The hijab is the wrong symbol to represent women
Khadija Khan on why a hijab-clad statue in Birmingham is a faux pas, celebrating a symbol of oppression against women rather than their freedom and dignity.
Faith Watch, November 2023
Abrahamic discord – Narges Mohammadi in prison – an Islamic party pooped – Christians against sponges – gay orgies in the Catholic Church (again)
Freethinkers in conversation
Round-up of recent talks by the Freethinker team, as well as a couple from the National Secular Society and Conway Hall.
Bloodshed in Gaza: Islamists, leftist ideologues, and the prospects of a two-state solution
How the 'leftist postcolonial apologia' for Hamas supports the violence of a group that 'has thrived on Palestinian dead bodies', and what the prospects are of an eventual compromise.
Ethical future? Science fiction and the tech billionaires
Who is going to control artificial intelligence, as well as artificial general intelligence when it comes? Will AI be a force for good or an existential threat?
Campaign ‘to unite India and save its secular soul’
'Our viewpoints may differ, but fundamentally, we are all human.' Journalist Puja Bhattacharjee on a movement to foster mutual understanding between Hindus and Muslims.