
The Islamic State’s Perversion of Hijra
Aug 11, 2015 explores the meaning of a concept that, like "jihad," has been hijacked by extremists.
Rebecca Gould, the author of the forthcoming book Writers and Rebels: The Literature of Insurgency in the Caucasus, is a professor of humanities at the University of Bristol.
Aug 11, 2015 explores the meaning of a concept that, like "jihad," has been hijacked by extremists.
Huge fiscal and monetary stimulus programs have sparked a growing debate about whether advanced economies may sooner or later experience the sort of rapid price growth last seen a generation ago. While stimulus advocates point to current weak demand and the public’s deeply ingrained low-inflation expectations, anxious hawks fear that a new and dangerous global inflationary consensus may be taking hold.