The full text of this issue is now available. The November 2009 issue of International Humanist News has been published. This edition includes reports from Humanist groups around the world as well as news of IHEU campaigns at the United Nations.

National Association of Philosophy Students—Nigeria in conjunction with the Secular Student Alliance—USA presents the first National Philosophical Essay Competition. Theme: Philosophy and Rationalism: Solutions to Africa's Underdevelopment.

The recent success with Ontario's decision to ban Sharia courts has been widely reported in the world press. We have summarised some of the reports here.