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** Your daily media briefing - Monday 17 February

In the Media <[link removed]> is our daily collection of news and commentary related to secularism, available delivered to your inbox. You can also read the latest news and opinion <[link removed]> and listen to our podcasts on our website.

** Secularism in the media

* Ofsted could be given powers to seize evidence when inspecting illegal schools amid crackdown <[link removed]>

Ofsted could be given greater powers to seize evidence when inspecting illegal schools, as the Education Secretary pledges a crackdown.

The Telegraph

* Appeal Court rules Islamic marriages invalid in UK <[link removed]>

A court has reversed a judgment from two years ago which found that a couple who had an Islamic wedding ceremony could legally divorce.

BBC

* Charedi Jewish rabbis say their schools cannot talk about same-sex relations in class <[link removed]>

Rabbis representing Britain's main Strictly Orthodox Jewish communities have issued a defiant challenge to the government by insisting their schools cannot discuss LGBT-related issues with pupils.

The Jewish Chronicle

* Islamist terror website editors jailed <[link removed]>

Two web managers who ran a website glorifying Islamist terror groups and encouraging attacks have been jailed.

BBC

* Government minister warns venues over cancelling Franklin Graham <[link removed]>

The leader of the House of Commons, Jacob Rees-Mogg, has called on the owners of venues who cancelled the booking of American preacher Franklin Graham to ensure they are not unlawfully discriminating on grounds of religion and belief.

Premier Christian News

* German far-right group 'planned attacks on mosques' <[link removed]>

Members of a far-right group arrested in Germany were planning attacks on mosques, politicians and asylums seekers, local media report.

BBC

* Christian convert says he ‘would risk death’ if deported to Iran <[link removed]>

A Christian convert who says his life will be at risk if he is deported to Iran had his appeal rejected because he was unable to name Judas as the betrayer of Jesus.

The Sunday Times (£)

* Legislation planned to protect religious buildings in NI

Justice Minister Naomi Long is planning to bring in legislation to help protect Northern Ireland's religious buildings from attacks.

Belfast Telegraph

** Latest from the NSS

* Denying a judicial review over a faith school’s expansion was a lamentable decision <[link removed]>

After he was refused permission for a judicial review against Vale of Glamorgan Council, James Brunt says its decision to expand a faith school was based on dubious methodology and defied reasonable logic.

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* Will defining Islamophobia undermine free speech? <[link removed]>

This episode of The Big Questions considers proposals to define 'Islamophobia'.

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