New guidance supports teaching RSE and evolution to young Muslims

Posted: Mon, 05 Nov 2018

Pupils should be taught about evolution, art, and sexual relationships and no child should be forced to wear a hijab, says new guidance by a Muslim advocacy group. Read More »

Theology isn’t secular courts’ business, NSS tells justice secretary

Posted: Fri, 28 Sep 2018

The NSS has written to the justice secretary after its latest complaint about a judge who interpreted Islamic scripture was dismissed. Read More »

Pakistan’s PM calls on ‘Muslim world’ to raise ‘blasphemy’ at UN

Posted: Fri, 31 Aug 2018

Pakistan's prime minister has called on "Muslim countries" to raise a coordinated objection to cartoons of Muhammad at the UN. Read More »

Tribunal dismisses homophobic Muslim teacher’s discrimination claim

Posted: Mon, 13 Aug 2018

A tribunal has dismissed a claim of religious discrimination from a deputy head teacher who was sacked for expressing homophobic views. Read More »

Brewery: we took down Saudi flag from pubs to avoid offence

Posted: Fri, 29 Jun 2018

A brewery has told the NSS that it told thousands of pubs to remove Saudi Arabia's flag from World Cup displays to avoid causing offence. Read More »

NSS appeals to ombudsman over judge’s remarks on Islam

Posted: Wed, 27 Jun 2018

The NSS has appealed to the judicial ombudsman over remarks a judge made to the Parsons Green bomber Ahmed Hassan. Read More »

NHS withdraws faith-based fasting advice after NSS request for review

Posted: Fri, 22 Jun 2018

NHS Choices has removed advice which drew heavily on Islamic theology from its website and will consider replacing it. Read More »

NSS asks NHS Choices to review advice on fasting during Ramadan

Posted: Tue, 12 Jun 2018

The NSS has asked NHS Choices to review health advice on its website which draws heavily on Islamic theology. Read More »

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 »