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Your daily media briefing - Monday 30 November

  

In the Media is our daily collection of news and commentary related to secularism, available delivered to your inbox. You can also read the latest news and opinion and listen to our podcasts on our website.

  

Secularism in the media

 

New pupils barred from top Catholic school after abuse scandal

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 [was] inflicted over decades on children as young as seven".

The Guardian

 

DUP MLA says all schools should be integrated

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

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

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

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

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

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’

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’

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’

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

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

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

We were unprepared for how strongly a Catholic school would push religion on our child, says Natassa.

  

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