Arrested after writing an article in Spanish newspaper criticizing Ahmadinejad for denying the Holocaust.… Read the rest

Expanding the criteria for apostasy, blasphemy, heresy, all subject to punishment or death.… Read the rest

Women not thought important enough to get brain-deadening indoctrination that passes for education.… Read the rest

There are scores of women who have been branded witch by villagers and tortured. … Read the rest

Vicars join real estate agents to bring Anglican feng shui to garage-blessing.… Read the rest

Ethical consumers tinker with purchasing decisions to feel virtuous, rather than grasp issues that require hard choices.… Read the rest

Starving women are used here as pack-horses, carrying twice their own weight.… Read the rest

Possible to question whether sanctity of life is a principle from which parliament can properly derive its decisions.… Read the rest

So why does the BNP keep getting elected?… Read the rest

Religious opposition to contraception is the next big thing. Whoopee.… Read the rest

So if you have to die helpless and in pain, thank the bishops.… Read the rest

Friday it emerged that the philosopher has been seen at least twice in the medical clinic at Evin prison.… Read the rest

Simon Blackburn, Stephen Law, Nick Cohen; Jeremy Stangroom chairs.… Read the rest

Not a scientist, but the Montaigne of the 20th century.… Read the rest

Biologists criticize game theory of sexual selection.… Read the rest

Canada worries at similarity to Zara Kazemi case.… Read the rest

Journalist told that 12 members of al-Qaeda entered Iran two days ago en route to Denmark.… Read the rest

‘It may prove difficult to make all Muslims carry out the divine verdict in this matter’ – but worth a try.… Read the rest

Carlin Romano asks scholar what K would have thought of the Danish cartoons.… Read the rest

‘He’s a scholar, he’s a teacher, he’s an activist…[H]e’s never been engaged in anti-Iranian activities.’… Read the rest