A Vision for 21st Century Humanism

When the Islamists in Iraq took over the government through the elections in 2005, it was a wakeup call to me and all those... Read More
Liberté, Egalité—de Féministes! Revealing the Burqa as a Pro-Choice Issue

“Ban the burqa! Ban the burqa!” Across Western Europe this resounds as the rallying cry of the day among the public and politicians. At... Read More
Square One near Ground Zero

An earlier version of this article referred to the Cordoba House Initiative’s planned Islamic community center (also called Park51) in lower Manhattan as a... Read More
THE ISSUE AT HAND

WHAT IS the central dilemma for humanists? I was recently asked this question and responded that on the subject of religion, humanists must decide... Read More
Counterfeiting Tradition

In 2006 the government of Turkey launched an ambitious effort to rewrite the basic foundation of Islam in order to produce a kinder and... Read More