TOK: Faith
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Far-right terrorist attacks London mosque
Just past midnight on Monday a man drove a van into worshippers at a London mosque. One man is dead. Many are now blaming the attack on a pervasive Islamophobia in the UK. Is this fair?
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May to clinch deal with anti-abortion DUP
Today Theresa May is set to seal a controversial alliance with Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party. Liberals are aghast at their views. Here are six of their most divisive stances.
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NASA prepares mission to ‘touch the sun’
The US space agency has unveiled a new probe, which will set off next year to study the sun’s activity. This is the latest phase in our complex relationship with the star. How will it end?
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Fury over UK intelligence blunder claims
Britain’s newspapers have reacted with rage to news that UK authorities missed warnings that one of the attackers had been investigated for terrorism related charges by Italian police.
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London horror: ISIS claims responsibility
As ISIS claimed last night that it ordered Saturday’s London Bridge attack, the world once again attempted to understand the motivations of the killers. Where does this evil come from?
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Questions over intelligence and security
As the details of Saturday’s terrorist attack in London come into focus, some are asking if the authorities could have prevented it. What should we expect from our intelligence agencies?
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Social media giants ‘put profit before safety’
A report by MPs has condemned the likes of Facebook and Google for doing too little to crack down on harmful content. Is this fair, and what should the companies be doing to help?
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‘No resurrection’, say one in four Christians
As Easter weekend arrives, a survey has found that a quarter of British Christians do not believe that Jesus Christ rose from the dead. Does this matter? Or is religion all symbolic anyway?
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Egypt’s Christians hit by Palm Sunday attacks
Dozens died after two blasts targeted Egypt’s Christian minority yesterday. Christians face persecution and violence across the Middle East. Is this the most under-reported story of the era?
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Trump sides with Putin after Russia bombing
After Monday’s deadly attack in St Petersburg, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin vowed to focus on fighting terrorism together. But is the Russian president really a friend of America?
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Europe flirts with far-right in Dutch election
Today the Netherlands heads to the polls, and all eyes are on its blonde-haired anti-Islam politician, Geert Wilders. Is this the first wave in a tsunami of far-right support across Europe?
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‘Lent can help us be happier by wanting less’
Today is Mardi Gras, the day before Lent. Millions will give things up. But why? Wouldn’t we be happier doing something more positive? Or can self-denial be more fulfilling than we suspect?
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Cosmos may be expanding faster than we think
We know that the universe is expanding and accelerating — but recently physicists have begun to disagree about the speed. Now some say that they could be missing a major piece of the puzzle.
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Six die in ‘cowardly’ attack on Quebec mosque
Yesterday vigils were held in Canada for the six Muslims who were shot and killed in Quebec City on Sunday. The country is famously welcoming to all cultures — are those values under threat?
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I shot wounded men on battlefield says writer
A distinguished journalist has revealed how, 60 years ago when he was a marine, he shot two helpless and wounded enemy fighters dead. When this is done in battle, is it truly murder?