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New Humanist 2/2008
2/2008
Editorial
From Russia to India, France to Iran, come particular examples of a general rule -- religion and politics are a toxic mix
Parish news
Diary
Peyvand Khorsandi visits Amma -- India's hugging saint
Peyvand Khorsandi visits Amma -- India's hugging saint
Letters to the editor
Russian roulette
Putin's grip on power is great for the Orthodox Church
Putin's grip on power is great for the Orthodox Church
True confessions
What can we learn about Islamic extremism from the memoirs of former radicals?
What can we learn about Islamic extremism from the memoirs of former radicals?
Opinion: Happy birthday humanism
For two centuries one word has symbolised the battle against extremism
For two centuries one word has symbolised the battle against extremism
Rush hour of the gods
The wealthier and urban Indians become, the more they turn to a revitalised Hinduism
The wealthier and urban Indians become, the more they turn to a revitalised Hinduism
Thinker
Toril Moi on Simone de Beauvoir
Toril Moi on Simone de Beauvoir
Tea & empathy
On how the imagination helps us make the world in our own image
On how the imagination helps us make the world in our own image
Craft works -- Laurie Taylor interviews Richard Sennett
Richard Sennett tells Laurie Taylor why he believes in patience, practicality and a job well done
Richard Sennett tells Laurie Taylor why he believes in patience, practicality and a job well done
Forced to be free
The French ban on headscarves is no victory for secularism
The French ban on headscarves is no victory for secularism
A tsar is born
The life of Catherine the Great
The life of Catherine the Great
Spongers
Why shouldn't people have to earn the right to be housed?
Why shouldn't people have to earn the right to be housed?
Malls & mausoleums
Iran refuses to conform to expectations
Iran refuses to conform to expectations
Argod Catalogue
The comedian's roundup of the best in religious tat
The comedian's roundup of the best in religious tat
Book reviews
Natalie Haynes endorses an attack on alternative medicine, Shirley Dent believes Rushdie is the ultimate humanist storyteller, Andrew Mueller travels back in time to Acid House, Bill Thompson finds Michio Kaku's science impossibly bad, Philip Womack has something to tell you about Hanif Kureishi's latest, Peter Wayne serves up the supernatural.
Endgame -- sound of silence
Laurie Taylor waxes lyrical
Laurie Taylor waxes lyrical