Malicious intent
Those calling for a global blasphemy law should heed the lessons from Pakistan, says Beena Sarwar
Faith & Religion
The chosen ones
Early in the race for the White House both parties pledged to steer clear of religion. As it comes down to the wire have they kept their word? Abby Ohlheiser…
What is a secular Jew?
It was Jews who were the first to test-drive secularism, says Keith Kahn-Harris
Unwrapping the Mummy’s Curse
What lies behind the tenacious myth of the Pharaohs’ revenge? Roger Luckhurst lifts the lid
The town that’s twinned with Narnia
The medieval Devon town of Totnes is the capital city of pseudoscience, but local rationalists are mounting a fightback. James Gray goes through the wardrobe
Book review: Radical by Maajid Nawaz
Alom Shaha admires the honesty of a former Islamist
Dear atheists…
Francis Spufford issues a challenge to non-believers
Circumcision: time to cut it out?
The religious culture wars have a new battleground. Is male circumcision a harmless ethnic signifier or the infliction of genuine harm on a child? Toby Lichtig reports
Editorial: Hope for heathens
Without religion, can atheists have hope?
Book review: I Am Forbidden by Anouk Markovits
Mark Say on Anouk Markovits' novel about Orthodox Judaism