Talking to the Enemy by Scott Atran – review
Rather than being brainwashed by militant recruiters, terrorists tend to be ordinary people driven by their peer group, argues anthropologist Scott Atran. By Jason Burke
The 99: the Islamic superheroes fighting side by side with Batman
DC Comics' Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman are joining forces with Islamic-inspired superheroes The 99 this week. Carole Cadwalladr meets their creator, Dr Naif al-Mutawa
India must move beyond book-burning
Nina Martyris: Mumbai University's banning of Rohinton Mistry's novel, Such a Long Journey, shames India but the public reaction gives hope
Mohammed Arkoun obituary
Influential Islamic scholar who explored Enlightenment ideals
Mumbai University drops Rohinton Mistry novel after extremists complain
• Author decries 'threats and intimidation' by Shiv Sena• Such a Long Journey insults leader Bal Thackeray – grandson
William James, part 1: A religious man for our times
Mark Vernon: Existentially troubled and intellectually brilliant, James is still well worth reading for matters of truth, pluralism and God
German resistance centenarian Hans Keilson wins UK deal for war novel
Critics hail Comedy in a Minor Key, a semi-autobiographical tale written 63 years ago recounting anti-Nazi defiance
Pakistan’s literary boys’ club
Bina Shah: Is Pakistani writing really male dominated – or is it simply that the media refuses to acknowledge Pakistan's women writers?
The digital reading revolution
Victor Keegan: Devices such as the Kindle and iPad are changing the way we think about books – but who will control the future of reading?
Salman Rushdie at work on fatwa memoir
Author reveals he is already 100 pages into his account of being driven into hiding after publication of The Satanic Verses
Job suffered alone – and so must we
Bernard Leikind: Many believe a caring, personal God has their welfare in mind, but the Book of Job provides little to support this view
India must take responsibility for polio eradication
Nina Martyris: When polio prevention is so simple, it is immoral for wealthy Indians to allow the virus a safe future
Nelson Mandela anguished over family’s suffering, says book
Conversations with Myself reveals anxiety about how his life as leader of the anti-apartheid struggle affected relatives
The Book of Common Prayer, part 8: Liturgy and society
Alan Wilson: The BCP is defined far more by liturgical statements than dogmatic formularies, offering a distinctive concept of uniformity
Pakistan’s fertile artistic ground
Mustafa Qadri: Granta may be showcasing Pakistan's English language writers, but this is only the tip of an artistic iceberg