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** Your daily media briefing - Wednesday 13 November
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** Secularism in the media
* Ministers challenge ruling that English law recognises Islamic marriage <[link removed]>
Ministers will today challenge a ruling that a couple's Islamic marriage came within the scope of English law in a case that could have wide implications for Muslims in Britain.
The Times (£)
* Catholic cardinal Pell gets last chance to overturn Australia sex offences conviction
Catholic cardinal George Pell will have one last chance to overturn his conviction for sexually assaulting two teenaged choirboys after the Australian High Court on Wednesday agreed to hear the former Vatican treasurer's appeal.
Reuters
* New C of E primary school to open in Somerset in 2020 <[link removed]>
A new primary school in Keynsham in Somerset will admit its first pupils in to reception class next September.
Somerset Live
* Consultation on closure of Church of England school with 10 pupils <[link removed]>
A consultation will be held next year on whether to close a North Yorkshire Church of England school which has only ten pupils.
Stray FM
* Major consultation launched on future of Catholic education in Inverclyde in western Scotland <[link removed]>
A council has launched a major consultation on the future of Catholic education in the Inverclyde area.
Greenock Telegraph
* Orthodox Jewish school in north London shut down <[link removed]>
Hackney Council has said that it has been "forced" to shut down an Orthodox Jewish faith school, citing a lack of planning permission or compliance with building regulations.
Hackney Citizen
* Head of Oxford college tries to abolish saying grace before meals <[link removed]>
The head of an Oxford college is facing a backlash after attempting to abolish the tradition of saying grace before meals.
The Telegraph (£)
* Conservatives suspend members over anti-Muslim social media posts <[link removed]>
The Conservatives have suspended a number of members over claims of anti-Muslim social media posts.
BBC
* Kenya pledges to end FGM by 2022, but campaigners say it’s “unrealistic” <[link removed]>
Kenya's president on Tuesday promised to end female genital mutilation by 2022, a goal women's rights campaigners said was unrealistic due to insecurity and high prevalence rates in some parts of the east African nation.
Reuters
* School chaplain quits after saying LGBT people should remain ‘single and celibate’ <[link removed]>
A chaplain of a top UK school created by the founder of the Methodist church has stepped down after saying that LGBT+ people should stay "single and celibate."
Pink News
* Greek government drops plan to criminalise blasphemy
Greek officials on Tuesday scrapped plans to criminalise blasphemy as a law-and-order debate intensified between the country's new conservative government and the left-wing opposition.
The Washington Post
* Iran's contribution to human rights praised at UN <[link removed]>
The United Nations Human Rights Council has commended Iran for its human rights record.
Arutz Sheva
** Latest from the NSS
* Blasphemy laws exist in 69 countries, report finds <[link removed]>
Sixty-nine countries have blasphemy laws and penalties have hardened in parts of the world in recent years, a report has found.
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