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Jewish schools 'pressurise parents to take children out of sex ed lessons'

Two Orthodox Jewish secondary schools in London have been accused of pressurising parents into taking their children out of sex education lessons.

BBC

‘LGBT-inclusive education deserves better from the DfE’

Ann Mroz says the government shouldn't fudge the issue of LGBT-inclusive education in an attempt to avoid religious groups' disapproval.

Tes

Rabbi thrown to ground and attacked by men shouting 'kill the Jews' in north London

A rabbi was badly beaten by two men who shouted "kill the Jews" in an anti-semitic attack.

Evening Standard

Druids' Stonehenge trespass appeal thrown out by judge

An appeal by druids against a conviction for trespassing at the historic landmark Stonehenge has been thrown out by judges.

Salisbury Journal

Ohio bill orders doctors to ‘reimplant ectopic pregnancy’ or face 'abortion murder' charges

A bill to ban abortion introduced in the legislature of the US state of Ohio requires doctors to "reimplant an ectopic pregnancy" into a woman's uterus – a procedure that does not exist in medical science – or face charges of "abortion murder".

The Guardian

Jihadis ‘thieving and drug dealing' to 'wage war' on West

Some jihadis are carrying out robbery, theft, fraud and drug dealing as part of their efforts to "wage war" on Western societies, a report has said.

Evening Standard

China may ban US officials from region with Muslim detainment camps

China might ban all US diplomatic passport-holders from entering the country's western Xinjiang autonomous region, according to the editor of an English-language Chinese newspaper.

CNBC

World's 'largest animal sacrifice' starts in Nepal after ban ignored

Hindu worshippers have begun killing thousands of buffalo in what is reputed to be the world's biggest animal sacrifice, held every five years in a remote corner of Nepal, despite efforts to end the bloodshed.

The Guardian

US anti-abortion groups target Trump ally at Organisation of American States

A coalition of US anti-abortion and Christian conservative groups have targeted the re-election of a Uruguayan diplomat, Luis Almagro, as the leader of the Organisation of American States, partly because of his position on abortion.

openDemocracy

Major medical and legal groups oppose Louisiana abortion law before US Supreme Court

Several major medical groups and the American Bar Association are weighing in against a Louisiana abortion law set to go before the US Supreme Court next year.

NPR

‘The Muslim Sanskrit professor boycotted over his religion in India’

Students in the northern Indian city of Varanasi are up in arms over a Muslim professor hired to teach Sanskrit. They say that a person of Islamic faith cannot teach a language often associated with ancient Hinduism.

BBC

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