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Author Archives: Sameer Rahim
Can reversing inequalities revive politics?
Or can politics reverse inequality?
Islam’s lucky charms
A new exhibition offers a powerful new perspective on Islam's relationship with the supernatural
Inequality: Good for the rich, bad for the economy?
Four experts give their view at a British Academy debate
Zadie Smith’s “Swing Time”—a successful return to her roots
Smith goes back to the world of "White Teeth" in her most mature novel yet
Listen: Louise Gray on “The Ethical Carnivore”
Gray speaks to Prospect's Arts and Books Editor Sameer Rahim about her new book
The Congo: Looking tragedy in the face
A powerful new play questions whether our well-meaning desire to help war-torn nations is futile
Listen: Richard Kelly on his new novel “The Knives”
The author speaks to Sameer Rahim, Prospect’s Arts and Books Editor
What Philip Roth can teach us about Donald Trump
Twelve years ago Philip Roth wrote a counter-factual novel in which an extreme right-wing populist wins the presidency. It seems less fanciful by the day
Listen: Hugh Kennedy—what is the caliphate?
The historian speaks to Prospect's Arts and Books Editor Sameer Rahim
An interview with Geoffrey Hill (1932-2016)
Geoffrey Hill, who died in June, believed in expressiveness not self-expression
Books in brief: “Blind Water Pass” by Anna Metcalfe
'when the fictional stakes are raised, these stories can be both involving and satisfying. One to watch. '
Books in brief: ‘Islamic Exceptionalism’ by Shadi Hamid
"The solution is to find a place for Islam in the democratic process."
Opera North’s Ring Cycle was a breath of fresh air
The production at the Southbank had a vital, unpretentious clarity
Jeremy Corbyn should become a martyr to his cause
His speech at last night's rally was staggeringly inept
Unearthing Richard III—why dictators never sleep easy
Ralph Fiennes’s dark performance dominates a powerfully claustrophobic production