Maldives
The Indian Ocean islands are known as a honeymoon paradise, but beyond the gates of the luxury hotels the dominance of Sharia law prohibits free speech and prescribes brutal punishment…
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I’m a Pope fan-boy
In a potentially career threatening move, News Editor Paul Sims gets something off his chest
Turkey
Turkey is an anomaly. A state founded by an arch secularist, its population is overwhelmingly Muslim, and the behaviour of the conservative ruling party, as well as the recent conviction…
Yes, Ann, I am having a laugh
In a recent television programme Ann Widdecombe denounced much contemporary comedy as anti-Christian and offensive. Balderdash, says Terri Murray, no ideas should be protected from satire
Russia
In Russia, the increasingly close relationship between the state and the Orthodox Church has led to the introduction of a new blasphemy law designed to clamp down on dissidents in…
Bangladesh
As part of our series tracking the use of blasphemy legislation across the globe, Anna Vesterinen looks at Bangladesh where atheist bloggers are under threat of arrest, or worse, and…
Introduction
In the 21st century, laws enabling the persecution of non-believers and religious dissenters are still in widespread use across the globe. As part of its commitment to free speech and…
Tunisia
As part of our series tracking the use of blasphemy legislation across the globe, Anna Vesterinen looks at Tunisia, where a topless protest by a feminist activist has drawn attention…
Should humanists support nuclear disarmament?
With David Cameron arguing that Britain needs the Bomb, Paul Sims asks whether it's time for humanists to get political
Six graphic novels every humanist should read
There is a decades-long tradition of secular heroes battling religion in comic books and graphic novels. Dale DeBakcsy picks out his favourite godless superheroes
An unnatural persecution
The media hounding of Lucy Meadows, the transgender teacher who took her own life in March, was fuelled by a reductive notion of what makes us human, says Tony McKenna
What will the US Supreme Court do about gay marriage?
With two landmark cases up before America's highest court, it's a pivotal moment for gay rights. Given the religious affiliations of the majority of Justices, what can we expect? Aaron…
Does humanism have a demographic problem?
If humanism wants to grow it needs to reach out beyond the white middle-class, says Carnun Marcus-Page
Drop blasphemy charges against Sanal Edamaruku
One year after blasphemy complaints were filed against him, Indian rationalist Sanal Edamaruku remains at risk of imprisonment. We now call on the Indian Prime Minister to intervene in his…
Video: “Learning about philosophy is learning about yourself”, Jonathan Rée on Ludwig Wittgenstein
Watch the philosopher and critic Jonathan Rée talk entertainingly about the unique life and thought of the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein