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Your daily media briefing - Monday 9 December

  

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

 

Parent protests outside mosque after former trustee convicted of assaulting child

Protests have been staged outside a Birmingham mosque after a former trustee who still volunteers there was convicted of physically assaulting an eight-year-old child.

Birmingham Live

 

Dozens of FGM victims seen by NHS in Bradford

Dozens of new victims of female genital mutilation have been seen by NHS services in Bradford so far this year.

Telegraph & Argus

 

Victims of FGM seen by NHS in Lancashire

At least three new victims of female genital mutilation have been seen by NHS services in Lancashire so far this year.

Lancashire Post

 

At least one new FGM victim seen by NHS in Buckinghamshire this year

At least one new victim of female genital mutilation has been seen by NHS services in Buckinghamshire so far this year.

Bucks Free Press

 

Thousands rally against antisemitism in Parliament Square

More than 3,000 people gathered in Parliament Square on Sunday to stand against antisemitism.

The JC

 

Tory chairman 'sorry' for ‘Islamophobia’ in party

Conservative chairman James Cleverly has apologised over instances when Tory members and candidates "do or say things that are wrong".

BBC

 

‘British Hindus voting for Labour are not “traitors” to India’

Shami Chakrabarti says there's no room in UK politics for the hatred being promoted by a group tied to the BJP, India's ruling party.

The Guardian

 

Christians call for ‘offensive’ Christmas cards to be banned

Some Christians on social media have branded a new range of "humorous" Christmas cards featuring Mary, Joseph and Jesus "deeply offensive".

Leeds Live

 

Western Australia assisted dying laws pass through upper house

The Western Australian government is set to end the year with legislative victory after its euthanasia laws passed the upper house.

WA Today

 

Anti-headscarf law activist sues Iran in US over harassment

An Iranian-American activist famous for her campaign against the Islamic Republic's mandatory headscarf for women has sued Iran in US federal court, alleging a government-led harassment campaign targets her and her family.

AP

 

American Airlines forces woman to change ‘Hail Satan’ T-shirt

A woman on an American Airlines flight has been told she had to either change her shirt or get kicked off the plane — all because the one she was wearing said "Hail Satan".

BuzzFeed News

  

Latest from the NSS

 

The requirement to hold collective worship in schools is crumbling and not worth saving

After two parents forced a school trust to provide an alternative to religious assemblies for their children, Alastair Lichten says the law which requires schools to hold acts of worship needs to change.

  

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