In a rousing speech, Mark Carney made the case for unity in the face of Donald Trump’s new world order. We reproduce it here

In Muslim communities, naseeb is a word people often say when things don’t go to plan. But what does it really mean, and what can it teach us? I still remember the day I left Germany for good. Four incredible years in the heart of Europe were behind me, and ahead of me was a return to Afghanistan – a country I never stopped loving, even from afar. But what should have felt like going home came with a weight of uncertainty. I went back with hope. Real hope. Afghanistan, despite all its scars, was buzzing with young energy. More than two-thirds of the population is under 25. You could feel the hunger for change in the air – in the packed classrooms, in the cafes full of debate, in the crowded markets thick with the smell of naan and kebabs. There were snow-capped mountains and sunlit orchards but also a fragile kind of optimism holding everything together. Continue reading...