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** Secularism in the media
* BBC’s religion shows could be cut in plan to loosen strict quotas <[link removed]>
The BBC could be allowed to cut its arts, religious and documentary programming under proposals to revise the corporation's operating licence.
The Times*
* Mother in coma 'should be allowed to die' despite family’s religious beliefs <[link removed]>
A mother with Covid-19 should be allowed to die against her family's wishes, a judge has ruled. Her family, who are Muslim, asked for more time for treatment and said they believed "only God could end life".
BBC
* We need to talk about trade with China, parliament tells PM <[link removed]>
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is locked in a battle with parliament over the country's approach to trade with China, fuelled by criticism that his government is lagging its peers in its condemnation of the treatment of Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang.
Reuters
* Inmates being radicalised by jihadist behind Bluewater plot <[link removed]>
Anthony Garcia, who was convicted in 2007 for his role in a cell planning to bomb the Bluewater shopping centre in Kent, is alleged to have persuaded scores of prisoners to adopt his extremist brand of Islam and jihad.
The Times*
* Police trial hijabs with anti-grab tech to recruit more Muslim women <[link removed]>
Leicestershire Police have given the hi-tech headwear to a Muslim officer with a view to rolling them out to female cops on the frontline.
Metro
* Record number of Americans now identify as LGBT+ <[link removed]>
A record 5.6 per cent of US adults now identify as LGBT+, an increase of more than 1 per cent from polling in 2017.
The Independent
* US: ‘House to vote on Equality Act - here's what the law would do’ <[link removed]>
The House of Representatives is set to vote on the Equality Act, a bill that would ban discrimination against people based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
NPR
* NBC pulls Nurses episode from digital platforms after backlash over Orthodox Jewish storyline <[link removed]>
In the episode an Orthodox Jewish patient refuses a bone graft from a potentially 'Arab' or female donor.
The Independent
* Pakistan court again delays appeal of couple convicted of blasphemy <[link removed]>
Shagufta Kausar and Shafqat Emmanuel have been on death row since 2014 over 'blasphemous texts' they deny sending.
The Guardian
* Ghanaian LGBTQ+ centre closes after threats and abuse <[link removed]>
A community centre for LGBTQ+ people in Ghana has been closed, following a wave of protest against the rights of sexual minorities in the country.
The Guardian
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* Confusion over free speech protection on religion in hate crime bill <[link removed]>
New proposals from the Scottish government could substantially weaken the protection for freedom of expression on religion... Read More »
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