As Egypt looks ahead to elections, Austin Mackell meets a representative of one of the Islamic parties vying for control
Undergoing life-saving surgery Ronald Aronson realised that there is a force beyond ourselves giving our lives meaning. It just isn’t God
Bibles, doubt and morality without God
Philip Womack is uninspired by a dystopian debut
Stephen Howe discovers the best book to be written on modern Pakistan
We shouldn’t be afraid of being uncertain, argues Christopher Lane
With defeat likely in next week’s AV referendum, Nick Clegg’s hopes will lie with reforming the House of Lords. But he looks set to compromise and keep the bishops in place, reports Alice Onwordi
Across Africa, humanists are on the front line in the battle to protect women and children accused of witchcraft. Richard Wilson reports
Indian rationalist Sanal Edamaruku on the final debunking of a guru
The beauty of the reliquaries in the British Museum’s forthcoming Treasures of Heaven exhibition should not blind us to the cruelty of the medieval church, argues Charles Freeman