Book review: Pakistan: A Hard Country by Anatol Lieven
Stephen Howe discovers the best book to be written on modern Pakistan
Faith & Religion
The benefit of doubt
We shouldn’t be afraid of being uncertain, argues Christopher Lane
Saving the Lords Spiritual
With defeat likely in next week’s AV referendum, Nick Clegg’s hopes will lie with reforming the House of Lords. But he looks set to compromise and keep the bishops in…
Witch-hunt saboteurs
Across Africa, humanists are on the front line in the battle to protect women and children accused of witchcraft. Richard Wilson reports
India would have been a better place without Sathya Sai Baba
Indian rationalist Sanal Edamaruku on the final debunking of a guru
Holy bones
The beauty of the reliquaries in the British Museum’s forthcoming Treasures of Heaven exhibition should not blind us to the cruelty of the medieval church, argues Charles Freeman
Long road to renewal
The Islamic world needs to recover its scientific spirit, says Jim Al-Khalili
Today’s lesson
Reading the Bible did not awaken Michael Bywater's faith. But it did move him. Don’t tell Dawkins
No ifs, no buts
Qur’an burning is senseless, but we shouldn't be afraid to speak up for free speech, says Padraig Reidy
The man who would be God: an interview with AC Grayling
Anthony Grayling's latest book is his most daring. He has rewritten the Bible, leaving out God. Matthew Adams meets him