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Acclaimed political journalist and author Ian Dunt has been appointed as the Chair of the newly established Editorial Board for New Humanist magazine, following its merger with Humanists UK earlier this year. New Humanist, now in its 140th year of publication, became part of Humanists UK on 1 January this year in a merger that… Read more »
On Wednesday, a man is to stand trial after burning a Quran outside the Turkish Embassy in London reportedly in protest of the President of Turkey. Humanists UK has warned that if the prosecution is successful, and if the case is reported, it will effectively re-establish the crime of blasphemy in England and Wales, 17… Read more »
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There is a chill wind blowing through the capitals of Europe. Ever since the end of World War 2 the USA, acting through NATO, has guaranteed the military security of, first, Western Europe and then, after the fall of Communism, much of Central and Eastern Europe. The days of America effectively underwriting the security of… Read more »
The UK today is a pluralist society where people of different backgrounds and beliefs generally co-exist well together. But the crisis in the Middle East is aggravating tensions, and there has been a rise in both antisemitism and Islamophobia. Ordinary Muslim people are being suspected of harbouring Islamic extremist views; whilst the actions of the… Read more »
