Belief
Why doesn’t God use Faithbook?
September 2010 - If God wants to reach out to humanity, why rely on prophets and scripture when he presumably has the power to connect with each of us directly?
Religious freedom at stake in Egypt
August 2010 - If you don't fast during Ramadan in Egypt, lie about it; hide it. Otherwise, you might land in jail.
Make Ramadan torture-free in Egypt
August 2010 - It's Ramadan, but the Egyptian police continue to practise brutality and torture. This year, they should set a better example.
I say you want a revolution, Egypt
July 2010 - Activists in Egypt should look to the hippy movement of the 1960s for a successful model in bringing about long-term social change.
July 2010 - Advocates of banning the face veil want to take away the only choice some women have – the choice to conform.
July 2010 - The fifth anniversary of the 7 July attacks has refocused attention on Islamist terrorism, but the neo-Nazi threat goes largely unnoticed.
May 2010 - Following the lead of Islamists, Egyptian Christians are trying to ban an award-winning novel because it 'insults' Christianity.
April 2010 - In philosophy and religion, the body is merely a hollow shell for our mind and soul. But what if our bodies not only confine but also define us?
March 2010 - In South Dakota, everyone knows that the climate is just right - and that global warming is just the hot air of science.
February 2010 - Christians across the Muslim world use ‘Allah’ to refer to ‘God’, so why has this led to violence and controversy in Malaysia?
Egyptian football's pious turn
February 2010 - The national team is increasingly flaunting its Muslim religiosity. Where does that leave Christian, let alone secular Egyptians?
December 2009 - Prominent Muslim Brotherhood member Kamal Helbawy talks about his research and ending the misconceptions that tie terrorism to Islam.
November 2009 - Much as we’d like our children to hold the same things dear as we do, we should have enough faith in them to let them choose their own belief system.
November 2009 - As the singer prepares to visit Egypt, Christian and Muslim fundamentalists agree: Beyoncé is the root of all evil.
November 2009 - There is something of an inner circle to mourning whose circumference varies from culture to culture. Knowing where you fit in takes some research.
October 2009 - New attempts to address the divide between Egypt's Muslims and Christians must be supported, not undermined, by the state.
September 2009 - A new search engine claims to filter out 'haram' (sinful) content for the faithful. Should non-believers now demand their own version – let’s call it Godpile – that blocks religious content?
Face to faith: Ramadan for the faith-challenged
August 2009 - Ramadan possesses a certain secular appeal but fasting requires the non-believer to square the philosophical circle.
July 2009 - Can we look forward to a boom in Arab science or will poverty, bureaucracy and religion be insurmountable obstacles?
The Middle East must look to the future
April 2009 - A secular society confines religion to the spiritual sphere where it belongs, and leaves worldly affairs to human resourcefulness.
April 2009 - An outward appearance of Islamism disguises the increasingly secular reality of some Arab and Muslim societies.
March 2009 - God now has a number. Sadly, it goes straight to voicemail, but I’ve got my messages ready. What about you?
December 2008 - It’s the Western world’s greatest childhood controversy: does Santa Claus exist? The answer is both comforting and disturbing to the children among us and within us.
September 2008 - With booze in short supply, the month of fasting can be a thirsty wait for some Muslims.
