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Society, Politics & Law
Could Islamic law be the key to defeating ISIS?
The solution to ISIS could be offering a different interpretation of Islamic Law, says Muslim scholar Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im
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Society, Politics & Law
Tumble And Twirl: David Bowie and gender transgression
Throughout his career, David Bowie has pushed at the edges and limits of the gender binary. Lisa Perrott offers a brief guide.
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History & The Arts
Have transgender storylines finally gone mainstream?
This month, both EastEnders and Hollyoaks are introducing transgender characters played by transgender actors. At the same time, Tangerine has brought a tale of transgender friendship to the big screen. Are depictions of gender queer people finally catching up with their realities?
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History & The Arts
Keeping the spark of the 60s alive: Neil Young and a sense of place
A new book argues that Neil Young has more to offer the 21st Century than, for example, Bob Dylan.
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Languages
Is English squeezing out local languages in Uganda?
English is the official language of Uganda - but this shouldn't be at the expense of other languages, argues Judith Nakayiza and Medadi Ssentanda.
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History & The Arts
Understanding Alice
Professor Kimberley Reynolds explores how Lewis Carroll transformed logic, literary traditions and ideas about childhood into the superbly inventive and irreverent Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
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History & The Arts
Migration goes both ways: How Brits changed the world
It's easy to forget that the British Isles have proved as fertile a ground for migrants heading elsewhere as it has a pull to migrants from overseas.
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History & The Arts
What was Lewis Carroll like?
In her memoir, The Story of Lewis Carroll Told For Young People By The Real Alice In Wonderland, Carroll's young friend Isa Bowman describes a man whose behaviour might feel uncomfortable viewed from the 21st century; and a man who found the fame of being the author of Alice In Wonderland too much to take. This is an edited extract from her memoir.
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History & The Arts
The Empties Generation: Why did we hit peak booze in 2004
2004 was peak booze - a generation who outdrank those we came before, and since. It wasn't in that dawn so great to be alive, as the nation fumbled for its shoes through the fug of a communal hangover. What was going on? Chrissie Giles tries to piece together what happened.
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History & The Arts
Over the rainbow: Colour in culture and everyday life
Different colours can hold various connotations in culture, language and society. Delve through our range of colours exploring colours and what they mean.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Why is aggressive female sexuality pathologised on-screen?
Why can't film makers stop themselves from linking female sexuality with mental illness, asks Suzie Gibson
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Homeland, Carrie and how mental health is portrayed on-screen
Writing in 2014, Meron Wondemaghen charts how Homeland's portrayal of Carrie Mathison's mental illness deteriorated as the series progressed.