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How Muslims interpret the Prophet’s legacy

An American scholar attempts to explain how Muhammad has been understood in so many different…

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Truth-seeking heroes to low-brow diggers: a history of journalism told through fiction

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For the richer, not the poorer: marriage as a class affair

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Carolyn Moynihan |

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The strong growth is down to immigration, not births.

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This book is great - simple, achievable hints for a better relationship.

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So what if women are dominating university admissions?

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Marieke Vervoort has become an ambassador for the right-to-die movement

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Allowing a teenager to have her breasts removed to transition to being a male is just as abusive

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But is this best for potential adoptees?

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Each fight can be a teachable moment.

Mary Cooney | Family Edge

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'Safe, Legal, and Rare' no more.

Miles Smith | features

The Middle East needs education and jobs for the young

And international help to make it possible.

Zahir Irani | features

The resistance of Christianity in its homelands

The separation of powers and a culture of rights already attract many Muslims.

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Romance or sex, both focus on one element of mate selection to the detriment of everything else.

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Evidently we are all victims and survivors now.

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Higher wages, higher inflation and higher interest rates?

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