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• Atheist bloggers are under attack in Bangladesh

  The country's polarised politics provide fertile ground for extremism to grow.

• Philip Pullman on the imagination, Charlie Brooker on mental health, and a world without work

  The best long-reads from the New Humanist this month.

• "Humanism must go beyond aggressive atheistic denial"

  A Q&A with Philip Kitcher, whose new book argues that secular humanism can be a fulfilling framework for life.

• The New Humanist's top Christmas reads

• Robin Ince: "Don't be scared of ideas!"

  The comedian discusses secularism, Christmas, and space exploration.

• Legal recognition of humanist weddings blocked

  Despite strong public support, Number 10 says humanist weddings are a "fringe" issue.

• The right to non-belief is under threat

  A new report shows an increase in hate speech and repressive laws specifically targeting atheists.

• What does it mean to be an Arab atheist?

  An interview with Brian Whitaker, author of a book about non-belief in the Arab world.

• Ways to go: meeting death without religion

  More than any other rite of passage, death separates the devout from the damned. So what can a secular funeral offer?

• My spirituality as a humanist