Our own worst enemy
Self-censorship is handing victory to the extremists, says Sherry Jones
Politics & Conflict
Sex, flies and videotape: the secret lives of Harun Yahya
Muslim creationist, cult leader, Dawkins' nemesis, messiah. Halil Arda tracks down the real Harun Yahya
Shut up and listen
Newton Emerson has the real story behind Ireland’s new blasphemy law
Film review: Inglourious Basterds
This World War Two revenge tale is lazy and idiotic, yet has moments of true brilliance. Could the real problem be Tarantino himself? asks Fred Rowson
The Fall of the Imam by Nawal El Saadawi
Philip Womack praises a formidable Egyptian novel
Rhythm rites
Crispin Robinson explains why he has become initiated in an Afro-Cuban drumming cult
Unholy trinity
The child abuse scandal has finally opened Irish eyes, says Newton Emerson
The Pure Society: From Darwin to Hitler by André Pichot
Benjamin Noys discovers the modern mutations of eugenics
South Africa’s Brave New World by RW Johnson
Stephen Howe on a monumental, snarling study of post-apartheid South Africa
Editorial: Faith in freedom
When it comes to threats to our freedoms we all need to pay attention