In a democracy no one, however powerful or impotent, can have a right not to be insulted or offended. … Read the rest

‘The science is so absorbing and surprising it can make fiction seem dull.’… Read the rest

‘Stop executions and stoning,’ the large gathering of women chanted.… Read the rest

What did enlightened people do to support the strikers? Very little.… Read the rest

If more institutions become religious, questions of heresy will become relevant to all users.… Read the rest

Death threats against Western diplomats have been published, militia groups have warned of a holy war. … Read the rest

Second-class citizens held back by discriminatory rules that do not apply to non-Muslim women. … Read the rest

In dramatic UN plan, drivers will be expected to stop for women.… Read the rest

Most Western academic feminists have not focused on gender apartheid in the Islamic world. … Read the rest

The old College Board test supported a strong curriculum, emphasised writing and lucidity.… Read the rest

One, two or three religions, four or five ideologies may in no way decide what citizens can do or think.… Read the rest

First explosion occurred at Hindu temple, second at a railway station. Many injured.… Read the rest

Officials working at the state’s only abortion clinic said they spent much of the day consoling women.… Read the rest

‘We abhor the fact that people throughout the world live under mortal threat simply for expressing ideas’… Read the rest

Fanatics protest satire about fanaticism. Good move.… Read the rest

Michael Ruse may find it hard to get people to reply to his emails from now on.… Read the rest

‘The very idea of an intensive scientific exploration of religion so upsets Wieseltier that he resorts to flagrant falsehoods’… Read the rest

‘He was asking about whether the village had a school when the attack came.’… Read the rest

Ruse covers himself with even more glory. Brown quotes B&W.… Read the rest

Clive Cookson reads Dennett, Wolpert, Winston, Dunbar and more.… Read the rest