Books from Bob’s Library #3: Richard Carlile’s ‘The Republican’ and ‘Every Woman’s Book’
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Jihad by Word #2: how I could not defend jizyah
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Blasphemy and violence: review of ‘Demystifying the Sacred’
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How the persecution of Ahmadis undermines democracy in Pakistan
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Image of the week: Charles Bradlaugh’s struggle and triumph
As the UK prepares to elect a new government on 4 July, this seems a good moment to…