Out of the ashes
A striking new documentary about Bosnia asks what happens to ordinary people when their lives are torn apart by war
Politics & Conflict
Mohammed Morsi trial to resume in Cairo, and other stories – our morning round-up
Mohammed Morsi trial to resume in Cairo Egypt’s deposed President Mohammed Morsi has arrived at a court compound in Cairo amid tight security for the resumption of his trial, reports…
Russia tightens security in Sochi before Olympics, and other stories – our morning round-up
Russia tightens security in Sochi before Olympics Russian forces went on combat alert in Sochi and tightened restrictions on access to the Black Sea resort on Tuesday as part of…
Lost in translation
Hailed as spirited radicals for their work in their native Ukraine, “sextremist” activists Femen have attracted as many critics as admirers. Agata Pyzik investigates
Book review: Pauperland by Jeremy Seabrook
This article is a preview from the Winter 2013 issue of New Humanist magazine. You can subscribe here. In Pauperland Jeremy Seabrook sensitively chronicles attitudes towards the poor from the…
How to win power and then lose it again
At the start of 2013, it looked as if Islamists had gained the most from the uprisings that shook Egypt and Tunisia two years earlier. What happened next? Rachel Shabi…
Why is the BBC giving yet more space to Anjem Choudary?
It’s the morning after the verdict in a horrific murder trial. The murder was a national scandal and led directly to a violent backlash against thousands of people who had…
LSE apologises to atheist students over free speech row, and other stores – our morning round-up
LSE apologises to atheist students over free speech row The London School of Economics has apologised to two students who were asked to cover up a t-shirts depicting the Jesus…
What is modern slavery?
Recent media coverage should provoke a serious discussion about how to protect the most vulnerable, writes Samira Shackle
Is Jesus history’s biggest figure?
Christ has topped of a list of history's most significant people. The study may be imperfect, but it's a great basis for an argument, says Paul Sims