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** Your daily media briefing - Monday 30 November
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
* New pupils barred from top Catholic school after abuse scandal <[link removed]>
Scandal has surrounded the private school in recent years and an independent inquiry into child sexual abuse published a highly critical report in August 2018 that said "appalling sexual abuse inflicted over decades on children as young as seven".
The Guardian
* DUP MLA says all schools should be integrated <[link removed]>
All schools in Northern Ireland should be integrated, according to a DUP member of Stormont's Education Committee.
BBC
* New mosque in Birmingham set to feature all-girls school <[link removed]>
An all-girls school could form part of a huge new development set to feature a mosque described as a potential 'tourist attraction', it has been revealed.
Birmingham Live
* Survivors receive apology from Cardinal Nichols after IICSA report <[link removed]>
The Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, has apologised to victims and survivors of abuse inflicted over 50 years in the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales.
Church Times
* Tequila bar owner registers it as a religion in bid to legally open during Tier 3 lockdown <[link removed]>
400 Rabbits Tequila and Mezcal Cocktail Bar has registered to become 'The Church of The Four Hundred Rabbits'.
Nottingham Post
* Ebbw Vale man charged with threatening to kill Muslims <[link removed]>
A man was remanded in custody after being charged with threatening to kill Muslims, burn down a mosque and blow up council buildings.
South Wales Argus
* Islamist referrals to counter-extremism scheme rise for first time since 2016 <[link removed]>
In the year to March, almost 1,500 people were considered by the Prevent programme over concerns linked to Islamist extremism, up 6 per cent on the previous year.
The Independent
* ‘We must not allow woke activists to stop us confronting Islamist extremism’ <[link removed]>
President Macron is right – this is an intellectual battle to confront a grotesque form of separatism in our midst, says Sajid Javid.
The Telegraph (£)
* ‘Islam is not at odds with secular government - it celebrates it’ <[link removed]>
Some are claiming that secularism is against religion, and even tantamount to atheism. They are wrong, says Ed Husain.
The National News
* ‘Deportation threat against woman facing forced marriage and FGM’ <[link removed]>
The treatment of those facing deportation to countries where they are at risk of FGM exposes a gaping flaw at the heart of policies to tackle gender-based violence, says Sian Norris.
Politics.co.uk
* Sudan says it will stamp out child marriage and enforce ban on FGM <[link removed]>
Sudanese authorities have announced they will end child marriage and enforce the country's ban on female genital mutilation (FGM), in a major step forward for the rights of women and girls.
The Guardian
* Zimbabwe: Churches demand seat in Parliament <[link removed]>
Churches have started lobbying for a parliamentary seat to have issues affecting their constituency debated.
The Zimbabwe Daily
** The latest from the No More Faith Schools campaign
* Parent's perspective: we made a mistake sending our child to a faith school <[link removed]>
We were unprepared for how strongly a Catholic school would push religion on our child, says Natassa.
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