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Essays & reportage Victims and suspects: the catch-22 of being a Muslim woman in Australia Shakira Hussein 10 March 2016 Muslim women are urged to break free of patriarchical domestic lives yet viewed with suspicion if they display signs of their religion in… International What is the driving force behind jihadist terrorism? Olivier Roy 18 December 2015 We should avoid exceptionalising jihadists, argues Olivier Roy. Otherwise we reinforce the fascination of rebels looking for a cause National affairs An anatomy of Abbott’s army Norman Abjorensen 8 December 2015 What unites the group of Liberals who want to steer the party away from its roots? Norman Abjorensen profiles the ideas and the personalities International Malaysia’s flashpoint Amrita Malhi 25 September 2015 With a terror alert issued and the country’s redshirts threatening to riot, Malaysia’s intractable political crisis has come to a head, writes Amrita Malhi

Correspondents Myanmar’s religious malaise goes online Gerard McCarthy 19 December 2013 Myanmar’s infant information culture is helping to spread high-risk Islamophobia, reports Gerard McCarthy Podcasts Could I describe you as a Catholic feminist? Terry Lane 9 July 2013 From the Radio National archive, Terry Lane talks to Labor senator Jacinta Collins Books & arts Musical paranoia Andrew Ford 3 August 2012 Andrew Ford looks at how music has been the target of political and religious fundamentalists National affairs A pyrrhic victory for federalists? Graeme Orr 26 June 2012 Despite first impressions, the High Court's decision in the chaplaincy case was far from a clear victory for federalism. Graeme Orr looks at what it means for how the…