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** Your daily media briefing - Friday 6 September
In the Media <[link removed]>, our daily collection of news and commentary related to secularism, is one of the most popular features on our website and now available delivered to your inbox.
** Secularism in the media
* 'For a secular Britain: time to end religious privilege' - NSS referenced <[link removed]>
Daniel James Sharp encourages readers to join the National Secular Society in support of secular democracy in Britain.
The Broad
* Mosque trustees failed to monitor IS sympathiser who groomed boys for terrorism, inquiry finds <[link removed]>
The trustees of a mosque where children were groomed for terrorism failed to properly monitor an Islamic State sympathiser then attempted to cover up what happened, the Charity Commission has found.
Newham Recorder
* Pair arrested over ‘plot to kill female relative who renounced Islam’ <[link removed]>
Two men accused of plotting to kill a female relative who left Britain and renounced Islam have been arrested by armed law enforcers.
Evening Standard
* Court rejects bid to stop Muslim family representing sick girl <[link removed]>
An NHS trust has been criticised for arguing that the family of a seriously ill five-year-old girl are incapable of acting in her best interests because of their Islamic religious beliefs.
The Guardian
* Sex-segregation fears for World Championships <[link removed]>
Athletes at this month's World Championships in Doha could have their preparation disrupted by gender-segregated gyms in their official hotels.
The Times (£)
* C of E's representative in Parliament to step down at General Election <[link removed]>
Dame Caroline Spelman has said she is ready to support the Archbishop of Canterbury at the citizen's forum.
Premier
* Record number of right-wing extremists in custody as Islamic terror total drops <[link removed]>
The rise – to 33 from 28 the previous year – coincides with another decrease in the number of Islamist extremists held, which dropped for the second year running.
Daily Echo
* Ex-teacher makes final plea for assisted dying to be legalised in UK <[link removed]>
A former teacher who will travel to a Swiss clinic today to end his life has recorded a video calling for politicians to legalise assisted dying.
Yorkshire Coast Radio
* 'Don’t blame Boris for hate crime' <[link removed]>
A report on anti-Muslim abuse doesn't tell the whole story, says Tom Chivers.
Unherd
* 'The woman who dares to run a feminist radio station in Afghanistan' <[link removed]>
The northern Afghan city of Kunduz is not the kind of place you'd expect to find a radio station run by women, promoting women's rights. But this is precisely what Radio Roshani is, and it's broadcasting today despite several attempts by the Taliban to kill its founder and editor, Sediqa Sherzai.
BBC
* France's parliament takes aim at 'conversion therapy' <[link removed]>
France's National Assembly (lower house) began hearings this week on a draft law that would prohibit any practice aimed at "curing" homosexuality. The two MPs behind the project hope to submit a final bill by early 2020.
Yahoo! News
* Religious schools should be required to enrol a mix of religions: Hindu Council <[link removed]>
Australia: Religious schools should be required to admit a certain percentage of teachers and students from other religions so children can learn about other faiths, the peak body representing Hindus has told the Morrison government.
The Sydney Morning Herald
** Latest from the NSS
* A woman is convicted over circumcision. What happens next? <[link removed]>
A pharmacist has been convicted for having a baby boy circumcised against his parents' wishes. Megan Manson says the case raises alarming questions over our willingness to defend children's bodily integrity consistently.
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