Volume 116 Issue 4 Winter 2001

Islam and Sexual Apartheid: There can be no compromise on the universality of human rights. And cultural relativism both compromises women's rights and justifies sexual apartheid.

Features

The New American Theocracy: The land of the free is becoming the land of the religious right and the reaction to the World Trade Center attacks proves the point, says Paul Kurtz.
What's Wrong With Terrorism?: In this article, chair of the Humanist Philosophers' Group, Richard Norman, scrutinises definitions of terrorism.
Straw Dogs: Let loose the dogs of war? Noam Chomsky replies in an interview with Svetlana Vukovic.
Islam and Armageddon: What are the central tenets of Islam?
Islam and Intellectual Terrorism: Turbans of the mind are disallowing and disavowing proper intellectual engagement with Islam.

Time to stand up: Stop respecting religion and start submitting it to the same scutiny as any other idea or argument, says Richard Dawkins. And September 11th 2001 makes this scrutiny more urgent than ever.

Humanist Web: Islam online
Dissent in the House: Were our elected representatives speaking with one voice post-September 11th? No, dissent was still to be heard.
Cosmopolitan Emotions?: When disaster falls or tragedy strikes, what are the borders of our emotions and our compassion?
Weapons of Civilisation: There's only one really effective weapon in the war against terrorism. And that's the principles of Enlightenment civilisation, says Sanal Edamaruku
Technology & Terror: Techno terrorism? Chemical warfare? Be afraid, be very afraid?
Rationalism a la mode: It takes all sorts. From Fruit 'n' Veg horoscopes to the horror of a mother armed and willing to use the Holy Water... Dr Shirl takes them on...
Letter Inciting Religious Hatred: In response to the post- September 11th move to introduce a law preventing "incitement to religious hatred" Peter Atkins took Blunkett by the horns.
Bring back that human feeling: After Manhattan what we need is a sense of human community not promises of eternal bliss or the temptations of rampant materialism.
Religious Hate = Thought Crime: Jennie Bristow has has no time for pic 'n' mix liberterians. And the non-reaction to the Incitement to Religious Hatred Bill is a prime example.
Liberal Muslims?: Does Islam allow for liberalism? Marilyn Mason considers the lives of liberal Muslims.
The World After Manhattan: Hazhir Teimourian asks what will happen to East-West relations after September 11 2001.