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The Scottish Parliament. Photograph: Getty Images
By Rhoda Grant - 17 June 15:20

Rhoda Grant MSP explains why she thinks the arguments made against the Criminalisation of the Purchase of Sex Bill are flawed.

Nigella Lawson.
By Sarah Ditum - 16 June 11:59

The photographs of Nigella Lawson in the Sunday People are undoubtedly shocking - but do they really "raise awareness", or is the victim, already, being neglected and ignored?

Paris Lees.
By Paris Lees - 16 June 10:01

When I tell people I no longer speak to you, they assume it’s because of my difficult and lengthy transition from male to female. That frames me as the problem. I don’t speak to you because I don’t share your values and I don’t like the way you treat people.

Firemen extinguish a burning car in Kista after riots in Swedish suburbs
By Liam McLaughlin - 14 June 14:59

Inequality, not immigration, was what sparked the unrest.

A couple wrapped in the Scottish flag look down on the Scottish Parliament
By Melissa Gira Grant - 12 June 9:51

A controversy involving a bill before the Scottish Parliament and a rogue submission by its Paisley Branch has forced Amnesty to clarify its position on the criminalisation of sex work.

Everyone needs a hand to hold. Photograph: Getty Images
By Hannah Buchanan - 12 June 9:00

Writing for National Carers Week, Hannah Buchanan explains why the role of carers in our society is so important, and why we should be more aware of what they do for us.

Fire officers outside the burned down Islamic centre in Muswell Hill
By Muhammad Abdul Bari - 11 June 9:12

Faith and conviction cannot be burnt by the flames of hatred.

A narrow branch of the Nile river in downtown Cairo. Photograph: Getty Images
By Martin Plaut - 11 June 8:49

Long years of deadlock and bitter recrimination are now coming to a head as the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam threatens Egypt's water security.

Syrian army soldiers assess a damaged street in the town of Qusayr
By Assed Baig - 10 June 15:30

It is now the responsibility of the left to support the Syrian people, but be critical friends, remaining true to their principles.

Lower Manhattan. Photograph: Getty Images
By Lauren Hersh - 10 June 9:26

It's time to listen to the real experts, says Lauren Hersh.

A woman in Berlin pushes a cart full of toddlers. Photograph: Getty Images
By Eeh Bah Mum - 10 June 9:06

You think you won't, but you will.

Palm plantations in Cote d'Ivoire. Photo: Getty
By Christine Haigh - 07 June 17:30

The real causes of hunger are inequality of wealth and power, not a lack of big business. So the G8 leaders should abandon their efforts to promote the corporate takeover of African agriculture, and instead support the demands of the African farmers’ groups.

A model at the Venus Erotic Fair, 2012. Photo: Getty
By Tabatha Leggett - 07 June 17:24

Can only when we stop confusing artistic merit with ethical deformity can we start having interesting conversations about what constitutes “artistic” pornography and whether there’s a market for it, says Tabatha Leggett.

Stephen Fry at the premiere of the latest Star Trek film in May 2013.
By Willard Foxton - 07 June 12:28

As the reporting of Paris Jackson and Stephen Fry's suicide attempts has shown, the media has a chronic problem with the quality of reporting around suicide.

Fire officers survey the fire damaged Bravanese Centre in Muswell Hill. Photogra
By Chris Allen - 07 June 9:28

Chris Allen's research has shown that mosques are rarely just seen by as places of worship.

Michael Adebolajo arrives at court
By Paul Stott - 06 June 13:59

Uncomfortable though it might be, it is entirely conceivable the Woolwich attack was motivated by both an unwise, unsustainable and unjust foreign policy, and the beliefs predominant within minority elements of British Sunni Islam, namely Salafi-Jihadis.

New Statesman
By Sarah Ditum - 06 June 10:58

Humans just aren't very good at giving birth - we produce magnificently big-skulled babies and have skinny little pelvises. A natural birth may sounds wonderful in theory, but in practice it's wise to give nature a helping hand.

Photograph: Getty Images
By Esther McVey - 06 June 9:23

A response from the Minister for Disabled People.

An imprisoned Mau Mau soldier in Kenya, 1955. Photograph: Three Lions/Getty Imag
By Martin Plaut - 06 June 9:12

The British are certainly in the dock today, but so are the Kenyan authorities.

Flowers lie outside Woolwich Barracks. Photograph: Getty Images.
By Sunny Hundal - 05 June 10:50

Anti-fascists who happily march against the BNP or EDL rarely show that level of commitment against Anjem Choudhary’s group. Why?

A view over Guantanamo Bay. Photograph: Getty Images
By Cori Crider - 05 June 10:26

"I will go back at this," the President claimed. But when? While he wrings his hands and blames Congress, men who have been denied justice are protesting in the only way they can - refusing to eat.

An anti-government protester waves Turkey's national flag
By Ece Temelkuran - 03 June 11:53

What began in an Istanbul park has tapped in to years of grievances.

The Cave Troll from the Lord of the Rings films. Photograph: Getty Images
By Louise McCudden - 03 June 11:32

“Don’t feed the trolls”: race, privilege, and intersectional feminism.

Pushing the poorest people to borrow money to pay their rent.
By Hannah Fearn - 31 May 16:52

Pushing the poorest people to borrow money to pay their rent, and far beyond their means, forces our social problems under the carpet.

The government's gender equality campaigns either ignore or stereotype men.
By Glen Poole - 31 May 15:21

The government's gender equality campaigns either ignore or stereotype men and boys.

The city of Mecca. Photograph: Getty Images
By Suad Abu-Dayyeh - 31 May 10:42

Over the next decade one hundred million girls will marry before their 18th birthday worldwide.

New Statesman
By Matthew Collins - 31 May 10:14

Having once implored BNP members to avoid marches, Griffin is losing a race to the bottom.

A till receipt on a countertop. Photograph: Getty Images
By Barrister's Wife - 30 May 15:55

Innocent people could be in jail if proposed changes to the legal system are implemented. Here is one of them.

Playboy bunnies in 2011, before the launch of the new Playboy Club in Mayfair
By Tabatha Leggett - 30 May 10:19

If modern feminism is about freedom of expression, then there’s nothing wrong with choosing to be viewed as a sexual object.

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