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UK must end its blasphemy laws, freed Nigerian activist tells NSS
Mubarak Bala says liberals "have failed to distinguish between criticism of Islam and hatred of Muslims"
NSS backs school’s decision to end Easter church service
Norwood Primary School said it would no longer hold a religious service for Easter in order to respect pupils' religious...
NSS to UN: end ritual genital cutting of children
Forced genital cutting is "entirely at odds" with core child right principles, NSS tells UN Human Rights Council ...
NSS criticises council link with charity which preaches to trafficked women
Christian charity workers enticing trafficked women with cakes so they "can't talk" while being given "gospel message"...
Independent faith schools three times more likely to receive warning
Faith schools refusing to meet requirements perceived to conflict with religion, NSS research finds
Religious charity 'advised' over sermon which condoned marital rape
Sermon said wives should "accept and obey" if husbands demand sex "at any time".
NSS calls for blasphemy laws to be repealed in new NI legislation
Northern Ireland Justice Bill should include repeal of 'blasphemy' and 'blasphemous libel' offences, NSS urges Minister...
Bill to tackle unregistered schools proceeds to House of Lords
Religious discrimination in faith schools criticised in debate on Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Pupils find Christian privilege in schools “unfair”, research suggests
Current approaches to religion in schools "fail to mirror" growing diversity, study finds.
MSPs call for students’ right to withdrawal from prayers
Labour and Green MSPs join call for Scottish pupils to have independent right to withdrawal from religious observance...
NSS refers antisemitic, misogynistic Islamic charity to watchdog
Bedford Islaamic Centre Facebook post says "pride and arrogance" is the "way of the Jews"
Sikh women subjected to “exorcism-related abuse”, report finds
'Faith leaders' have subjected women to sexual violence, Sikh Women's Aid says
MP urges ban on caste discrimination
Labour MP Warinder Juss calls for caste to be included in the Equality Act
Proposed duty to report sex abuse branded ‘useless’ by campaigners
Government bill criticised for lack of criminal penalty for those who do not report child abuse
MSP speaks out against forced prayer in schools
SNP's Emma Roddick stresses importance of respecting children's beliefs in "an increasingly secular and religiously...
Government launches ‘Islamophobia’ definition working group
NSS urges working group to ensure free expression is protected
NSS welcomes St Albans council decision to end prayers
Removing prayers "reflects a growing movement towards more inclusive and secular proceedings", motion says
NSS urges end to faith based admissions in UN committee briefing
NSS tells UN committee state funded schools should be "open and welcoming to all"
Rise in political religion threatens women’s rights, report finds
State commitments to secular principles "critical" to support women in challenging political power of religion, think...
Report suggests increase in children at unregistered Jewish schools
Over 6,600 children in 'ultra orthodox' Jewish communities not attending registered schools, Jewish think tank suggests....
Promote secularism to improve community cohesion, NSS urges
End religious segregation in schools to promote cohesion, parliamentary committee told
Church of England bishop calls for disestablishment
"Part of our inherent arrogance comes with our status as the established Church", says bishop of Birkenhead
Report: Muslim community leaders blocking women in local politics
Male Muslim 'community leaders' have "special relationship" with Labour Party, report from Muslim Women's Network...
No more prayers in Parliament, MPs say
MPs from Labour, Lib Dems, Greens and SNP sign motion to end prayers before House of Commons sittings.
Success! Plan to scrap cap on faith school selection halted
Sixty-six percent of consultation respondents opposed plans to scrap 50% cap and allow special academies with a religious...
