Obituary

John Esposito's warning against a clash of civilisations has never been more urgent

The Georgetown scholar died on 15 July, as US bombs fell on Iran. He spent his career warning that treating Islam as a threat would become a self-fulfilling prophecy

Former Qatari emir Sheikh Hamad dies at 74

Liamine Zeroual: The Algerian president who followed the straight and narrow

Jurgen Habermas' death ends the illusion of a universal European philosophy

Hamid Dabashi

Walid Khalidi reshaped how the history of Palestine is written

Basheer Nafi

Renowned Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi dies aged 100

Mohammad Bakri, renowned Palestinian director of Jenin, Jenin, dies at 72

Geoffrey Bindman: A lawyer who spent his life searching for the truth

David Hearst

Dick Cheney may be gone, but the wars he waged are forever

Mohamad Elmasry

Manfred Goldberg: Holocaust survivor who said he was 'heartbroken' by Gaza dies aged 95

David Hirst: 'An outstanding journalist we were lucky to have'

Victoria Brittain

David Hearst on David Hirst: A dissenting voice whose words ring as true as ever

David Hearst

Mohammed Deif: The ‘cat with nine lives’ who transformed Hamas' military

Jimmy Carter: The peanut farmer who changed the course of history

Hamid Dabashi

Michael Ancram's legacy offers lessons for a time of war

Peter Oborne

Egypt: Mohamed Farid el-Tohamy leaves a bitter legacy of corruption

Hossam el-Hamalawy

Giandomenico Picco: The forgotten art of Middle East diplomacy

Marco Carnelos

Turning Point: The 1975 siege of Opec

John Pilger: A life telling truth to power

Victoria Brittain

The murderous legacy of Henry Kissinger

Joseph Massad

Twenty years on: Edward Said's life and writings, in seven quotes