‘Soaked and muddy’: British Muslims tell their stories of prayer at school
Students speak out after a pupil lost her legal challenge against a top London school after it brought in a ban to promote social cohesion
January 2024
This ban on Muslims praying in school is a dystopian, sinister vision of Britishness
Nadeine Asbali
The decision by ‘Britain’s strictest head’ reflects a wider culture with a myopic view of what multiculturalism should look like, says teacher Nadeine Asbali
September 2023
What Modi won’t show the G20: Muslims killed, harassed by the police and abused in school
Rana Ayyub
The PM is keen to show India as the ‘mother of democracy’, but this is one of the most undemocratic periods in its history, says the journalist Rana Ayyub
August 2023
NSW gay conversion opponents may have to be careful what they say under new anti-discrimination law
Some legal experts are concerned changes to the law could curtail freedom of speech
November 2022
Qatar’s claims of diversity are undermined by its treatment of Bahá’ís
Letter: Padideh Sabeti on how members of the Bahá’ífaithare discriminated against in the country
May 2022
Grenoble takes on French state as burkini legal row reaches highest court
World’s highest jailing rate found in Uyghur county of China, data leak suggests
April 2022
Nigerian humanist jailed for 24 years after pleading guilty to blasphemy
Mubarak Bala’s case seen as part of a clampdown on voices critical of religious orthodoxy in a deeply conservative region
March 2022
Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, imprisoned for ‘insulting Islam’, freed after 10 years
It’s unclear if Saudi authorities paced restriction s on his release but human rights campaigners promise to fight them
February 2022
I don’t have to choose between my hijab and going to school, but my sisters aren’t so lucky
Anhaar Kareem
As a 14-year-old Australian, I urge you to stand in solidarity with me against policymakers in France and India, where they are oppressing Muslim women
Liberal MP Bridget Archer refuses to vote for government's religious discrimination bill – video
Liberal MP Bridget Archer slams Coalition's religious discrimination bill
Stephen Jones delivers emotional speech in parliament over the religious discrimination bill – video
Labor MP gives emotional plea to not pass the religions discrimination bill its current form
January 2022
‘Gay cake’ row: man loses seven-year battle against Belfast bakery
ECHR says Gareth Lee’s case against bakery that refused to make cake with ‘support gay marriage’ message is inadmissible
November 2021
Some US Christian schools believe religious freedom means they can fire gay teachers
9/11: 20 years later
US citizens v FBI: Will the government face charges for illegal surveillance?
July 2021
Turkey says EU headscarf ruling ‘grants legitimacy to racism’
Allowing businesses to ban item of clothing at work will exclude Muslim women and encourage Islamophobia, critics say
April 2021
UN condemns one year detention of Nigerian humanist Mubarak Bala
Michael Bourdeaux obituary
March 2021
School drops legal action after Muslim girl told her skirt was too long
Exclusive: Siham Hamud’s father says he is pleased Uxbridge high school listened to the family’s concerns
January 2021
Christian persecution rises as people refused aid in Covid crisis – report
Advocacy group Open Doors says hardline regimes across world exploit pandemic
