Top human rights activist detained in Bahrain
Maryam al-Khawaja, prominent pro-democracy activist, arrested as she attempted to visit her father.
Politics & Conflict
The growth of African-American atheism
Christianity remains central to life in the Southern United States. But with non-belief growing, secular organisations are finding new ways of supporting those who are breaking with their faith. Dale…
9 things we learned this week
From religious freedom to chocolate diplomacy, teenage drug-use to Papal advice, these are the subjects we've been talking about over the last seven days
Where is the line between protest and abuse?
There has been a rise in anti-Semitic attacks since the Israeli bombardment of Gaza began.
Founder of Britain First quits over “counter-productive” mosque invasions
Jim Dowson stands down, saying that the far-right Christian group he founded is "overrun with racists and extremists".
Politics by other means
To understand the origins of the First World War, we must understand imperial rivalries and the racism that underpinned them
9 things we learned this week
From assisted dying reform to women bishops, warming seas to extreme arachnophobia, these are the subjects we've been talking about over the last seven days
Bertrand Russell’s lofty pacifism
He spent a lifetime opposing war – but how well does the legacy of our most famous peace activist stand up to scrutiny? By Jonathan Rée
Why is Kenya beset by terrorist violence?
A Q&A with David Anderson, professor of African history at Warwick University.
9 things we learned this week
From Papal apologies to Brazilian failures, magnetic fields to prime ministerial hangovers, these are the subjects we've been talking about over the last seven days