You can gesture at the transnational problem of Islamist terrorism all you like, but it's just hot air unless you invest in proper security on the ground in your own country, with the right safeguards to civil liberties. Giles Foden aircivilcountry share on social
Suffering produces a recursion to the tribe, to one's own kind. When a lot of people suffer, tribes lose their head. Giles Foden headkindlose Change image and share on social
At school, I got into the whole CB thing, hiding a transceiver in my study-bedroom with which I'd make appointments to meet girls in town. I wasn't good enough at physics to take it much further than fun, but I suppose there was a need to communicate. Giles Foden appointmentbedroomcommunicate share on social
The search for inventive ways of telling the tale of Christ's birth has been going on a long time; in a way, difference was there from the start with Luke and Matthew. Giles Foden birthchristdifference Change image and share on social
Writers such as Richard Powers and the late David Foster Wallace have shown the path to a newer generation of writers for whom all national boundaries are quaint curiosities. Giles Foden boundarycuriositydavid Change image and share on social
It's the swirling river of time that makes our identities, not the monochromatic simplicity of skin colour or the definitive lines of international borders. Giles Foden bordercolourdefinitive Change image and share on social
The history of ideas is littered with the corpses of those who have tried to define culture. Giles Foden corpseculturedefine Change image and share on social
The forgiveness that comes of patient interpretation seems impossible when those nearest to your heart are threatened. Giles Foden forgivenessheartimpossible Change image and share on social
I spent my childhood tinkering with electronic circuits, on breadboards, as they used to be called, in particular making radio transmitters. Giles Foden breadboardscallchildhood Change image and share on social
Ordinary Kenyans rightly want to be able to shop safely, and there is a long history of them doing just that, irrespective of their religion or that of the shop owner. Giles Foden historyirrespectivekenyan Change image and share on social
