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FIFA World Cup 2026: Extract from The Beautiful Game on a Muslim Pitch
Read more: FIFA World Cup 2026: Extract from The Beautiful Game on a Muslim PitchAs the FIFA World Cup 2026 unfolds, read an extract exploring the relationship between football, religion and identity in Muslim contexts.
In Memory of Thierry Tremblay (1970–2022)
by James Corby and Ivan Callus ‘The whatever singularity is a singularity without quality, but it is a singularity with…
The Persistence of Victorian Middle Class Fictions
by Albert Pionke The US has just emerged from a mid-term election cycle. In the UK, calls for a general election…
Kelsenians, war and peace are calling (yet again)
by Robert Schuett I often get asked: ‘What would Hans Kelsen say about the state of democracy and world politics…
The Place of Breath in Cinema: 10 Years On
Dr Davina Quinlivan The interdisciplinarian is best equipped to walk inside (and alongside) the lands of breathlessness, translating across border-lands wherever possible…
From the Appalachian to the Highlands and the Pyrenees, energy futures are all about permitting
By Ernesto Bonafé The gas pipeline project MidCat intended to cross the Pyrenees was abandoned on 20 October 2022. It…
Maurizio Cinquegrani on writing ‘Film, Hot War Traces and Cold War Spaces’
by Maurizio Cinquegrani Film, Hot War Traces and Cold War Spaces was released in August by Edinburgh University Press; it’s…
The Archaeology of Southwest Afghanistan: The Book that Took 50 Years to Write
by Mitchell Allen Bill outlined his vision for our book almost half a century ago as we sat at the…
8 Surprising Fun Facts about Presidents and Sports
by Rivers Gambrell 1. Richard Nixon turned down an invitation from Esquire to cover Super Bowl VII President Nixon’s knowledge…
Heritage and Identity: Debunking 5 myths about Middle Eastern Christians
By Elizabeth Marteijn Recent tragedies in the Middle East brought more attention to Christians living in the region. Events such…