Heil Bush, Interview: Tariq Ali on Writing Novels, Pashas: Traders and Travellers in the Islamic World by James Mather, Return to Summer of 1965

How Bush's grandfather helped Hitler's rise to power Rumours of a link between the US first family and the Nazi war machine have circulated for decades. Now the Guardian can reveal how repercussions of events that culminated in action under the Trading with the Enemy Act are still being felt by today's president....and then there are talks of links between President Bush Sr. and the Saudis!

Aman ki Asha now builds a literary bridge

Interview: Tariq Ali on Writing Novels

Poster poems: Alliteration

Investigating Wittgenstein, part 2: Meaning is use Giles Fraser

Poem of the week: What the Mountain Saw by Philip Gross

Hisham Matar's fight to free his father Culture

Pashas: Traders and Travellers in the Islamic World by James Mather

The Immortals by Amit Chaudhuri Book review

Things I've Been Silent About by Azar Nafisi Book review

Why Does The US Turn A Blind Eye To Israeli Bulldozers?

Sanity demands a return to the summer of 1965