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NEWS FOCUS: The Bamiyan Buddha lives again

by - 17th June 2015

Bamiyan Buddha before and after

LIKE A phoenix rising from the ashes, the Bamiyan Buddha has now been restored as a light show, after its destruction by the Taliban

ANALYSIS: Understanding the jihadists through their poetry and piety

by - 12th June 2015

THE little noticed poetry of the jihadists may hold the key to understanding both their passion and their piety.

ANALYSIS: Religion and Language in Britain Today

by - 10th June 2015

RELIGION and language have become areas of considerable contention in Britain over the past few years

ANALYSIS: 'Brotherhood’s call for retribution is religious violence’

by - 5th June 2015

A NEW document signed by over 150 Muslim scholars peels away the ambiguity in the Islamist struggle against Egypt’s President Sisi

ANALYSIS: Is Syriac Christianity dying?

by - 3rd June 2015

SYRIAC Christianity, which has worshipped and preached in Aramaic, the language of Christ, across almost two thousand years of history, is in peril.

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