Just eight years in jail for Iranian man who beheaded 17-year-old wife
A man who beheaded his 17-year-old wife has been sentenced to eight years in prison in Iran, the judiciary says. Images of Sajjad Heydari...
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Rationalist International
Jan 18, 20234 min read
Rejuvenating the Gora-Edamaruku relationship
. Sakthy Edamaruku writes about the Gora - Saraswathi Gora Birth Anniversary International Atheist Conference held in Vijayawada, India....
Rationalist International
Jan 1, 20232 min read
Taliban orders NGOs to send female staff home days after university ban on Afghan women
The latest order from the Taliban bans women from working for non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The Islamist rulers justifies the...
Rationalist International
Jan 1, 20232 min read
Saving a life using a "world-first" operation using stem cells from placentas
Professor Massimo Caputo from the Bristol Heart Institute used pioneering stem cell injections to correct baby Finley's heart defect. He...
Rationalist International
Dec 23, 20222 min read
Dream in peace – the only place in Pakistan where blasphemy laws will not haunt you!
Now one can actually dream in peace in Pakistan without worrying about being guilty of blasphemy. The Lahore High Court has ruled that...
Rationalist International
Dec 23, 20222 min read
Sudanese Woman jailed for kissing a man
A Sudanese woman charged with adultery has had her life spared and will instead spend six months behind bars after she admitted to...
Rationalist International
Dec 20, 20222 min read
US President Joe Biden signed the bill to protect same-sex marriage
The new legislation, known as the Respect for Marriage Act, does not require states to legalize same-sex marriage but does require them...
Rationalist International
Dec 12, 20222 min read
The End of men? Male sex chromosome is slowly disappearing.
The Y chromosome may be a symbol of masculinity, but it is becoming increasingly clear that it is anything but strong and enduring....
Rationalist International
Dec 12, 20222 min read
Putin signs bill against LGBTQ rights, Russian Orthodox Church praises the move
The new law in Russia makes it illegal to spread “propaganda” about “non-traditional sexual relations” in all media, including social,...
Rationalist International
Dec 10, 20222 min read
Indonesia's new penal code bans extra-marital sex
Indonesia's parliament has approved a new criminal code that bans anyone in the country from having extramarital sex and restricts...
Rationalist International
Dec 9, 20222 min read
Iran’s ex-president Khatami said rulers must heed protestors
The former president of Iran warned rulers that they must heed protesters’ demands “before it was too late” in a rare public comment. The...
Rationalist International
Dec 5, 20221 min read
Fossil found in cupboard shows lizards millions of years older than thought
The fossilized remains of a small, sharp-toothed lizard, left in a cupboard for more than half a century, have pushed back the origins of...
Rationalist International
Dec 5, 20221 min read
Humans to live and work on the moon within the decade: NASA
NASA says that humans will be living on the moon by the end of the decade. The US Space agency successfully launched its powerful new...
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Dec 4, 20222 min read
People declaring "No Religion" surges in England and Wales
Christians in England and Wales are no longer a religious majority and up to a third of the people there follow no religion at all,...
Rationalist International
Dec 2, 20222 min read
Alzheimer’s: The beginning of the end of its treatment
The first drug found to slow dementia onset has had trial results confirmed in what scientists say could “herald a new era” for people...
Rationalist International
Nov 24, 20221 min read
What can we do for Iran, Now?
The online speech of Sanal Edamaruku is now available on YouTube channel @Rationalists. You are invited to be a subscriber of the...
Rationalist International
Nov 22, 20222 min read
Why Missionaries of Charity nuns were expelled from Nicaragua?
Nicaragua's Sandinista government recently ordered a total shutdown of Missionaries of Charity, a religious order established by Mother...
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Nov 18, 20223 min read
Women, Life, Freedom - ‘Zan, Zendegi, Azadi’
It has been over two months since 22 -year-old Mahsa Amini died while in police custody. Despite severe restrictions, sporadic protests...
Rationalist International
Oct 24, 20222 min read
Sweden may ban religious schooling
The Swedish government is considering putting a total ban on religious schooling. Swedish Minister of Education, Lina Axelsson Kihlblom...
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Oct 22, 20221 min read
Australians have signed petitions to replace prayers in parliament
Australia is becoming less religious, with over 40% of the population claiming no religious affiliation. Australian federal parliament...
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