worn by Muslim women, there is no clarity on why it should be banned, let alone how it gels with liberal values.

‘Indian Writing in English has Become Boring’

Hanif Kureishi on writing, racism and radical Islam.

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