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Your daily media briefing - Wednesday 22 January

  

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

 

Ofsted boss criticises government for inaction over protests against LGBT+ equality lessons

Ofsted's chief inspector has criticised the government for a lack of action over protests against LGBT+ equality lessons in primary schools, warning that tensions remain "unresolved".

The Independent

 

'No real progress' in Hackney Council campaign to ensure Jewish faith schools become registered

Children attending unregistered Jewish faith schools will continue to be exposed to an "unacceptable" lack of safeguarding until the government changes the definition of a school, say council bosses in the London borough of Hackney.

Hackney Gazette

 

Government seeks opinions on same-sex marriage in NI

The government is seeking public opinions on same-sex religious marriage and conversion entitlements in Northern Ireland.

4NI

 

Scottish Christian charity must pay more than £100k after tribunal ruling

Arbroath Town Mission unfairly dismissed a former centre manager who blew the whistle on it to the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, a tribunal judge has ruled.

Third Sector

 

‘Europe’s far right and India’s Hindu nationalists are getting closer’

An unofficial visit by nationalist European leaders to Kashmir highlights the solidarity of far-right movements across the globe.

Foreign Policy

 

India's top court gives government more time to explain citizenship law

India's Supreme Court declined calls to suspend the implementation of a new citizenship law which discriminates against Muslims on Wednesday.

Reuters

 

Most Americans want abortion to remain legal, but back some state restrictions

President Trump wants Roe v. Wade overturned, while many of the candidates vying for the Democratic nomination would seek to codify abortion rights into law. A new poll shines a light on the American public's more complex views.

The Washington Post

 

Three men fined $400,000 in the UAE for insulting Islam online

Three Sri Lankans who worked as security guards at a local five-star resort in Dubai have been fined and are set to be deported after they insulted Islam online.

StepFeed

 

Aussie Sikhs and Muslims no longer have to wear a helmet on bikes - while other riders still face fines for cycling without one

Police in Canberra will no longer issue fines to riders who wear a headdress for religious reasons caught riding without a helmet.

Daily Mail Australia

  

Latest from the NSS

 

Council to approve discriminatory new faith school in Peterborough

A new discriminatory Catholic primary school is expected to open in Peterborough after education officials recommended its approval.

  

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