Western writers who want to criticize religious misogyny, homophobia, racism and censorship must also live with accusations of “Islamophobia.”… Read the rest

From the first, the new and expanded blasphemy laws were used as tools of persecution.… Read the rest

As leaders worldwide strongly condemn Bhatti’s murder, the reaction of the Pakistani government has been vapid.… Read the rest

A secular ethic will always require that religion enjoy no privileged status based on assertions of authority that are widely regarded as untrue.… Read the rest

We hold that there’s something intrinsically morally wrong about holding religious beliefs. This perhaps is a startling claim.… Read the rest

Egypt has many university-educated women. Will they be invited to the table when the organization of political parties begins in the post-Mubarak era?… Read the rest

Science  is built on transparency, but the pharmaceutical industry is regulated behind closed doors; trust is all that’s left.… Read the rest

Such as the efficacy of sniffer dogs, who turn out to be doing a Clever Hans.… Read the rest

Mike Huckabee said Obama’s perspective was shaped by “growing up in Kenya.”… Read the rest

The neuroscience in the book feels a micrometer deep and a boring lifetime long.… Read the rest

Republicans at the state and federal level are letting their misogyny, their fundamentalism and their sheer nuttiness show.… Read the rest

Sources close to the investigation said that the editors would announce the formal retraction of 89 papers next month.… Read the rest

All students agree to abide by BYU honour code, which includes prohibitions on drinking, smoking, drugs, tea, coffee, swearing and sex.… Read the rest

The mayor’s supporters shout abuse from the gallery. “It is horrible, absolutely bloody awful.”… Read the rest

How diluted is it? Well it’s like this…… Read the rest

She confronted the mob mentality that erupted into an actual physical mob, as they stripped, taunted and harassed a young girl because she had fallen in love.… Read the rest

The stated aims of the Foundation have evolved over the years, although there is evidence that its actual aims have not.… Read the rest

Of the three brave Pakistani politicians who stood up for Aasia Bibi, just one is still alive: Sherry Rehman.… Read the rest

A widely read newspaper, Jang, said it was a “heinous conspiracy against Pakistan” and a result of American pressure on Pakistan to combat terrorism.… Read the rest

Here’s what you do: you say it’s all scientism.… Read the rest