Kiwi journalist Glen Johnson is in Egypt and has been talking to locals about what will motivate them to vote in their first free elections for decades.

Once a dusty desert town, Mecca now soars above its surroundings with a glittering array of skyscrapers and luxury hotels.

But how do you punish such a heinous crime as Anders Breivik's? Paul Holmes says there is nothing that could be good enough.

he time is right to engage economically with Islamic finance, writes Zain Ali, head of the Islamic studies research unit at the University of Auckland.

A Muslim women's group is publicly opposing the wearing of the burqa, but Herald readers are divided on whether they should be allowed in New Zealand society.

John Lindh travelled to Afghanistan to help the ruling Taleban fight against Russian-backed insurgents. Then 9/11 happened. US troops tortured him, tried him as a terrorist and jailed him for 20 years.

Culturalism, schmulteralism: Mask wearers want no part of the West except our privileges, according to Paul Holmes.