Only 24 per cent of people think Christianity is an important part of Britishness
What does it mean to be British, and how important is religion to that national identity? It’s a question that has been hotly debated in the UK over the last…
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How many Syrian refugees has the UK taken in? Just 24
The Syrian refugee crisis has been described by UN refugee chief Antonio Guterres as the worst since the Rwandan genocide. Well over 2.5 million people have fled the country, and…
Are faith schools divisive?
With religion in schools under the microscope in the wake of the Birmingham "Trojan Horse" controversy, a new poll reveals that 58% of voters are opposed to state-funded religious schools
How did militants seize control of Iraq’s second biggest city?
Sectarian divisions provide the space for militancy to flourish.
Why is Twitter helping to censor blasphemy in Pakistan?
The social media giant has blocked several tweets deemed offensive by a user in Karachi. Now a global coalition of secular campaigners is petitioning it to reconsider
Is India serious about tackling sexual violence?
Ever since a student was brutally gang-raped in Delhi in 2012, there has been a steady stream of reports about horrific sexual violence in India. In the most recent incident,…
Win tickets to see Stewart Lee, courtesy of Arts Emergency
Arts Emergency, a national network of volunteers who mentor young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, comes to London’s Bloomsbury Theatre on 18 and 19 June with a mini-festival of comedy and…
Is there room in Britishness for cultural difference?
Watch our editor Daniel Trilling in a panel discussion on multiculturalism, as part of the Welsh National Opera's Faith season
How blasphemy laws have exiled India’s miracle-buster
Sanal Edamaruku, who challenged the claims of gurus, has now been in Finland for two years.
Win tickets to see Josie Long at this year’s Stoke Newington Literary Festival
New Humanist magazine is very pleased to be media partner with this year’s Stoke Newington Literary Festival, a three-day extravaganza in north London featuring many NH friends and contributors, including…
Is Pope Francis doing enough to address clerical child abuse?
The Pontiff spoke frankly to journalists this week, but a victims' group is calling for action, not words
What is Hindu nationalism?
A short guide to the ideology of India's new prime minister, Narendra Modi.
Is Bhutan still the “happiest nation on earth”?
Bhutan nestles in the Himalayas between India and China. Most people in the west don’t know much about this tiny, remote and impoverished kingdom – except that its monarchy promotes…
Summer 2014 New Humanist out now! War and peace, Josie Long, Peter Tatchell, Lars von Trier, and much more
Get six months of New Humanist for just £1! (UK readers only. See below for further details.) The Summer 2014 issue of New Humanist is on sale now in High…
India’s election: is secular democracy under threat? Writers, artists and businessmen give their views
This week, voting closed on the Indian general election. It has taken six weeks, with nine separate stages allowing for election staff and security personnel to be redistributed around the…