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** Your daily media briefing - Friday 30 October
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
* France attack: Three stabbed to death in 'Islamist terrorist attack' <[link removed]>
Three people have died in a knife attack at a church in Nice, in what French president Emmanuel Macron said was an "Islamist terrorist attack".
BBC
* Saudi man arrested after stabbing guard at French consulate <[link removed]>
A Saudi man stabbed and slightly wounded a guard at the French consulate in the city of Jiddah on Thursday, authorities said, as France urged its citizens in the kingdom to be "on maximum alert".
AP News
* New Zealand votes to legalise euthanasia in referendum <[link removed]>
New Zealanders have voted to legalise euthanasia for those with a terminal illness, in a victory for campaigners who say people suffering extreme pain should be given a choice over how and when to bring their life to a close.
The Guardian
* ‘Macron isn’t Islamophobic’ <[link removed]>
It seems Imran Khan's view is that radicalisation is always the fault of those who respond to it, not the responsibility of those who are the radicals themselves.
The Spectator
* ‘Why is the Anglo media portraying France as the villain?’ <[link removed]>
Targeted by fundamentalists, the French are shocked by the lack of support from their American and British friends.
UnHerd
* Turkey threatens legal action over Charlie Hebdo's caricature of president <[link removed]>
Turkey has threatened "legal and diplomatic" action against the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo after it published a caricature of president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on its latest front page.
The Guardian
* Former Malaysian PM says ‘Muslims have right to kill millions of French people’ <[link removed]>
The former prime minister of Malaysia has sparked fury after saying Muslims 'have a right to kill millions of French people' in the wake of three knife attacks.
Metro
* Coronavirus pandemic leads to rise in FGM across Africa <[link removed]>
Campaigners against female genital mutilation say the coronavirus pandemic has had a negative impact on efforts to curb the practice.
DW
* Labour suspends Jeremy Corbyn over reaction to antisemitism report <[link removed]>
Labour has suspended Jeremy Corbyn from the party over his reaction to a highly critical report on antisemitism.
BBC
* 'Abortion ban inflames Poland’s toxic culture war' <[link removed]>
Protests over a court ruling last week are morphing into wider anger against the government as the coronavirus pandemic escalates.
Bloomberg
* 'How the pandemic is making extremism worse' <[link removed]>
More time spent locked down and online is allowing people to seek out chilling ideas—and act violently on them.
Prospect
* Anglican priest dubbed ‘vicar of Baghdad’ barred from being a charity trustee charity for 12 years <[link removed]>
Canon Andrew White has been disqualified from being a charity trustee for 12 years.
Christian Today
** The latest from the NSS
* Stronger free speech protection needed over hate crime bill, says NSS <[link removed]>
The NSS has urged the Scottish government to protect free expression after ministers hinted at possible concessions in a hate crime bill.
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