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Secularism Media Scan
This webpage offers a database of English-language news stories about secularism, beginning in January 2023. Users can search by date, country of origin, or topic. Top stories are featured at the top of the page.
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03 February 2026
Quebec minister Drainville is consultating on the province's new secularism bill 9 at the National Assembly. The new secularism bill strengthens secularism in the education system and public services.
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Title | Date | Journal | Summary |
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Kerala govt won't allow religion-education blend: Minister Sivankutty
| 15/07/2025 | The Economic Times | This article describes how the Kerala government will no longer allow religion-education in order to reinforce secularism in the education system. |
Taraba residents urged to report violations of religious freedom | 15/07/2025 | Daily Post | This article examines how Taraba residents are reporting increased incidents of religious freedom and belief. |
Lots of religious items handed over at collection event in Chitrakulam zone | 14/07/2025 | My Lapore Times | This article explains how an event was organized by Kamakshi Samskriti Trust in order to collect old religious items in light of the growing influence of Indian secularism. |
Quebec remains in Carney’s corner, but danger lies ahead | 14/07/2025 | Montreal Gazette | This article examines the ongoing concerns surrounding Quebec's sovereignty and secularism efforts in light of Mark Carney being sworn as Canada's 24th prime minister. |
Berlin Reviews ‘Neutrality Law’ Amid Debate on Teachers’ Right to Wear Hijab | 13/07/2025 | Shia Waves | This article reviews the ongoing influence of the neutrality law and its impact on teachers right to wear the Islamic headscarf in Berlin. |
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind Is A Law-Abiding Organisation, Not A Threat To Secularism | 12/07/2025 | News 18 | This article expresses how the Jamaat-e-Islami Hind political party promises to not threaten the interfaith dialogue and ongoing influence of secularim in India. |
New Generation Of Afghan Women Shift From Burqa To Abaya | 12/07/2025 | Mena FN | This article examines how many Muslim women are protesting against wearing the blue burqa and opt for the hijab or the abaya in order to reclaim space in the public. |
BJP trying to omit secularism, socialism from Constitution, alleges Kharge | 11/07/2025 | Deccan Herald | This article examines how the BJP is trying to omit secularism and socialism from Constitution in order to promote religious influence. |
2 controversial Quebec bills could be challenged at United Nations | 10/07/2025 | Montreal City News | This article examines how Quebec's Bill 21 and 96 can potentially be filed with the United Nations Human Rights Committee as a challenge on the basis of unconstitutionality. |
Will all political parties remove ‘secularism’ from their constitutions? | 09/07/2025 | Times of India | This article examines the growing concerns over Indian politicians and their perspective on removing secular principles from their constitutions. |
Headscarves in Belgium: What is and isn't allowed? | 09/07/2025 | The Brussels Times | This article examines the nuanced governing regulations on religious symbols in education and workplace setting in Belgium. |
Report conflates political tensions with religious conflict at CEGEPs | 08/07/2025 | Montreal Gazette | This article examines the rise of political tensions and religious conflict across CEGEPs in Quebec. |
US no longer secular, church-state separation ends? IRS says pastors can back political candidates without risking their church’s tax-exempt status | 07/07/2025 | The Economic Times | This article examines the decline in secular principles and values in the United States of America. |
Kazakhstan bans face coverings in public places | 07/07/2025 | Euronews | This article examines how Kazakhstan has implemented a new face covering ban in larger gatherings, public places and certain workplaces. This ban has caused controversy for Muslim women who wear the niqab. |
Made-in-Islamabad terror toys proving terrible for tenets of Islam: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi | 06/07/2025 | Times of India | This article describes how political leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has criticized the influence of religious neutrality in Pakistan. |
In search of the soul of the constitution | Reimagining the Preamble | 06/07/2025 | The Pioneer | This article explains the controversy on reimagining the Indian Constitution in light of the growing secular principles and values across the country. |
Bishop warns SC ruling against mining ban may set dangerous precedent | 05/07/2025 | Manila Bulletin | This article explains how the Supreme Court in Philippines recent decision caused controversy among religious leaders and their goal of advancing social justice. |
A tournament in Morocco nearly forgotten could be the best one yet | 04/07/2025 | Yahoo News | This article examines the challenge in balancing conservatism and secularism in Morocco. |
How America forgot the best way to defend its democracy | 04/07/2025 | Vox News | This article examines the declin |
Quebec Investigation Deepens Strain at Vanier College, Director Warns | 03/07/2025 | The Weekly Voice | This article examines the ongoing provincial investigation in Montreal's Vanier College regarding free expression and religious neutrality. |
Don’t censor teachers, Vanier College says after Quebec investigation into tensions at CEGEPs | 03/07/2025 | Montreal Gazette | This article examines how the director general of Vanier College has raised concerns over the chilling effect on speech following the provincial investigation into the school's climate on religious neutrality. |
Quebec report on Dawson and Vanier tensions merits broad support | 02/07/2025 | The Suburban | The recent controversy over Bill 21 and religious neutrality has arisen in Quebec colleges. The Quebec Ministry of Higher Education conducted a report on the growing tensions among Muslim and Jewish student groups as well as the need for stronger mandates on religious neutrality. The call to end prayer rooms factored as part of the report in order to promote coexistence and religious neutrality. |
Hindutva not against any religion, treating all religions equally is true secularism, says Gadkari | 01/07/2025 | The Print | This article describes the parallel between Hindutva and secular principles incorporated in Indian society. The Union minister Nitin Gadkari reinforced the core of Indian secularism requires treating all religions equally. |
What makes the Indian Constitution ‘secular’, even without the word in the Preamble | 01/07/2025 | The Indian Express | This article examines the significance of Indian secularism in various provisions of the Indian Constitution. |
Another Central Asian country bans face veils as Muslim women told to embrace ‘national style’ | 30/06/2025 | The Independent UK | This article examines how Kazakhstan has introduced stronger prohibitions on facial veils and has increased their secular values. |
Ministers call for review of 'socialist, secular' words in preamble | 29/06/2025 | Times of India | This article describes how Indian ministers are calling for the review of the words 'socialist' and 'secular'. |
‘Golden time to remove socialism, secularism from Constitution’: Himanta joins debate on Preamble | 29/06/2025 | Indian Express | This article examines the debate over the terms socialism and secularism in the Indian Constitution. |
Tensions at colleges linked to lack of secularism, Quebec says. But is that a problem? | 28/06/2025 | CBC News | This article explains the continued tensions in Quebec colleges for the lack of secular principles. |
Secularism and socialism are ‘ulcers’ on India’s Constitution—but not in BJP’s? | 28/06/2025 | Nation Herald | This article describes how Vice President Dhankhar has called for the deletion of secularism and socialism from the Indian Constitution's preamble. |
Prayer rooms, student groups fuelling tensions in Quebec colleges, government report finds | 27/06/2025 | CBC News | Quebec Higher Education Minister Pascale Déry launched an investigation into the campus climate at Dawson and Vanier colleges. This investigation has highlighted the adoption of a law to oversee academic freedom in the college system and increase the influence of secularism to respect Bill 21. |
Bar-Ilan University bans Muslim student wearing niqab from campus | 26/06/2025 | Ynet News | This article highlights the recent religious ban on niqab in northern Israel. |
Winnipeg Muslim woman felt 'humiliated' when forced to remove hijab in Toronto airport | 25/06/2025 | CBC News | This article highlights the recent controversy over a Muslim woman being asked to remove her headscarf when boarding a Flair Airlines flight. |
Azerbaijan-Israel: A Model of Mutual Trust | 24/06/2025 | The Times of Israel | This article highlights the growing secular principles in Israel and Azerbaijan. |
Could employers ban the burka in the workplace? | 24/06/2025 | The HR Director | This article examines how employers could potentially incorporate a burqa ban in workplaces to foster greater secular principles. |
Faith matters: Tamil Nadu Murugan conference calls for ‘Hindu unity’; Andhra Pradesh dy CM Pawan Kalyan slams ‘fake’ secularists & atheists | 23/06/2025 | Times of India | This article highlights how the Tamil Nadu Murugan conference has called for Hindu unity and secularism. |
Quebec teachers’ federation calls for Bernard Drainville to step down as education minister | 23/06/2025 | CTV News | This article examines how Quebec teachers' federation is calling for the removal of Education Minister Bernard Drainville. The federation believes that the significant educational cuts and policies governing students' ability to wear religious symbols has impacted the student community. |
Pawan Kalyan slams 'fake secularists' for selective targeting of Hindusim | 22/06/2025 | Deccan Herald | This article examines the political controversy over false secularists. |
Erdogan says UNRWA to open office in Turkey, calls for more support for agency | 21/06/2025 | Reuters | This article delves into Turkish President Erdogan call for greater religious influence despite the population's desire for secularism. |
Once the poster child of the US yeshiva reform movement, Naftuli Moster now has regrets | 20/06/2025 | The Times of Israel | This article describes the lack of secular education provided in Haredi schools across Israel. |
Why the fatwa against Gabriel Attal is so dangerous | 19/06/2025 | The Spectator | This article examines the Muslim communities perspective on Gabriel Attal's proposed hijab ban for girls under the age of 15. |
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