Most recent articles by Ian Buruma
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Immigration and the new class divide
Feeding on people's grievances
In this essay, Ian Buruma explores what it is that American Tea Party enthusiasts, Russian chauvinists, right-wing populist Dutch and Danes, and Singaporean leftists have in common and why this common ground is driving anti-immigrant sentiment around the world
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Protests in Turkey
A Turkish Spring with a Leftist Bent
What began as a protest against plans to build a kitschy shopping centre on the site of a small park in the heart of Istanbul has escalated into a conflict of values. By Ian Buruma
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Islamophobia in Europe
Breivik's Call to Arms
Geert Wilders and other anti-Islamists cannot be made responsible for Anders Breivik's killing spree – but their writings and statements have been sufficiently hysterical and hateful to incite a person with an unbalanced mind, writes Ian Buruma