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Posted: Thu, 22 Aug 2019
‘Islamophobia’ definition curtails free speech, campaigners warn
The widespread adoption of a proposed definition of 'Islamophobia' risks curtailing free speech, a collection of essays has warned.
Posted: Mon, 19 Aug 2019
Jewish school may severely restrict families’ IT use, says DfE
The government has said it will not prevent a Jewish school from severely restricting families' IT use after the NSS raised concerns.
Posted: Fri, 16 Aug 2019
NSS: don’t let religious groups discriminate on civil partnerships
The NSS has warned against allowing religious groups to host opposite-sex civil partnerships while opting out of hosting same-sex ones.
Posted: Fri, 16 Aug 2019
End religious appointees on Scottish education committees, NSS says
The NSS has urged MSPs to remove religious appointees from council education committees in a major report.
Posted: Thu, 15 Aug 2019
NSS urges government to review its language on blasphemy laws
The NSS has asked the government to review its stance on blasphemy laws amid concern that ministers only criticise their "misuse".
Opinion
The disqualification of a GCSE student who criticised halal meat is a reminder of the need to resist censorious offence-taking on Islam and the normalisation of the idea of 'Islamophobia', says Stephen Evans.
Islam, like any other religion, must be fair game for criticism
Posted: Thu, 22 Aug 2019
Adopting a proposed definition of 'Islamophobia' would restrict legitimate speech on Islam and embed a failing approach to anti-Muslim hate. This is the NSS's submission to a series of essays criticising the definition.
The gatekeepers of public debate can’t patronise away anti-Muslim bigotry
Posted: Thu, 22 Aug 2019
As opposition to compulsory worship gathers and its defenders grow increasingly out of touch, Alastair Lichten says ministers should reconsider the law and its implementation.
The government must respond to pressure to end compulsory school worship
Posted: Mon, 05 Aug 2019
Dr Joyce D'Silva of Compassion in World Farming says the organisation campaigns for an end to religious exemptions that allow non-stun slaughter so farm animals are treated as humanely as possible.
Non-stun slaughter must end on animal welfare grounds
Posted: Thu, 01 Aug 2019
The current wave of religious protests outside schools began with objections to the No Outsiders scheme of work. As its author prepares to give the NSS's Bradlaugh Lecture, Megan Manson asks what the fuss was about.
‘No Outsiders’ offers a vision of tolerance and equality
Posted: Wed, 31 Jul 2019