Faisal Al Yafai

In Ankara, Washington and London, politicians are attacking judges and the media and sowing division in order to win elections. Turkey's president is only the latest to do so, writes Faisal Al Yafai

Maajid Nawaz wants to make it "cool to be a liberal Muslim". But, writes Faisal Al Yafai, an entire generation has already done that, while people like Nawaz have been arguing in stuffy seminar rooms

Donald Rumsfeld was right, says Faisal Al Yafai. After all these years, there are still many unknown unknowns in Iraq

Any company that bans the hijab will have to justify it in national courts and in the court of public opinion. They will fail in both, writes Faisal Al Yafai

A new book by Shashi Tharoor lays out the iniquities of British colonialism. But, writes Faisal Al Yafai, colonialism is alive and well in India today

A battle between progressives and populists is taking place across the region, writes Faisal Al Yafai – driven by the same anxieties that put Donald Trump in power

This year’s Oscars ceremony was more political than ever. But, writes Faisal Al Yafai, as always with Hollywood, politics is only a role, to be discarded once it ceases to be popular

In H A Hellyer’s book, Tahrir Square acts as a lodestar, a physical place and a representation of a revolution. In Tickling Giants it serves as a backdrop, a place that reminds us to whom Youssef’s satire is addressed.

A whole generation is desperate to debate the rules on how to live, who to love and what to think. But is anyone listening, asks Faisal Al Yafai?

In seeking to right the wrongs of Iraq, Britain's prime minister is drawing the West further into isolation, writes Faisal Al Yafai

Donald Trump has had a great week in office. Liberals are just unable to see it, writes Faisal Al Yafai

In the Middle East, a president thought of as deliberative and strategic will be remembered mainly for his improvised policies, writes Faisal Al Yafai

After the attack in Istanbul, Vladimir Putin's scorched-earth policy will again get a hearing in Ankara. But, writes Faisal Al Yafai, the country should tread carefully

Deals may work well when buying hotels. But as Donald Trump prepares to take the US presidency, we explain why a piecemeal approach to diplomacy which fails to deliver justice could spell problems for the Middle East.

In regional capitals, idealism will have to give way to hard-headed priorities, writes Faisal Al Yafai