Tags: Islam
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 »
Death sentence for Saudi ‘apostate’ amid surge of violence against atheists across Islamic world
Posted: Fri, 28 Apr 2017
A Saudi trial based "heavily on Koranic law" has resulted in a death sentence for a 'mentally ill' man who denounced the Islamic 'prophet' Mohammed. Read More »
Calls to boost integration after claims Muslim children can grow up without meeting non-Muslims
Posted: Thu, 27 Apr 2017
The National Secular Society has accused the Government of dividing communities with the push to open new faith schools, ahead of a new report on religious and racial segregation in Birmingham. Read More »
Salafi school pulls “male only” job advert
Posted: Wed, 05 Apr 2017
An independent Islamic school in Birmingham has been forced to withdraw an advert for a "male science & Islamic Studies" teacher. Read More »
Pakistani twitter users call for hanging of ‘blasphemer’
Posted: Tue, 28 Mar 2017
Many Pakistanis and other Muslims from around the world called for the execution of a secular writer for blasphemy over the weekend, causing #HangAyazNizami to trend on Twitter. Read More »
Turkish secularists fear Erdogan’s theocracy as referendum looms
Posted: Mon, 20 Mar 2017
Turkish secularists have expressed their fears for the country's secular future ahead of a referendum to drastically increase the power of President Erdogan. Read More »
Police called following disturbance after bookshop accused of throwing away Qurans
Posted: Fri, 17 Mar 2017
Police in Bradford attended the site of a skip near a former bookshop after 'shocked' locals reportedly discovered books, including a Quran, had been thrown away. Read More »
Fresh ‘Trojan Horse’ claims plague Oldham schools
Posted: Tue, 28 Feb 2017
The Sunday Times has reported on allegations of two new cases of attempts to foist a strict Islamic ethos on non-religious state schools. Read More »
Secular schools ‘more appropriate than faith schools’ in diverse Britain
Posted: Mon, 06 Feb 2017
Pupils from Muslim backgrounds outnumber those from Christian families in more than 30 Church of England faith schools, according to a report in the Times. Read More »
Don’t force the hijab on young girls, says Muslim women’s rights campaigner
Posted: Fri, 27 Jan 2017
Shaista Gohir of the Muslim Women's Network has criticised Muslim parents who make their young daughters wear hijabs. Read More »
MP calls for urgent action after killer of Asad Shah incites anti-Ahmadi violence from prison
Posted: Wed, 25 Jan 2017
An MP has urged the Scottish Government to take action after Tanver Ahmed, who killed Ahmadi Muslim shopkeeper Asad Shah, released another anti-Ahmadi recording from prison. Read More »
Legacy of Charlie Hebdo honoured in event at Parliament
Posted: Thu, 19 Jan 2017
Members and supporters of the National Secular Society gathered in Portcullis House on Wednesday night to discuss the future of free speech, two years after the attack on Charlie Hebdo. Read More »
Islamic school found to be hindering pupils’ personal development
Posted: Tue, 03 Jan 2017
Ofsted inspectors have downgraded an independent Islamic school in Tower Hamlets after finding "grimy" facilities, "inappropriate" books and a camera placed in the school toilets. Read More »
MP says Government's silence over Louis Smith heralds "unwritten blasphemy law"
Posted: Thu, 15 Dec 2016
Charles Walker MP has criticised the media for unleashing "a torrent of venom" against Louis Smith, and said the Government was "nowhere to be seen" when it should have been defending free expression. Read More »
Call to found an Islamic faith school in Scotland ‘open to all’
Posted: Wed, 14 Dec 2016
An academic at the University of Edinburgh has called for the Scottish Government to open an Islamic faith school in response to the country's "multifaith and multicultural landscape". Read More »
