Faith & Religion

The Mechanics of Genocide

Linda Melvern analyses the failure of the international community in Rwanda

Gaza Taliban?

On the eve of the Palestinian elections in 2006, Aya Yasmina May asked what we can expect of Hamas

East of Eden

Jonathan Ree reviews Fallen by David Maine

Continental rift

We first reported on Dyab Abou Jahjah, the controversial leader of Belgium's Arab European League, in July 2004. Since then French riots and the cartoon crisis have raised his profile.…

What’s in a name?

Jihad Fakhreddine despairs at the strangling of Arab secularism

Apocalysts now

What if you not only believed that the world was going to end but had the power to make it happen? David S Katz explores the modern occult

Under the microscope

Jonathan Rée on Daniel Dennett's attempt to do away with religion scientifically

Spirited away

Some atheists start believing in anything after they give up believing in God, says Meera Nanda

Love thine enemy

Rather than bicker with believers, we should join forces with them, says Bernard Crick

Judgement days

Laurie Taylor finds out how long we've got