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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.
By CBC News
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Title | Date | Journal | Summary |
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France abaya ban: Very divisive debate on clothing worn by some muslim women | 09/09/2023 | France 24 | This article discusses the divisiveness on the abaya and clothing worn by Muslim women in France. |
India is facing threat to secularism, PM Modi going against the Constitution, says TN CM Stalin | 08/09/2023 | Deccan Herald | This article examines the threat to secularism in India after the Prime Minister of India is going against the Constitution. |
Hate' campaign seemingly targets youngest and most impressionable in our community | 07/09/2023 | CTV News | This article describes the hate-crime graffiti in Canada on gender equality. The discussion was intertwined with Canada's secular approach to societal issues. |
The abaya triggers a new battle for secularism in France. | 07/09/2023 | El Pais | This article describes the political atmosphere in French classrooms and overall in France after the recent abaya ban. |
French High School Goes on Strike Protesting ‘Islamophobic’ Abaya Ban | 06/09/2023 | Morocco World News | This article describes the protests against the abaya ban by French high schools students. The protests also included many human rights advocate and expressed their disagreement with the recent ban. |
Parental rights advocacy groups are using trans students to advance their cause | 05/09/2023 | Toronto Star | This article examines the conversations on Christian primciples and gender identity. It focuses on the discussion of secularism in relation to the public education system. |
Understanding Laïcité, the French principle of secularism | 05/09/2023 | The Hindu | This article describes the opinions in India surrounding French secularism and the principle of secularism. |
Right-wing Catholics should put Christianity before conservatism | 03/09/2023 | Toronto Star | This article examines the debate on the right-wing Catholicism and conservatism. |
Abaya Ban: Macron Says There is ‘No Place for Religious Signs’ in French Schools | 02/09/2023 | Morocco World News | This article describes the abaya ban in France and discusses religious signs in French schools. |
Quebec grants $1.5 million to promote French in Montreal | 01/09/2023 | CTV Montreal | This article describes the recent grant of $1.5 million provided by Quebec to promote French language in the City of Montreal. the aim is that Montreal will be a key player in protecting and promoting the French language among people. |
Macron says schools will be 'intractable' in enforcing abaya ban | 01/09/2023 | France 24 | This article views the enforcement of the abaya ban in schools enstated by The President of France Emmanuel Macron. The abaya ban will prohibir long robes in schools. |
We should be protecting the right to religious freedom | 01/09/2023 | New York Post | This article examines the different opinions on protecting the right to religious freedom. |
Children Losing Their Religion | 31/08/2023 | National Review | This article examines how religion in society continues to decrease and how secular values are becoming more popular among children and teens. |
How the Constitution Is Being Used to Advance the Hindu State | 31/08/2023 | The Wire | The Indian Constitution's political concerns are discussed in this article, with a focus on the promotion of secularism. |
Obsessional rejection of Muslims': French left criticises ban on long-robe garments in school | 30/08/2023 | ABC Australia | This article describes the opinions of the left on France's recent ban on abayas in schools and its impact on Muslim communities. |
French left divided over abaya ban in schools | 29/08/2023 | Euractiv | This article describes how France remains divided over the abaya ban in public schools and the need to maintain secular values in the educational system. |
France's ambitious interior minister warns of threat from Le Pen | 28/08/2023 | The Local fr | This article describes the social concerns by the French population over secularism, immigration and politics. |
France's education minister bans long robes in classrooms worn mainly by Muslims | 28/08/2023 | ABC News | This article describes the recent decision by France's education minister to ban long robes and abayas primarily worn by Muslim women. The minister claims that these garments are not representative of the secular notions in the nation's schools, resulting in their ban. |
French education minister announces ban on Islamic abayas in schools | 27/08/2023 | France 24 | This article describes the recent ban on abayas in public schools by the French educational system. |
What Quebec teachers say is behind the acute staffing shortage — and what could solve it | 26/08/2023 | CBC Montreal | This article describes the shortage of Quebec teachers resulting in the reliance on many unqualified teachers due to the restrictions of Bill 21, Quebec's secular law, which has restricted certain religious groups from remaining employed as teachers. |
Denmark to ban Qu'ran burnings | 25/08/2023 | Arab News | This article describes the Danish government's new proposed legislation to make the burning of the Qu'ran illegal in order to de-escalate tensions between different religious communities while also maintaining their secular agenda. |
Unprecedented spike in Israeli applications for European passports, visas | 23/08/2023 | The Cradle | This article examines how there has been an increase in Israeli applications with the internal crisis of secularism and politics. |
Among the Protestors | 23/08/2023 | Tablet Magazine | This article describes the tensions in Israel around discourses of democracy, liberty and secularism. |
How Religion Still Means Power in ‘Secular’ Turkey | 22/08/2023 | The Wire | This article describes the influence of religion as power in Turkey and what it means for the secular principles previously established in the country. |
The Western Lawmakers of Iranian Descent Who Supported Protests | 20/08/2023 | Iran Wire | This article discusses the political challenges in Iran regarding secularism and individual freedoms against extreme Islamism. |
New Tel Aviv metro line sparks religious-secularist tensions | 19/08/2023 | The Arab Weekly | This article explores the religious and secularist tensions related to the new metro line in Tel Aviv. |
How Sweden's strong free speech laws explain Quran controversy | 18/08/2023 | The Jerusalem Post | This article delves into the discourse surrounding Israel's secular democracy and its effects on the power structure of the country's judiciary and political elite. |
How Sweden's strong free speech laws explain Quran controversy | 17/08/2023 | The Local SE | This article explores Sweden's speech laws and their potential impact on Muslim minorities. Specifically, it delves into the increase of Quran burning under the guise of free speech. |
The Complex Legacy of Muslim Modernism | 17/08/2023 | The Wire | This article discusses the the influence of secularism on Muslim Modernism. The redefinition of Islam is examined with the changing secular discourses and dynamics within society. |
Pakistan forms ‘protection unit’ after mob attack on Christians over alleged Qur’an desecration | 17/08/2023 | Arab News Pakistan | This article discusses the mob attack on minority Christians in Pakistan due to alleged Quran desecration. The attack was swiftly condemned nationally as secular values are upheld in Pakistan. |
Can Iranians overthrow the Islamic Republic regime? | 16/08/2023 | The Jerusalem Post | This article describes the tensions in Iran around the rise of the Islamic regime and the need for secularism. |
Quebec nationalism has been reborn’: An exclusive interview with leading Francophone intellectual Mathieu Bock-Côté | 15/08/2023 | The Hub | This article describes how Quebec nationalism continues to become more prevalent within Quebec society after the implementation of the secularism law and the language law. |
Civil society organisations demand action against hate speech in Jharkhand | 15/08/2023 | The Telegraph India | This article describes the increase of religious hatred in India despite the concept of secularism being embedded in the Indian Constitution. |
Vivek Ramaswamy: I’m Hindu but share ‘same values’ as Christians | 14/08/2023 | Fox 2 Now | This article describes how secularism is being viewed as a new religion which allows for religious liberty. |
Taliban entrenched in Afghanistan after 2 years of rule, women and girls pay the price | 13/08/2023 | Arab News Pakistan | This article examines how secular values are prohibited in Afghanistan with the ban of women from gyms, universities, parks, and working in nongovernmental groups. The misconception around secularism and its definition is reinforced in order to interpret their perspective on Islamic law. |
Quran burnings show Europe must work to stop weaponisation of free speech | 12/08/2023 | The National | This article examines how the debate between the West and the Muslim world continues as the geopolitical impact of secularism arises. The burning of the Quran is a divided issue where cetain people believe against freedom of speech while others expect the need for states to support respect for faith. |
What Does Revolution Mean in the 21st Century? | 11/08/2023 | Jacobin | This article describes how the influence of secularism is rapidly spreading throughout countries according to Mark Beissinger. |
Voices from the Arab press: Palestinian faction wars in Lebanon | 11/08/2023 | Jerusalem Post | This article describes the political clashes between Islamic organizations and the Fatah Movement. The Fatah movements has tried to prevent Islamic forces, furthering the debate between secularism and Islamic values. |
‘FIFA 23’ updates Morocco’s Nouhaïla Benzina model with her hijab | 11/08/2023 | Euro News | This article describes how the hijab continues to be a contentious topic in sports specifically football with the Women's World Cup. |
Adler’s logic about Jews and the Voice is wrong, his attack on other Jews vile | 11/08/2023 | Plus 61J Media | This article describes how Israel's secularism is debated among politicians. According to this news piece, Israel's secular values focus on the civil rights and Jewish identity beyond religion or ethnicity in society. |
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