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Author Archives: Ava Doherty

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In Conversation: Anjana Ahuja on Three Decades of Science Journalism

by Ava Doherty November 28, 2025November 28, 2025
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From Irish Catholicism to Hindu Philosophy: A Journey of Faith and Interfaith Dialogue

by Ava Doherty November 20, 2025November 20, 2025
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Friends of MSF: Building Humanitarian Action from the Ground Up

by Ava Doherty November 11, 2025November 12, 2025
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Rising and Falling

by Ava Doherty November 10, 2025November 10, 2025
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Selina Todd On The Working-Class Reality Britain Keeps Forgetting

by Ava Doherty June 22, 2025June 22, 2025
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Crocodile Tears: A Love Story in the Age of Surveillance

by Ava Doherty June 12, 2025June 12, 2025
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Sceptic Laughter: Diarmaid MacCulloch on the Unfinished Story of Christianity

by Ava Doherty June 11, 2025June 20, 2025
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Panic in the Archive: Laura Ashe on Screaming History, Fragile Borders, and the Delusion of the Nation-State

by Ava Doherty June 4, 2025June 4, 2025
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Peter Frankopan: The Past Doesn’t Whisper – It Groans

by Ava Doherty May 27, 2025May 27, 2025
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