Criticism of Islam was no harsher than criticism of all religions has been during magazine’s 25-year life.… Read the rest

Well suited to the person who has some interest in philosophy but is too lazy to keep up. … Read the rest

Americans are falling increasingly into the arms of Jesus – and Europe could go the same way.… Read the rest

Hairdressers act as counsellors and social workers. Do they? Uh oh.… Read the rest

‘There is a belief that those who shout the loudest can best solve the problems within their community.’… Read the rest

Women’s rights to healthcare could be curtailed.… Read the rest

Woman tells inquest her son was told he would be killed if he did not convert.… Read the rest

Wants other people mentioned. Armenians for example?… Read the rest

War in Democratic Republic of Congo kills 38,000 people each month, the Lancet says.… Read the rest

The right approach starts by taking individuals – not nations, tribes or ‘peoples’ – as the proper object of moral concern. … Read the rest

The latest in a string of attacks on teachers working in schools where girls are taught.… Read the rest

What happens in a forum dominated by facts and evidence, as opposed to theater and rhetoric… Read the rest

How probable is it that the very features that make a design bad are markers of design?… Read the rest

Stampedes killed 251 people in 2004, 1,426 in 1990. Deity rewards followers.… Read the rest

Postmodernism is the move from great refusal to the great retreat.… Read the rest

The model of market-managerialism has largely destroyed all alternatives, traditional and untraditional.… Read the rest

‘Distant reading’ is not just counting.… Read the rest

The history of Europe has included massive spells of acting out.… Read the rest