Amartya Sen on the battleground of history, religious free schools, and Russia’s faith healers
The best long-reads from the New Humanist this month.
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The Vatican: Ireland’s gay marriage vote is “a defeat for humanity”
The remarks were made by a Vatican official second only to the Pope.
The Summer 2015 New Humanist is out now!
Jobs and the mind; Michael Rosen on language; free will and biology; the rise and rise of faith schools; the politics of Game of Thrones and more...
Another atheist blogger hacked to death in Bangladesh
Ananta Bijoy Das is the third blogger this year to be murdered.
Immigration, free speech, feminism: the New Humanist democracy reading list
As the dust settles from the 2015 election, here is a collection of recent essays and interviews on democracy and rights.
Fictional character in the social media age, war photography, and serendipitous science
Who is Eleni Haifa? In the cover essay from our Spring issue, Paul Mason explores how the rise of information technology is transforming the way we think about human character.…
Africa’s many Christianities
A Q&A with Paul Gifford, author of "Christianity, Development and Modernity in Africa".
How does the internet help religious extremism?
A Q&A with David Stevens and Kieron O'Hara, authors of a new book on religious extremism online.
Five long reads for the Easter weekend
Charlie Brooker: Tea and empathy Charlie Brooker is a savagely funny satirist who takes aim at modern irrationality. But in person, he’s a rather more gentle soul, writes Ariane Sherine…
Religion and violence, Jimmy Mubenga, and TV melancholia
The best long-reads from the New Humanist this month.
MPs criticise official response to Trojan Horse allegations
Education select committee says that the investigations were "worrying and wasteful".
Saudi Arabia accuses international media of “politicising” human rights
The kingdom responds to criticism over harsh punishment of liberal blogger Raif Badawi.
Atheist bloggers are under attack in Bangladesh
The country's polarised politics provide fertile ground for extremism to grow.
Travels in China, the Enlightenment and the West, and Charlie Hebdo
The best long-reads from the New Humanist this month.
How Boko Haram will impact the Nigerian election
The vote has been delayed to give the authorities time to contain the threat - but will it work?