Is London Leaving The Country Behind?
“All roads lead to London” is not yet a quotation from Boris Johnson, but it might as well be. Few cities can claim to be a global centre of finance, business, art, politics and media. Despite intense competition from BRIC economies, London remains a leading city – and its lead is g
Sunset in Moscow
The last rays of daylight glint on the golden domes of the Kremlin, and glimmer in the champagne filled glasses on the roof terrace of the Ritz- Carlton hotel. Up here, the city’s wealthiest residents and guests guzzle bottle after bottle of brut and admire nightfall over Red Square. Beyo
Colorado City
Approximately 40,000 people in Utah and its neighbouring states live in illegal polygamous families. Colorado City, in Arizona, is one of most notorious polygamist communities. Formerly known as Short Creek, the town was founded in 1913 by members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latt
Sounds of freedom and songs of change
It is the 31st of January 2011. Egypt begins its sixth day of widespread and escalating protests against the corruption of Hosni Mubarak and his government. Cairo draws the largest and most tenacious numbers, undaunted by the recent internet and mobile blackout, increasing military violence, and new
God’s own country? Communism in Kerala
Away from the luxury hotels, souvenir shops and restaurants, there were blazing red flags, election posters, hammers and sickles painted on faded walls. Battered cars drove round with loudspeakers blaring out campaign slogans in Malayalam, the language of the state. But there is no Stalinist governm
The World’s Top 5 Failed Utopias
Utopia, pronunciation: /juːˈtəʊpɪə/, noun singular: An imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect; the word was first used by Sir Thomas More in his book, Utopia. The Isis explores the top five failed attempts at achieving this ideal society.
The Lost Children
Isis interviews Jean Robert Cadet on his work bringing to light the treatment of Haiti's "restavecs".
We must not forget them…
'We must not forget them. They are non-negotiable. The Falklands are Argentine.'
The Jews Who Hate Israel
The ISIS meets the Ahmadinejad hugging, Palestine loving, Orthodox Jews.