How Saudi Arabia is seeking to censor the web
The kingdom has issued a series of harsh sentences to bloggers.
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Has Spanish minister gone too far by giving a policing award to the Virgin Mary?
Secularists are taking the government to court.
Rescuing the missing girls, not sectarianism, must be the priority in Nigeria
“I abducted your girls. I will sell them in the market, by Allah. I will sell them off and marry them off. There is a market for selling humans. Women…
Win tickets to this year’s How the Light Gets In festival
How the Light Gets In, the world’s largest philosophy festival, returns this year with a glittering programme of debates, talks, comedy and live music – including New Humanist’s commissioning editor…
Will Iraq’s election ease sectarian tension?
Against the backdrop of bloody violence, it is a victory that voting took place at all. But the real challenge will lie in securing the country's fragile peace, writes Samira…
Nick Clegg calls for disestablishment of the Church of England
David Cameron has been very keen in recent weeks to let us all know that he thinks Britain is a Christian country, but where does his Coalition partner Nick Clegg…
Is Section 28 making a return to UK schools?
A report in the Independent notes that a number of UK schools appear to be introducing bans on “promoting homosexuality”, in measures reminiscent of the restrictions enforced by the infamous…
Who are Boko Haram – and how can they be stopped?
Samira Shackle takes a closer look at the Nigerian Islamist group, which has killed 1,500 people this year alone, and asks what could be done to end the organisation's increasingly…
The question isn’t whether Britain is Christian, it’s whether it should be
David Cameron’s comments about the importance of Christianity in Britain have dominated the headlines over the past week. Whether or not he is pleased with the coverage is another matter.…
American lawmakers are sabotaging their own Constitution
A new law in Mississippi will give businesses the right to refuse to serve people on religious grounds. It's a clear violation of the US First Amendment, says Ralph Jones
How do you spend your days when you’re an ex-pope?
That there are now ‘two popes’ – Francis and Benedict – alive at the same time is a peculiarity of history; it was as long ago as 1415 that a…
David Cameron should stop playing politics with religion
Britain’s prime minister David Cameron, who once described his faith as being “a bit like the reception for Magic FM in the Chilterns: it sort of comes and goes”, appears…
It’s getting even harder for American women to have safe abortions
The underhand tactics of the pro-life movement in Texas are beginning to restrict the freedom of women who wish to undergo safe abortions – not just in the Lone Star…
Why is Britain deporting LGBT asylum seekers to Uganda and Nigeria?
Anne Nassovi fled Uganda in December 2013. The 45 year old had used her property to provide a safe haven for other lesbians as homophobic sentiment in the country grew.…
Does Britain have a problem with Islamophobia?
New report shows that sporadic acts of "domestic terrorism" directed against Muslims continue.