Life & Society: Religion

What lies beneath

If Sarkozy banned the burqa, he himself would be oppressing the women who wear it. Making something invisible does not make it go away

Does God Hate Women?

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After the truth

The Ryan Commission has revealed decades of child abuse within institutions run by the Irish Catholic Church. An Irish journalist explores where Catholicism in Ireland goes from here

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God Is Back: How the Global Rise of Faith Is Changing the World

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Islam's young faithful

The voices of young Muslims must be harnessed to combat Islamic extremistism in Britain, argues the Vice President of The Young Muslims UK

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The Pilgrim Pope

Pope Benedict's visit to the Holy Land is a bold step towards healing past wounds and pushing inter-faith dialogue, says the Board of Deputies of British Jews

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Who was Abdul Wahhab?

The life of the Islamic cleric who shaped Saudi Arabia

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Growing up in Saudi

A bleak future for Baha'is

International pressure may have set Roxana Saberi free, but the plight of seven Iranian Baha'is, imprisoned in Tehran a year ago, has gone largely unnoticed.

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Technology, the Latter-day way

The Mormon community can rightfully boast a long association with technological advancement, from the hearing-aid to the most visited genealogy website on earth