Why is religion on the rise in so many different countries? Tom Rees finds the missing link
Writing in New Humanist, Sherry Jones says Serbs have embraced the Jewel of Medina because they know the value of free expression. But could the reasons be more profane? asks Simon Garnett
Paul Sims speaks to Marc Headley, the Scientology escapee now revealing what life is really like on the inside
The Catholic Church not only allowed priests to destroy hundreds of young lives, it blamed the victims and covered up the crimes for decades. For Laurie Taylor it’s personal
After a tightly fought campaign, and more than 7,000 votes cast, we announce the winner of our coveted 2009 Bad Faith Award
Who dares make fun of Islam? Canadian television, apparently. Roger Davidson tunes in
Stephen Howe on a new history of the Arabs
Michail Ryklin sits in on a Russian censorship trial
İslam dünyasında evrim karşıtlığının lideri, tarikat önderi, Dawkins’in düşmanı, sahte Mesih … Halil Arda Harun Yahya’nın gerçek yüzünü gösteriyor.
Keith Porteous Wood explains how he got the Vatican running for cover