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** Your daily media briefing - Monday 22 June
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 <[link removed]> and opinion <[link removed]> and listen to our podcasts <[link removed]> on our website.
** Secularism in the media
* Reading terror attack suspect may have considered travelling to join Islamist group, security sources say <[link removed]>
Khairi Saadallah, a 25-year-old asylum seeker, came to the attention of MI5 in 2019 when they received information from a foreign intelligence service that he was seeking to join an Islamist group in the Middle East.
The Independent
* UK’s complicated ties to Libyan Islamists <[link removed]>
The arrest of a Libyan asylum seeker in connection with the triple murder in Reading will again cast a spotlight on Britain's complex relationship with Islamist militants.
The Times (£)
* Christian group distribute conversion therapy ‘helpline’ leaflets in NI
The Mid Ulster Christian Helpline is run by Freda and William Kerr, and according to BelfastLive, the couple have been distributing leaflets to homes in County Derry which describe "homosexuality and lesbianism" as "detestable unto god".
Pink News
* 20% of NI adults now consider themselves to have ‘no religion’ <[link removed]>
The proportion of people in Northern Ireland who identify as 'non-religious' has hit a record high according to new figures.
Belfast Live
* Risk of dying from Covid-19 is higher for Muslims, Jews, Hindus and Sikhs <[link removed]>
The risk of dying from Covid-19 is higher among those identifying as Muslims, Jewish, Hindu and Sikh than other religious groups, according to new analysis from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Kent Live
* Muslim convert who plotted bomb attack on St Paul's Cathedral faces jail <[link removed]>
An ISIS-supporting woman who plotted to "kill as many people as possible" in a bomb attack on St Paul's Cathedral is facing years in prison today.
Evening Standard
* 'Daughters demand right to die in the name of their campaigning mother' <[link removed]>
When Heather Black was in hospital having a stent fitted, shortly after being diagnosed with oesophageal cancer, she turned to her daughter, Sarah, and said: "I wish Harold Shipman worked on this ward."
The Scotsman
* Outrage as "religious rightwinger" is chosen as next Israeli ambassador to UK <[link removed]>
The appointment of a hardline supporter of the annexation of Palestinian land as the next Israeli ambassador to the UK has dismayed sections of the British Jewish community, with some calling on the UK government to refuse to accept the nomination.
The Observer
* Appeal for donations to publish Cardinal Pell's prison diary <[link removed]>
A 1,000-page journal written by Australian Cardinal George Pell during his time behind bars is set to be released by a US-based Catholic publisher that is appealing for donations to help fund the project.
Mail Online
* Barnet mayor attacked over 'Religious Lives Matter' slogan <[link removed]>
Brian Gordon has been accused of "tone-deaf rhetoric" after he declared that "Religious Lives Matter" in a letter calling on the government to re-open places of worship.
The JC
** Latest from the No More Faith Schools campaign
* Parent’s perspective: my daughter was turned away from our local school on religious grounds <[link removed]>
My family has been discriminated against on religious grounds – and our four-year-old hasn't been admitted to any of the schools we chose. Our experience shows why schools should be secular, says Abhi from west London.
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