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.
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.
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.
Faith schools: where do the political parties stand?
Stephen Evans of the National Secular Society argues that the state should not fund religiously segregated faith schools, and examines the main political parties' positions on this and related issues.
How Turkey abandoned secularism
Why Turkey has increasingly slipped back into Islamisation, and how the hijab has become the 'unofficial flag' of this movement.
Bring on the British Republic – Graham Smith’s ‘Abolish the Monarchy’, reviewed
'Our monarchs seem to have spent more time secretly lobbying for tax exemptions than standing up for liberty.'