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Your daily media briefing - Friday 13 March

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House of Commons to begin serving halal and kosher food following MPs' appeal

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

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’

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’

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’

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

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

Listen

The Moral Maze: Islamophobia

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

BBC

Latest from the NSS

NSS raises Italy’s response to child abuse in Catholic Church at UN

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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