‘The real beauty comes from contemplating the universe’: humanism with Sarah Bakewell
The author of ‘Humanly Possible: Seven Hundred Years of Humanist Freethinking, Enquiry and Hope' speaks to the Freethinker.
Breaking the silence: Pakistani ex-Muslims find a voice on social media
How ex-Muslims in Pakistan are turning to social media to explore their views and meet like-minded people – and what they risk in doing so.
Can art be independent of politics?
Review of Jed Perl's 'Authority and Freedom: A Defense of the Arts'.
The perils of dropping a book
On the Wakefield Koran-scuffing case, and why de facto blasphemy laws must continue to be resisted.
British Islam and the crisis of ‘wokeism’ in universities: interview with Steven Greer
'When people try to shut you down, you should respond by saying more, not less.'