Tags: Islam
NSS: judge shouldn’t have interpreted Islam when sentencing bomber
Posted: Tue, 27 Mar 2018
The NSS has said judges should "refrain from theological interpretation" after a judge's comments to a terrorist. Read More »
NSS criticises Facebook over ban on ‘halal lion king’ satirist
Posted: Tue, 27 Feb 2018
The NSS has criticised Facebook's decision to remove the page of a satirist who mocks Islamist preachers. Read More »
Pressure on DfE to issue guidance on hijabs and fasting in schools
Posted: Mon, 15 Jan 2018
A highly respected primary school's chair of governors has called for Government guidance on the Islamic headscarf and fasting. Read More »
Ofsted to consult and publish guidance on religious clothing policy
Posted: Wed, 29 Nov 2017
Ofsted has said it will consult "a range of stakeholders" before finalising its guidance over religious garments such as hijabs. Read More »
Islamic faith schools endorsing misogyny, dossier reveals
Posted: Tue, 28 Nov 2017
A former integration tsar has said faith school openings should pause amid news that Islamic schools endorse wife-beating and misogyny. Read More »
Ofsted to crack down on schools which require girls to wear hijabs
Posted: Mon, 20 Nov 2017
Schools which force only girls to wear religious garments could be in breach of equality laws, Ofsted's chief inspector has said. Read More »
Muslim advocacy group accused of promoting Islamism
Posted: Thu, 02 Nov 2017
A Muslim advocacy group which works closely with police forces, politicians and councils has been accused of promoting Islamist views. Read More »
NSS welcomes ruling: Islamic school's gender segregation unlawful
Posted: Fri, 13 Oct 2017
The NSS has welcomed a ruling in the Court of Appeal that an Islamic school's policy of gender segregation was unlawful. Read More »
LSE accepts gender-segregated event was unlawful
Posted: Fri, 29 Sep 2017
LSE has accepted that gender segregation at an Islamic Society dinner was unlawful after an NSS-backed complaint. Read More »
Girls forced to wear hijabs in English schools, NSS reveals
Posted: Sun, 24 Sep 2017
Girls in dozens of schools in England are forced to wear hijabs, according to National Secular Society research published in the Sunday Times today. Read More »
NSS urges councillors to stop forcing non-stunned halal meat on pupils
Posted: Fri, 22 Sep 2017
The NSS has written to councillors in Lancashire urging them to stop imposing unstunned meat on school pupils. Read More »
Campaigners raise concern over hijab in primary schools
Posted: Thu, 14 Sep 2017
Feminist campaigners are calling for a "robust" response to the rise of the hijab in state primary schools. Read More »
NSS calls for clearer labelling on halal meat
Posted: Wed, 30 Aug 2017
The National Secular Society has called for clearer labelling on meat slaughtered by religious methods after new quality standards were proposed for halal sheepmeat. Read More »
Malaysia targets ex-Muslims over viral atheist photo
Posted: Tue, 08 Aug 2017
Malaysia's government says it will re-educate ex-Muslims who took part in an atheist meeting after a photo of the event went viral. Read More »
NSS expresses support for 'deplatformed' Richard Dawkins
Posted: Tue, 25 Jul 2017
The National Secular Society has expressed its support for Richard Dawkins after a radio station cancelled one of his speeches because of his criticisms of Islam. Read More »
Malaysian state votes to allow public caning for breaching sharia code
Posted: Thu, 13 Jul 2017
Legislators in Malaysia's northeastern state of Kelantan have voted to allow the public caning of those who break strict Islamic laws. Read More »
'Community leaders' represent no-one but themselves, says Nazir Afzal
Posted: Wed, 07 Jun 2017
Former Chief Crown Prosecutor Nazir Afzal has said that the authorities are "lazy" in reaching minority groups, and still rely on self-appointed 'community leaders'. Read More »
‘Moderate’ Indonesia launches anti-gay police taskforce after public caning of two men
Posted: Fri, 26 May 2017
Indonesia's police are to launch a new crackdown on gay people, following a brutal public caning and the mass arrest of 140 gay men at a party. Read More »
Campaigns against blasphemy laws gather steam following Ahok conviction and Fry investigation
Posted: Wed, 10 May 2017
Indonesia, Denmark and New Zealand are facing calls to repeal their blasphemy laws, following the conviction of Jakarta's former governor for blasphemy and an investigation into Stephen Fry. Read More »
Survey finds deeply regressive views of women among large majorities of Muslim men
Posted: Wed, 03 May 2017
A large-scale survey of views in Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco and Palestine has reported extensive anti-women views and widespread tolerance of domestic violence. Read More »
