PAUL DONOVAN is chilled by the contemporary resonance of Harper Lee’s coming of age tale amidst racism and white supremacy in this excellent production
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Fruitless quest for divine favour
A new book shows how the Muslim Brotherhood’s emphasis on religious ideology led to their downfall, says Dan Glazebrook
GEOFF BOTTOMS recommends the unashamedly light-hearted escapism on offer in this stage version of the 1963 film
Full of mysterious religious references and radical sound design, the Scottish duo’s new offering is candidate for album of the year, suggests SIMON DUFF
MARY CONWAY revels in a powerful reminder that human lives are not defined by physical perfection
PAUL DONOVAN recommends the fine performances in this account of the pre-war meeting between the US president and the British king
TECLYN AROD relishes an intimate celebration of jazz improvisation that mixes local and national musicians
Inside the Brotherhood, by Hazem Kandil (Polity, £20)
Hazem Kandil’s study of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood is a deeply intimate portrait of an organisation rightly known as “the mother of all Islamist movements.”
The book seeks to understand the nature of the Brotherhood’s religious ideology, how it is maintained and inculcated amongst its own members, and how it determines its political strategy.
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