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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Fundamental questions on Islamism
A book on the West’s response to the rise of a global Muslim identity poses a challenge to aggressive secularism on the left, says ANDREW MURRAY
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
A Fundamental Fear: Eurocentrism and the Emergence of Islamism
by S Sayid
(Zed Books, £12.99)
THE RISE of Islamism as a major political force in the Middle East and to some extent elsewhere has been one of the most important political developments of the last 40 years.
It is also one that has rendered much of the secular left bewildered and incoherent.
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