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IN THIS ISSUE

CONTENTS
VOLUME 121 NO 6 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2006
COVER STORY

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DIARY Mick Gordon on his new play about religion DAVID HUME Julian Baggini nominates his humanist hero NEWS HOUNDED Naomi Sakr on a decade of al-Jazeera INFANTILE DISORDER Fundamentalism babyish? If only, says Michael Bywater KIDS UNITED Integrated education is Northern Ireland’s best hope, says Gary Kent

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FUTURE PERFECT
Transhumanists proclaim the possibility of escaping our biological limits. Anita Silvers assesses their case
FEATURES

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PEACE WARRIORS Ron Dudai in Tel Aviv meets the men of violence who’ve changed their minds
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REGULARS
EDITORIAL PARISH NEWS WINE CLUB LETTERS CONCRETE REASONING ENDGAME Speak up for Laurie Taylor

WHAT’S AN INFIDEL? Jonathan Rée consults the latest humanist dictionary

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HEAVEN SCENT As the new film Perfume is released Sally Feldman sniffs the spirit of the century TEACH US OUR RIGHTS A secular school in Uganda deserves our support, says Caspar Melville MORAL MAZE Stephen Eric Bronner urges an African solution for Darfur

Support secular schooling Read about our charity appeal on page 22

NEW HUMANIST NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2006

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