Two sides to every story
The Israeli press's coverage of the Palestinian conflict is driven by a sense of national guilt, according to a new book by a Tel Aviv media professor. Daphna Baram reports.
The night our hope for peace died
Ten years ago today, Israel's prime minister Yitzhak Rabin was shot dead as he sought to bring peace to the Middle East. The acclaimed novelist David Grossman - who was among the crowds that witnessed the assassination - recalls a time of chaos, confusion and despair.
Parvin Paidar
Obituary: Iranian writer and campaigner intent on combining feminism with Islam.
‘Our belief is that there will be lots of winners’
Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and chief executive.
Stanley Burnshaw
Obituary: Literary critic famed for his work on poetry's link with the rhythm of the body.
‘I stand by my words. And even more, I stand by my right to say them…’
When the acclaimed Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk recalled his country's mass killing of Armenians, he was forced to flee abroad. As he prepares to accept a peace award in Frankfurt, he tells Maureen Freely why he had to break his nation's biggest taboo.
Metrosexual man bows to red-blooded übersexuals
It's good news for traditional American men. The metrosexual is dead: long live the übersexual.
I was a Hollywood communist
Screenwriter Norma Barzman spent years in exile after being blacklisted by the studios. Duncan Campbell meets her.
Wayne Booth
A critic concerned by America's failure of communication.
Appreciating Tagore
Letters: Terry Norman's list of Nobel literature prize winners whose works are now "completely unread" (Letters, October 17) includes Rabindranath Tagore. Tagore is widely read and lionised in his native Bengal.