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Books, bibles and newspapers would be seized and destroyed under the SNP's plan to criminalise "inflammatory" publications, religious and secular organisations have warned.
Austria has closed a mosque and an Islamic association frequented by a man who shot four people dead in a rampage through Vienna on Monday, Integration Minister Susanne Raab told a news conference on Friday.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has spoken with his French counterpart amid controversy over recent comments he made about free expression. Mr Trudeau's remarks last week about freedom of expression were criticised in both Canada and France.
The marketing for the comedy sequel features Sacha Baron Cohen as his Kazakh journalist alter ego, reclining in a surgical mask mankini and wearing a ring inscribed with the word "Allah" in Arabic.
By supporting Muslim nations and individuals who are modern, enlightened, secular and at peace with the world, we further isolate and defeat Islamists who crave a caliphate, says Ed Husain.
Democrat Joe Biden as US president will bring sweeping changes to women's reproductive rights globally, starting with overturning a US policy banning government-funded aid groups from mentioning abortion, according to campaign groups.
A Catholic social-services agency urged the Supreme Court this week to rule that the agency can participate in the city of Philadelphia's foster-care program while refusing to work with same-sex couples. The court should reject the agency's appeal and make it clear that religious freedom may not be used as a license to discriminate, says LA Times.
Drinking alcohol and cohabiting outside marriage are to be allowed in the United Arab Emirates after the state announced a relaxation of its strict Islamic laws.
Ahead of the NSS's 2020 Bradlaugh Lecture on the subject, Stephen Evans says the disestablishment of the Church of England is right in principle and could benefit church and state alike.
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