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** Your daily media briefing - Monday 6 July
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** Secularism in the media
* Progress made on new Catholic school despite opposition from locals <[link removed]>
The school at Hampton Water was given the go ahead by the city council in January despite vocal opposition from local residents who described it as "discriminatory" for being able to prioritise pupils on faith over location.
Peterborough Telegraph
* 'Forbidding dissenting speech against religion only serves to promote religious intolerance' <[link removed]>
"The right to express dissent from religion, including criticising, ridiculing, or parodying religious beliefs, is a central tenet of both the right to freedom of religion or belief and the right to freedom of expression."
The Herald
* Manchester University Press criticised for publishing book linked to Islamist advocacy group <[link removed]>
A university publisher has been criticised for printing book edited by a leading member of Cage, a group said to be 'apologists for terror'.
The Telegraph
* Priti Patel accused of 'shameful' bid to deport girl at risk of FGM <[link removed]>
Human rights lawyers have launched a scathing attack on the Home Office for failing to grant asylum to an 11-year-old girl found by judges to be at high risk of female genital mutilation if removed from Britain.
The Guardian
* Muslim convert who wanted to 'kill as many as possible' in suicide bomb attack on St Paul's Cathedral jailed for life <[link removed]>
A female extremist who was determined to "kill as many as possible" in a suicide bomb attack on St Paul's Cathedral has been jailed for life.
The Independent
* 'When to say "goodbye" should be our choice' <[link removed]>
Incurably ill individuals should be free to discuss openly their wishes about dying, writes Rabbi Danny Rich.
The JC
* 'Why do Muslim states stay silent over China’s abuse of the Uighurs?' <[link removed]>
Nations that claim to be defenders of the faith offer no protest to the concentration camps, says Nick Cohen.
The Guardian
* Polish president proposes constitutional ban on same-sex couples adopting <[link removed]>
Polish president Andrzej Duda has proposed a constitutional ban on same-sex couples adopting children and plans to introduce this in an amendment today.
Gay Times
* Australia: Catholic school systems to face more funding transparency <[link removed]>
School systems will be forced to disclose more information about how they allocate public funding to their students amid ongoing sensitivity over the way Catholic authorities distribute their resources.
The Sydney Morning Herald
* 'Inside the Syrian camp for women and children' <[link removed]>
It can be hard to determine the role these women played in Isis. To some they are active members, to others it is less clear and a presumption of guilt is a human rights abuse, writes Louisa Loveluck.
The Independent
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* UK’s approach to male genital cutting is “indefensible”, says expert <[link removed]>
The UK's legal approach to male genital cutting "must be changed" to protect children, a legal expert has argued in an acclaimed article.
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