Human Rights & Ethics – Page 45

Heights of madness

As Sex and the City totters on to the big screen, Sally Feldman celebrates the agony and the ecstasy of the stiletto

Taking your own life is a mortal sin, says the Catholic Church. Unless you happen to be a Bishop, finds Colin Brewer

As the Virtual Museum of Offensive Art opens online, Floris van den Berg ponders the limits of freedom

From Russia to India, France to Iran, come particular examples of a general rule – religion and politics are a toxic mix

The feminist icon was dedicated to freedom for all humanity, says Toril Moi

France’s ban on headscarves was hailed as a victory for secularism. But, argues Joan W Scott, its political roots are more sinister

How do you justify the unspeakable? Simply invoke the threat of terrorism, says Stan Cohen

True freedom requires not wealth but faith, says social theorist Stein Ringen

Laurie Taylor turns the microscope on to the man who’s brought us life on earth, in the freezer, under the oceans and in the undergrowth

On the stand-up circuit disabled people are fair game. Yet mocking God can get you banned, says Christina Martin