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?
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The Spring 2015 New Humanist is out now!
Paul Mason on social media and consciousness; reflections on Charlie Hebdo; witchcraft in Russia; war and religion; Selma, Broadchurch, the novels of Elena Ferrante and much more...
The west should stand up to Saudi Arabia’s crackdown on dissent
Raif Badawi's plight is indicative of much wider-scale human rights abuses.
New campaign to end blasphemy laws worldwide launches
Blasphemy laws hit international headlines when they result in a particular abuse of rights. Aasia Bibi, the Christian woman sentenced to death in Pakistan; Raif Badawi, the Saudi blogger currently…
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.
Support for the British far-right is at a 20 year low
The splintering of the EDL and BNP have weakened far-right movements, according to a new report by Hope Not Hate .
“Tout est pardonné” – Charlie Hebdo publishes first edition since last week’s attack
Last week’s attack on the Paris offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo left 12 people dead, including five of France’s top cartoonists. This week, their surviving colleagues produced an…
Muslims ethnically cleansed in Central African Republic, says UN
The civil war in the Central African Republic has been raging since March 2013. So far, at least 6,000 people have died in this landlocked country of 4.5 million. The…
Statement on the Charlie Hebdo attack
We are horrified to learn of the attack on the offices of the Paris-based satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. No journalists should face violence for what they publish – and any…
In Germany, 18,000 people attended an anti-Islam rally. Why?
Record numbers turn out in support of the Pegida movement, which criticises "Islamisation". But the group has not gone unopposed.
The year in review: New Humanist’s 10 most-read stories of 2014
Bertrand Russell's legacy, Tim Minchin, the New Atheism, and cosmic myths.
An atheist’s guide to Christmas music
Is it possible to unpick the secular from the religious in Christmas carols?
The New Humanist’s top Christmas reads
Are you struggling to survive the religiosity of the Christmas period, or do you enjoy the festivities regardless? Either way, here is a selection of our best reads on secularism…
Robin Ince: “Don’t be scared of ideas!”
The comedian discusses secularism, Christmas, and space exploration.