Shazia Mirza Some of my best friends are atheists

Shazia Mirza Some of my best friends are atheists Shazia Mirza

NEW

NEW

IDEAS FOR GODLESS PEOPLE

IDEAS FOR GODLESS PEOPLE

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EDITION

EDITION

MAY JUN 2012

MAY JUN 2012

Vol 127 No 3 ISSN 0306-512X

Vol 127 No 3 ISSN 0306-512X

RATIONALIST a s s o c i a t i o n

RATIONALIST a s s o c i a t i o n

I WAS BORN IN BANGLADESH AND RAISED ON A HOUSING ESTATE IN SOUTH LONDON AS A MUSLIM. I WROTE MY BOOK TO SHOW THAT ATHEISM IS AN OPTION – YOU DON’T HAVE

TO BE TRAPPED BY YOUR PARENTS’ BELIEFS A S , T Y A ’ H

PLUS Witchcraft in the UK // HOW DID SECULARISM BECOME A DIRTY WORD? // Rise of the cults

PLUS Witchcraft in the UK // HOW DID SECULARISM BECOME A DIRTY WORD? // Rise of the cults

IS YOUR BRAIN RIGHT-WING? // Richard Holloway: the agnostic Bishop

IS YOUR BRAIN RIGHT-WING? // Richard Holloway: the agnostic Bishop