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** Your daily media briefing - Friday 24 July
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** Secularism in the media
* 'Practical problems with the Hate Crime and Public Order Bill' <[link removed]>
There is a real risk of unintended consequences from this noble attempt to provide greater clarity, transparency and consistency in hate crime law, writes Fred Mackintosh QC.
Scottish Legal News
* Islamic charity leader quits as antisemitic posts discovered <[link removed]>
A leader of Britain's largest Muslim charity labelled Jews the "grandchildren of monkeys and pigs" and called Egypt's president a "Zionist pimp", it is revealed today.
The Times (£)
* Thousands of FGM cases identified in England in past year <[link removed]>
Thousands of victims of female genital mutilation (FGM) have been identified in England in the past year.
Yahoo
* Mosque in semi-detached house could be shut down <[link removed]>
A controversial mini-Mosque in a semi-detached house in Preston could be shut down after council officers opposed the lifting of strict conditions on its use.
Lancashire Post
* 'Yes, we should call it ‘Islamist’ terror' <[link removed]>
Fear of committing 'Islamophobia' must not stand in the way of accurately describing the terror threats we face, says Wasiq Wasiq.
Spiked
* US: Trans man sues Catholic hospital that refused him healthcare because staff found it ‘immoral’ <[link removed]>
A trans man is taking legal action against a Catholic hospital in Mayland, US, after staff refused him healthcare because they found it "immoral".
Pink News
* Indonesia: Man faces four years in prison for allegedly desecrating Quran <[link removed]>
A man in Medan, North Sumatra, faces four years in prison for having allegedly desecrated the Quran at a local mosque earlier this year.
The Jakarta Post
* 'To truly overcome anti-black racism, we must also challenge South Asia's caste system' <[link removed]>
The history of colourism can be traced back to the ideology of the Indian caste system, an occupational division of people, which still exists in South Asian communities today, writes Saman Javed.
The Independent
* 'My people are being murdered by China' <[link removed]>
'China must close the camps. Release all prisoners. Stop all forced labour, sterilisation and organ harvesting. Restore our religious and cultural freedoms.'
The JC
* 'Assisted dying - the final choice' <[link removed]>
It's no secret that the strongest opposition to New Zealand's End of Life Choice Act, which would give people with a terminal illness the option of requesting assisted dying, comes from organised religion, says Martin Hanson.
Gisborne Herald
** The latest from the NSS
* Don’t erode free speech, NSS warns Scottish parliament <[link removed]>
The NSS has warned the Scottish parliament that proposals to outlaw 'stirring up hatred' would unacceptably erode freedom of expression.
* Urgent steps needed to curb anti-Ahmadi extremism in UK, report says <[link removed]>
The government must take "urgent" steps to curb the rise of extremism against Ahmadi Muslims in the UK, a parliamentary group has warned.
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Welsh government plans would see Religion, Values and Ethics taught in a more pluralistic way. But they fall short of ensuring every pupil gets genuinely balanced and critical RVE. Find out more and help improve the proposals.
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