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** Your daily media briefing - Tuesday 18 August
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
* Brazil: outcry as religious extremists harass child seeking abortion <[link removed]>
Scores of Brazilian women have taken to the streets to protect a 10-year-old child who was being persecuted by religious extremists for trying to legally undergo an abortion after allegedly being raped by her uncle.
The Guardian
* Religious leaders call for Online Harms Bill to be passed <[link removed]>
Faith leaders from across the country have called on the government to bring forward legislation to hold internet giants to account over abusive speech online.
Glasgow Evening Times
* Humza Yousaf says J. K. Rowling would not be prosecuted under Scotland’s new hate crime bill <[link removed]>
J. K. Rowling would not be prosecuted under the new hate crime bill for her comments about biological sex, justice secretary Humza Yousaf has said in an interview.
Holyrood
* Safeguarding bishop sides with critics of the Church of England’s policy <[link removed]>
The lead bishop on safeguarding, Dr Jonathan Gibbs, has agreed that the C of E's system needs "root-and-branch change" in order to improve its response to survivors.
Church Times
* Man arrested after arson attack at Norwich mosque <[link removed]>
Police have arrested a 54-year-old man on suspicion of arson after an attack on Norwich mosque.
ITV
* Schools have ‘no legal basis’ to force students to attend religion classes in Ireland <[link removed]>
Schools in Ireland have no legal basis to compel students to attend religious instruction classes, according to a report to be published this week.
The Irish Times
* China defends detention of Uighur model in Xinjiang <[link removed]>
A Uighur fashion model who filmed himself handcuffed to a bed in an epidemic prevention centre in Xinjiang was lawfully detained, Chinese officials have said.
BBC
* More US churches sue to challenge COVID-19 restrictions <[link removed]>
Churches in California and Minnesota, backed by a conservative legal group, have filed lawsuits against the governors of their states challenging restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus outbreak that they contend are violations of religious liberty.
AP News
* Anti-blasphemy protests in Kashmir <[link removed]>
Protests were held in parts of Kashmir on Monday after a video featuring a person making supposedly blasphemous remarks went viral.
The Times of India
** In case you missed it: from the NSS
* Our schools should promote social cohesion – so educate children together <[link removed]>
As research shows social integration is key to fostering positive attitudes toward people of different religions and beliefs, Megan Manson says we should challenge the segregation and division inherent to faith schools.
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