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‘Blasphemy’ accusation after academic calls for separation of religion and politics
Mon, 18 Apr 2016
A Kuwaiti philosopher was questioned over blasphemy charges after she said that religion and politics should be separate and that placing the Koran above the constitution was "undoing" democracy.
Faith schools selecting pupils from more affluent backgrounds
Fri, 15 Apr 2016
A new report by the Sutton Trust has revealed how the most socially selective schools are likely to be faith schools using oversubscription criteria to select disproportionately wealthy pupils.
NSS cautions against ‘moral panic’ over religious literacy
Fri, 15 Apr 2016
The National Secular Society has reiterated its support for improved religion and belief education in schools but warned that concerns over poor 'religious literacy' are being used as a Trojan horse to elevate religion's status in public life.
Muslim women fight to change misogynistic Islamic divorce law in India
Wed, 13 Apr 2016
Muslim women in India are campaigning to ban 'triple talaq', the legally-recognised way in which a Muslim man can unilaterally divorce his wife, and they have taken their case to India's Supreme Court.