Humanism in Zimbabwe
A special report on the state of humanism in Zimbabwe, and the difficulties of being openly non-religious there, by academic and activist Tauya Chinama.
‘You have to know your own mind’ – interview with Laura Dodsworth
The author of 'A State of Fear' speaks to Emma Park about freethinking, the lockdowns, and why her new book will be an antidote to mass manipulation.
‘Words are the only victors’ – Salman Rushdie’s ‘Victory City’, reviewed
The novelist's latest work is a triumph of humanism, argues Daniel James Sharp.
Freethought and secularism
The views of Chapman Cohen, former president of the National Secular Society and editor of the Freethinker, on freethought and secularism
Christopher Hitchens and the long afterlife of Thomas Paine
Daniel Sharp examines the influence of Thomas Paine on Christopher Hitchens, and their many points of resemblance.
The need to rekindle irreverence for Islam in Muslim thought
Kunwar Khuldune Shahid argues that allowing freethought to flourish within the Muslim world would lead to intellectual and social progress.