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** Your daily media briefing - Thursday 9 January
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** Secularism in the media
* Independent Islamic school is 'unlawfully' segregating boys and girls in separate buildings, reveals Ofsted – NSS quoted
An Islamic faith private school 'unlawfully' segregates its pupils according to their sex, an emergency Ofsted inspection has revealed.
Mail Online
* Hate crime review judge challenges Northern Ireland Office over freedoms to criticise same sex marriage <[link removed]>
The judge reviewing NI hate crime legislation has queried with government whether freedom of speech should be protected regarding criticism of same sex marriage.
News Letter
* Man 'plotted terror attacks on London tourist hot spots', court hears <[link removed]>
A man who was cleared over a sword attack on police outside Buckingham Palace went on to plan a series of terror attacks, a court has heard.
BBC
* Brazil: Netflix told to remove film depicting Jesus as gay <[link removed]>
A judge in Brazil has ruled that a film depicting Jesus as gay must be removed from the TV streaming service Netflix.
BBC
* Trump ‘religious freedom’ commissioner praises decision to oust ambassador who criticised anti-gay law <[link removed]>
Donald Trump's faith adviser Tony Perkins has praised the decision to oust a US ambassador who condemned an anti-gay law in Zambia.
Pink News
* Nebraska bill seeking to ban abortions introduced <[link removed]>
A bill seeking to ban a common second-trimester abortion procedure was introduced by a Republican state senator in the US state of Nebraska on Wednesday, the first day of this year's legislative session.
The Hill
* Guam's Catholic Church facing at least 280 child sex abuse lawsuits <[link removed]>
The Catholic Church on Guam is now facing more than 280 child sex abuse lawsuits, as attempts to settle them get underway.
RNZ
* Trump envoy calls on social media companies to target anti-semitism <[link removed]>
The Trump administration's envoy for combating anti-semitism on Wednesday called on social media companies to enforce their own terms of use more stringently to weed out anti-semitic content online.
The Times of Israel
** Latest from the NSS
* Islamic school segregates and treats girls unfavourably, says Ofsted <[link removed]>
An independent Islamic school is segregating pupils by sex and giving boys more opportunities than girls, inspectors have found.
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