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** Your daily media briefing - Friday 13 March

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

* House of Commons to begin serving halal and kosher food following MPs' appeal <[link removed]>

The House of Commons has announced it will start serving halal and kosher food following an appeal from MPs.

PoliticsHome

* Christchurch mosque attacks: NZ has 'fundamentally changed' says PM <[link removed]>

New Zealand has "fundamentally changed" since the Christchurch mosque attacks one year ago, its prime minister Jacinda Ardern has said.

BBC

* Trevor Phillips: Islamophobia has been warped by ‘orcs’ <[link removed]>

Trevor Phillips appeared at an event run by the Quilliam Foundation after his suspension from the Labour party this week.

UnHerd

* ‘Religious belief is a choice’ <[link removed]>

A letter from Neil Barber of Edinburgh Secular Society in response to the Trevor Phillips row (scroll down).

The Courier

* ‘The GP's View: Let's ask the public about changing the laws on assisted dying’ <[link removed]>

We are at a pivotal moment in the discussion on whether the UK should legalise medically assisted dying.

The Irish News

* Fears for uncontacted tribes as evangelical missionaries plan helicopter drops into Amazon <[link removed]>

Evangelical Christians are preparing helicopter missions to remote parts of the Amazon, prompting fears for the future of uncontacted tribes under Brazil's ultra conservative president.

The Telegraph

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* The Moral Maze: Islamophobia <[link removed]>

What does 'Islamophobia' mean and should it be formally defined?

BBC

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* NSS raises Italy’s response to child abuse in Catholic Church at UN <[link removed]>

The NSS has urged the UN Human Rights Council to strengthen recommendations designed to tackle child abuse in Italy's Catholic Church.

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