New Humanist Update #83 (14 March 2008)
The March/April issue of New Humanist is out, bringing with it
exclusive news of Russia's shock election result. While news sources
around the world reported the foregone conclusion that was Dmitry
Medvedev's landslide victory, our cover story by Michael Binyon
reveals the real winner – God.
In a globe trotting issue we also bring you Meera Nanda reporting on
the increasing religiosity of India's urban middle class while in
Tehran Nina Power finds that Iran refuses to conform to Western
expectations.
Plus Joan W Scott revisits the French ban on headscarves which, she
argues, does not amount to a victory for secularism. Back in Russia
(and back in time) Sally Feldman celebrates the life of Catherine the
Great and wonders if Vladimir Putin has modelled his own rule on that
of the Empress of the Enlightenment.
Surveying a new publishing phenomenon Stephen Howe asks if we can learn
anything about terrorism from the memoirs of former Islamist radicals,
and Julian Baggini asks whether Housing Minister Caroline Flint had a
point when she suggested people should be expected to work if they want
a council house.
Also an exclusive extract from our cartoonist Martin Rowson's latest
book The Dog Allusion (The Spectator had an extract too, but it was a
different, not so good, bit). Plus: Laurie Taylor's fascinating
interview with intellectual heavyweight, and his neighbour, Richard
Sennett.
And let's not forget Toril Moi on Simone de Beauvoir, Peyvand Khorsandi
on his visit to Amma, India's hugging saint, Bill Cooke on humanism's
200th birthday, and a clutch of book reviews including quite possibly
the most negative review we've ever run (by Bill Thompson). Ouch!
Follow the link below to find your way to all this great content.
CONTENTS
* Russian election shock: God wins
* Rush hour of the gods: The religion of India's middle class
* Headscarves, malls and mausoleums
* Back home: Extremists and spongers
* Martin Rowson: Tea and empathy
* Craft works: Laurie Taylor interviews Richard Sennett
* Book reviews: Some drugs work, others don't
* FREE trial copy
* Follow the New Humanist Blog
Read the full newsletter:
http://newhumanist.org.uk/newsletter/
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SUPPORTING NEW HUMANIST
Do you buy books from Amazon UK? If so, you can support New Humanist
with every purchase by bookmarking this link.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/redirect-home?tag=newhumanist-21&site=books
The next time you buy something from Amazon, follow the link and New
Humanist will get a percentage of the price - at no extra cost to you!
For more ways to support New Humanist and the work of the Rationalist
Association, see our website.
PRIVACY
You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed via our
website. New Humanist and the RA take your privacy very seriously. We
do not release your email address to any third party, and we will
immediately take you off our mailing list if you don't wish to continue
receiving NH Update.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
HOW TO UNSUBSCRIBE
To be removed from this mailing list, please click the link below, or
paste it into your web browser.
http://newhumanist.org.uk/newsletter/r?k=351E2237
------------------------------------------------------------------------
New Humanist: The magazine for free thinkers
http://newhumanist.org.uk/
------------------------------------
*****************************************
Sign the Petition : Release the Arrested University Teachers Immediately : An Appeal to the Caretaker Government of Bangladesh
http://www.mukto-mona.com/human_rights/university_teachers_arrest.htm
*****************************************
Daily Star publishes an interview with Mukto-Mona
http://www.mukto-mona.com/news/daily_star/daily_star_MM.pdf
*****************************************
MM site is blocked in Islamic countries such as UAE. Members of those theocratic states, kindly use any proxy (such as http://proxy.org/) to access mukto-mona.
*****************************************
Mukto-Mona Celebrates 5th Anniversary
http://www.mukto-mona.com/Special_Event_/5_yrs_anniv/index.htm
*****************************************
Mukto-Mona Celebrates Earth Day:
http://www.mukto-mona.com/Special_Event_/Earth_day2006/index.htm
*****************************************
Kansat Uprising : A Special Page from Mukto-Mona
http://www.mukto-mona.com/human_rights/kansat2006/members/
*****************************************
MM Project : Grand assembly of local freedom fighters at Raumari
http://www.mukto-mona.com/project/Roumari/freedom_fighters_union300306.htm
*****************************************
German Bangla Radio Interviews Mukto-Mona Members:
http://www.mukto-mona.com/Special_Event_/Darwin_day/german_radio/
Mukto-Mona Celebrates Darwin Day:
http://www.mukto-mona.com/Special_Event_/Darwin_day/index.htm
*****************************************
Some FAQ's about Mukto-Mona:
http://www.mukto-mona.com/new_site/mukto-mona/faq_mm.htm
****************************************************
VISIT MUKTO-MONA WEB-SITE : http://www.mukto-mona.com/
****************************************************
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it".
-Beatrice Hall [pseudonym: S.G. Tallentyre], 190Yahoo! Groups Links
<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mukto-mona/
<*> Your email settings:
Individual Email | Traditional
<*> To change settings online go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mukto-mona/join
(Yahoo! ID required)
<*> To change settings via email:
mailto:mukto-mona-digest@yahoogroups.com
mailto:mukto-mona-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com
<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
mukto-mona-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: