Modi’s soft war on secularism
India's government panders to the Hindu majority. This can seem silly, but scratch a little and it reveals an ugly religious agenda.
Politics & Conflict
Immigration, free speech, feminism: the New Humanist democracy reading list
As the dust settles from the 2015 election, here is a collection of recent essays and interviews on democracy and rights.
It’s election year, but where’s the vision?
The media-Westminster nexus that governs us is old in every way.
The wrong kind of dissident
Russia’s conflicted recent history is writ large in the life of Eduard Limonov
How Boko Haram will impact the Nigerian election
The vote has been delayed to give the authorities time to contain the threat - but will it work?
Reflections on Charlie Hebdo
This is the editorial from the Spring 2015 issue of New Humanist, out on Wednesday 18 February. It went to press before the Chapel Hill and Copenhagen attacks. Within the…
Angola’s forgotten massacre
A review of Lara Pawson's new book.
Support for the British far-right is at a 20 year low
The splintering of the EDL and BNP have weakened far-right movements, according to a new report by Hope Not Hate .
Muslims ethnically cleansed in Central African Republic, says UN
The civil war in the Central African Republic has been raging since March 2013. So far, at least 6,000 people have died in this landlocked country of 4.5 million. The…
Statement on the Charlie Hebdo attack
We are horrified to learn of the attack on the offices of the Paris-based satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. No journalists should face violence for what they publish – and any…