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Frozen assets

17 January 2009

Only a year ago, savers from Europe were pouring money into Icelandic banks, looking to capitalise on high interest rates. Now the banks are bust and the nation’s identity is shaken. On page 19 Monocle travels to Reykjavik…

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Monocle on Design - Islamic geometric design

30 June 2020

We discuss the origins of tessellations in Islamic art and ask how architecture affects our work-life balance. Plus: author Shelley Klein recounts her childhood in a mid-century house in Scotland and we preview Monocle’s…

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The Foreign Desk - Islamic State: they never went away

30 March 2024

Why did Islamic State target Russia and is the terror group still a big threat in the Middle East and Africa? Andrew Mueller speaks to Mark Galeotti, General David Petraeus, Sanam Vakil and Stig Jarle Hansen.

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The Foreign Desk - Explainer 381: Resurgence of the Islamic State

30 August 2023

Andrew Mueller explains how a once-diminished Islamic State is re-emerging across Africa.

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The Foreign Desk - The Foreign Desk: The fight against Islamic State

23 August 2014

Monocle foreign-editor Steve Bloomfield chairs a discussion on the fight against Islamic State militant forces in Iraq and Syria. Featuring Shashank Joshi of the Royal United Services Institute and Iraqi commentator Zaid…

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The Foreign Desk - Explainer 411: The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

3 April 2024

Andrew Mueller explains who the IRGC are and why they are being targeted by Israel.

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Faith healer

20 October 2014

Toronto’s newest cultural landmark is the Aga Khan Museum, dedicated to collecting art and artefacts from throughout the Islamic world. A serene and inclusive site, it aims to educate and unite visitors of all faiths.

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Expo 40: Iran comes out to play

20 January 2011

it was the former shah’s haven of hedonism and now the island of kish is being rediscovered as a place where the islamic republic can let its hair down (well, almost).A relatively liberal atmosphere, growing investment,…

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The Foreign Desk - Islamic State’s foreign fighters – what happens to them now?

30 March 2019

When Kurdish fighters overran Islamic State’s last stronghold in Syria, victory was declared over the jihadist group. But many of Islamic State’s fighters and their families have survived the collapse of the caliphate. What…

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Culture

16 February 2023

The Islamic Arts Biennale’s artistic director, a dedicated women’s sports TV network and the orchestra bringing harmony to Mosul.

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Africa/Middle East

17 March 2007

How Islam helped US capitalism in Somalia and why women in Saudi buy cars they can't drive.

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Defence

19 March 2015

Russia makes military moves on the Arctic and we meet the Islamic adviser to the UK Ministry of Defence.

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Africa/Middle East

21 October 2010

Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan is this month's Style Leader, and we report on why London's iconic black cabs have started cropping up in Cairo.

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The lines are open

19 April 2012

Veteran journalist Menashe Amir broadcasts in Farsi from Israel to millions of Iranians. His weekly radio call-in show on Israel Radio International is a way for people in the Islamic Republic to air their views.

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Americas

21 October 2010

Monocle speaks to Haitian presidential candidate Leslie Voltaire and gets news from the Andes. Plus Sasha Issenberg's View from Washington.

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The Globalist, episode 772

14 October 2014

Hear the latest on the unrest in Hong Kong, Turkey's lack of action in the fight against Islamic State and what the future holds for Finnair.