Posted: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 by Faiza Ahmad
The Muslim Educational Centre of Oxford have organised public protest against Saudi sexism in London following official confirmation by Saudi Arabia that it will be sending an exclusively male team to the London Olympics.
Here is the announcement from the Muslim... Read More »
Posted: Wed, 05 Aug 2020
The NSS has called on Liverpool City Council to consider the impact of discriminatory policies in faith schools in an upcoming review.
Posted: Wed, 05 Aug 2020
The NSS has told the children's commissioner for England that all children should be protected from non-therapeutic genital cutting.
Posted: Fri, 31 Jul 2020
The High Court has ruled that marriage law in England and Wales gives rise to discrimination on religion and belief grounds.
Posted: Wed, 29 Jul 2020
A man has been shot dead in court while standing trial for blasphemy in Pakistan.
Posted: Wed, 29 Jul 2020
The NSS has reiterated its call for a rethink of Scotland's hate crime bill as concerns mount over its implications for free expression.
Scotland's new hate crime bill could easily be weaponised to silence any speech deemed offensive. This will disempower, rather than protect, society's most vulnerable, says Megan Manson.
Posted: Thu, 06 Aug 2020
With secularist principles under siege across much of the world, it's worth reconsidering the vision of the man who coined the term 'secularism' in the 19th century, says his biographer Ray Argyle.
Posted: Thu, 30 Jul 2020
Stephen Evans argues that the current system of religious oaths and affirmations should be replaced by a universal secular declaration of the solemn duty to tell the truth.
Posted: Fri, 24 Jul 2020
A new High Court challenge to get humanist marriages legally recognised in England and Wales gives us an opportunity to consider how to reform our marriage laws for greater simplicity, equality and freedom,...
Posted: Tue, 07 Jul 2020
Religious schools that censor textbooks, teach creationism and limit pupils' chances aren't respecting the right to a quality education. The government shouldn't let them repeatedly fail inspections, says...
Posted: Sun, 28 Jun 2020