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| Sarkozy's big sell-off The Guardian Carla Bruni's photoshoot in the Elysée is symbolic of the new regime's contempt for democracy Carla Bruni-Sarkozy is a professional. Vanity Fair's September cover story proves it once more. The "first lady fatale", as she's introduced, can do... |
| What not to wear – if you want to be French The Guardian France says Faiza Silmi can't be a citizen because she wears the niqab. She shouldn't be judged for her choice of clothing A woman from Morocco, has lived in France for eight years with a French husband, has three French children and speaks fluent... |
| Violence runs through this 'stable' India, built on poverty and injustice The Guardian The country the west loves to call a peaceful, capitalist success has a terrorism death toll second only to Iraq In the past five years bomb attacks claimed by Islamist groups have killed hundreds across the Indian cities of Mumbai, Delhi, Jaipur,... |
| Bush's botched military commissions The Guardian Now it's official: Salim Ahmed Hamdan, Osama bin Laden's driver, has been transformed from a chauffeur into a war criminal Salim Ahmed Hamdan was found guilty of providing material support for terrorism at a Guantánamo military commission today.... |
| Tradition and religion forge shackles of oppression for women The Guardian Combined, they are a force that many have to internalise in order to survive, thus becoming complicit in their own repression Last Saturday night Taliban militiamen burned down seven girls' schools in Pakistan, bringing the total they have torched in... |
| Israel's front-line thugs The Guardian Consistent stands against the depravity of the West Bank's lawless settlers are the only way to put an end to their crimes News that leftwing activists are facing increased pressure to stay out of the West Bank is a worrying development in local... |
| The US doesn't understand Pakistan The Guardian America is blind to the complex interplay of tribal and religious loyalties that determine events in Pakistan. It needs to wise up The recent New York Times article implicating elements of Pakistan's intelligence service, the ISI, in the bombing of... |
| The tricks of world trade The Guardian The anti-globalisation crew may cheer the collapse of the Doha round. But, for all its faults, it's our best chance to sort out global commerce A month ago, at the G8 summit in Tokyo, developed nations showed how out of touch they were with the... |
| Kafkaesque rendition The Guardian The government is once again using the fig leaf of national security to hide the truth about torture Lawyers acting for Binyam Mohamed, a British resident incarcerated in Guantánamo Bay, are asking the high court to order the government to... |
| The death of a nation The Guardian The fate of Belgium should interest all Europeans, since what is happening there now could be repeated on a continental scale Belgium is in danger of falling apart. For more than six months, the country has been unable to form a government that is... |
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