Book review: Hamas by Beverley Milton-Edwards and Stephen Farrell & Hizbullah by Naim Qassem
When it comes to the two big Islamic political parties in the Middle East, should we fight or engage, asks Stephen Howe
Faith & Religion
It’s Immaterial
Hindu Council director Jay Lakhani is also a trained scientist. He believes science and religion meet at the level of the infinitely small
The cosy atheist: Laurie Taylor interviews Rebecca Goldstein
Laurie Taylor quizzes Rebecca Goldstein, author of 36 Arguments for the Existence of God, on her novel approach to religion
Why Faisal Shahzad bombed Times Square
Blame Pakistan’s simmering anti-Americanism, says Pervez Hoodbhoy
Editorial: Just believe
It seems that anti-science is on the rise, but hopefully we've found the antidote
Dreams in a Time of War by Ngugi wa Thiong’o
Toby Saul reviews the memoir of an African master
Judgement day
Is the world really getting safer? Lawrence M Krauss, the scientist who reset the Doomsday Clock, cautions against complacency
Shadow pope
What do the Pope and the secular philosopher Jürgen Habermas have in common, asks Jonathan Rée
My pious past
Did you know Peter Tatchell used to be a Sunday School teacher?
Battle of the Babies
A new book argues that liberal secularism and high birth rates are fuelling a revival of religious fundamentalism. Caspar Melville speaks to its author Eric Kaufmann