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** Your daily media briefing - Tuesday 10 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
* Plans for new Catholic faith school in Peterborough revealed <[link removed]>
A consultation has been launched into plans for a new Roman Catholic school in Peterborough.
Peterborough Today
* Hospital breaching parents' religious rights in life-support row, court told <[link removed]>
An NHS hospital's refusal to allow the parents of a seriously ill five-year-old girl to fly her to Italy for treatment is in breach of her and her parents' rights to religious beliefs and EU free movement law, a court has heard.
The Guardian
* Muslim woman claims discrimination after being rejected as hotel waitress <[link removed]>
A luxury hotel has been accused of discrimination after it denied a Muslim woman a job as a waitress because her faith stops her handling pork or alcohol.
The Times
* Welsh council defends prayers before meetings <[link removed]>
The NSS's 2012 High Court case against prayers at Bideford Town Council is referenced.
Premier
* Jehovah's Witness hall plans withdrawn after council rejection <[link removed]>
Plans to build a new base for Jehovah's Witnesses in Alexandria town centre have been withdrawn after being rejected by council chiefs. Several residents, as well as the Vale of Leven Trust, objected to the proposal said the development would not economically benefit the town.
Daily Record
* Bristol lecturer taught students ‘parts of Zionist lobby’ bankroll Islamophobia <[link removed]>
Bristol University is not currently taking action against a professor for teaching students that "parts of the Zionist lobby" are bankrolling hatred of Muslims.
Jewish News
* Denbighshire's new £23m Catholic 'through school' opens <[link removed]>
Denbighshire's new £23m Catholic through school opened to pupils for the first time.
North Wales Live
* Stamford Hill Charedi Jews targeted by 'antisemitic preachers' <[link removed]>
Police officers attended but made no arrests as '20-30 men' gathered with a loudspeaker outside a supermarket in Stamford Hill.
The JC
* Woman charged with homophobic hate crime after abuse was shouted at Pride event <[link removed]>
Jamila Choudhury, from Walthamstow, east London, is accused of haranguing people as they passed her during the event on July 27. Footage posted on social media showed a woman wearing a black niqab repeatedly shouting "shame on you" at people as they moved along Hoe Street, Walthamstow, one of whom was wearing a rainbow LGBT flag.
ITV
* MSP's concern over increase in anti-Muslim hate <[link removed]>
There has been a recent rise in the number of religiously aggravated charges related to Islam in North Ayrshire, new figures have revealed.
Largs & Millport Weekly News
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* Adjudicator can’t stop Jewish school’s impositions on families <[link removed]>
A Jewish state school may continue enforcing strict religious observance criteria on children and their families.
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