The Autumn issue of Index magazine focuses on the struggle for environmental justice by indigenous campaigners. Anticipating the United Nations...
Contents – Climate of fear: The silencing of the planet’s indigenous peoples
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CATEGORY: Religion and Culture
What the Fuck!? podcast new episode: Harry Potter actor Natalia Tena
The actor who played Nymphadora Tonks talks about why she gets angry about female genital cutting and what she is doing about it
Ryan McChrystal: Ireland’s blasphemy laws only encouraged countries that punish apostasy with death
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] In October 2018 Ireland voted -- with a significant majority -- to amend article 40.6.1 of its constitution to...
Umberto Eco: The birth of ethics
I am of the firm belief that even those who do not have faith in a personal and providential divinity can still experience forms of religious feeling and hence a sense of the sacred
Rashid Razaq: As a Muslim, I know there is no God-given right not to be offended
Satire is scary for people who can’t live with doubt. Because satire is all about creating doubt
Podcast: Neil Gaiman and Martin Rowson on censorship
In the next issue of Index on Censorship magazine, fantasy writer Neil Gaiman is interviewed by political cartoonist Martin Rowson about censorship, offence and how graphic novels stir controversy. Listen to the conversation here
Central African Republic: Chaos and self-censorship stalk nation’s journalists
Africa’s “forgotten crisis” is exacerbated by a breakdown in the media, which forces the population to live in an information blackout.
Art and Conflict: The arts play a vital role in armed conflict
Art and Conflict is the result of a year-long research enquiry, supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, exploring the extraordinary work of contemporary artists, activists and cultural organisations in the context of armed conflict, revolution and post-conflict.
Shout Art Loud: A “living report” on art and sexual violence in Egypt
Graffiti artists, cartoonists, dancers and actors are fighting back against rising levels of violence and sexism in the streets of Cairo, according to a new documentary from Index.
Jaspreet Singh: Ghosts of 1984
The novelist shares his memories of the aftermath of the assassination of then Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and its devastating impact on the country’s Sikh citizens