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Your daily media briefing - Monday 16 September

  

In the Media, 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

 

‘Why Scotland must reconsider religious segregation in schools’

Tom Wood, a former deputy chief constable, calls for an examination of the root causes of Scotland's sectarian divide and questions whether religious segregation in schools is acceptable in the 21st century.

The Scotsman

 

Glasgow City Council bans republican and loyalist marches

All loyalist and republican marches planned in Glasgow over the weekend were prohibited.

Evening Times

 

Lifestyle website for Muslim teens is covertly funded by the Home Office

A Muslim online lifestyle platform targeting British teenagers is covertly funded by the Home Office's counter-extremism programme.

The Observer

 

Father and daughter guilty of running illegal Islamic school

A head teacher and her father have been found guilty of running an unregistered school in a run-down building, in the second prosecution of its kind.

BBC

 

PM's burqa jibes 'dehumanising', says government's extremism adviser

The government's chief adviser on extremism has called the language used by Boris Johnson to describe Muslim women who wear burkas "demeaning" and "dehumanising".

The Guardian

 

The NHS is launching specialised FGM clinics to provide support and health advice for survivors

The NHS has announced the launch of clinics across England specifically to support, treat and help survivors of female genital mutilation.

Elle

 

‘The day I met a “gay conversion therapist”’

James Barr tells the story of what happened when he signed up for simulated 'treatment' for his sexuality.

BBC

 

Israel's ultra-Orthodox mobilise in knife-edge election

Israel's ultra-Orthodox parties see next week's election as a referendum on the role of religion in the state.

The Telegraph

 

Girl, 10, filmed being forced to marry her 22-year-old cousin in Iran

Footage has emerged showing a 10-year-old girl being forced to marry her 22-year-old cousin in Iran.

Mirror

 

Blasphemy accusation in Pakistan sparks ransacking of Hindu temple and school

A crowd in Pakistan ransacked a school and Hindu temple after a Hindu principal was accused of blasphemy, police said on Monday. This is the latest case to raise concern about the fate of religious minorities in the predominantly Muslim country.

Reuters

 

‘The Catholic Church hasn’t gone away in Ireland’

Ivana Bacik criticises comments from the leader of Ireland's Catholic Church, which suggested religion should influence public policy.

The Irish Times

 

Australian butcher has to change ‘non halal certified’ sign

A butcher in Adelaide has been forced to take down a sign on its front window declaring that its meat is 'non halal certified' after a complaint was upheld.

Daily Mail Australia

  

Latest from the NSS

 

NSS urges advertising regulators not to defer to religion

The NSS has urged two advertising regulation bodies to protect free expression on religion as they reconsider their rules on offence.

  

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