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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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Quebecers take legal route to remove Indigenous governor general over lack of French | 10/08/2023 | The Guardian | This article describes the language law in Quebec and its impact on the removal of Indigenous governor general over the lack of French. The constitutional rules of bilingualism reflect the secular values according to Quebec society. |
Trudeau’s law society: Exclusive data analysis reveals Liberals appoint judges who are party donors | 09/08/2023 | Today´s Farmer | This article describes the challenges with the federal government and the appointment of members of provincial superior and appeal courts. The debated secularism law Bill 21, continues to have Canada wide implications for civil servants. |
French far-right politician makes Islamophobic remarks about Morocco women's team following France win | 09/08/2023 | The New Arab | This article describes how Julien Odoul, a French far-right politician, expressed racially-charged and Islamophobic comments towards ethnic minorities and Muslims playing for the Morrocan women's football team. According to the article, Odoul's comments on the hijab and Islamist ideology reflect the ongoing tensions related to secular values in France. |
Uniform Civil Code will remove inequalities in Indian Society: SC Advocate Manubarwala | 08/08/2023 | The Times of India | This article explains the continuing debate on the Uniform Civil Code in India as a means to remove any inequalities within society while also upholding secular values. |
Torn between protests and judicial reforms, Israel seeks a way forward | 07/08/2023 | The Hindu | This article describes the ongoing protests against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his nationalist coalition government’s judicial overhaul and the need to uphold militant secular values for which protestors are continuously advocating. |
Debate without draft Uniform Civil Code is a non-issue, says ex-CEC K.Y. Quraishi | 06/08/2023 | The Hindu | This article describes the peaceful debate started by SASTRA University's School of Law on whether the need of a Uniform Civil Code aligns with secular values. |
French court suspends controversial burkini ban in seaside town | 06/08/2023 | Hungarian News Digest | This article describes the ruling in a French court to suspend the burkini ban to uphold the principles of secularism since such a ban is contrary to those values. |
Western values are steadily diverging from the rest of the world’s | 05/08/2023 | The Economist | This article expands on the western values and principles aligned with secularism and how it has impacted society. |
Iranian Woman Activist, Bahrami Marjan, Torches Another Quran In Sweden | 04/08/2023 | New Age Islam | This article describes how some police-approved protests in Sweden are increasingly having the Quran-burning as form of retaliation and to show as according to some protestors that Islam is not a democratic religion. |
The Jewish author on the road to greatness after being longlisted for Booker Prize | 04/08/2023 | The JC | This article describes how author Sarah Bernstein's book in relation to her experience in Jewish secular schools. |
Manipur: Real Face of Hindu Secularism | 04/08/2023 | Daily Times (Pakistan) | This article examines how Hindu secularism is being debated with the ethnic and religious conflict in India. |
Insulting' Lord Ganesh: Kerala Speaker sticks to his stand on promoting science | 03/08/2023 | The New Indian Express | This article expands on the differing definitions of secularism, specifically in relation to science. Speaker A.N. Shamseer advances that secularism will llow for people to choose religion. |
Moroccan joy as national team makes history at Women’s World Cup | 03/08/2023 | Aljazeera | This article describes how French Football Federation's ban on the hijab during soccer games is a reoccuring topic with Moroccan national team making history at Women's World Cup. |
Why the new French secularism is no longer exportable | 03/08/2023 | Middle East Eye | This article examines the influence of French secularism and the newly implemented exclusionary policies employed by France. These new policies have reinforced a conversation on French secularism by possibly having an 'ethnocentric' aspect in its influence. |
Respect your freedom | 02/08/2023 | Pakistan Today | This article describes the differences between both Pakistan and India regarding politics and secular values. |
How Florida became a hotbed for alternative education: Inside the move to help parents flee the ‘woke ideology’ of public schools | 02/08/2023 | Fast Company | This article describes the debate between alternative education in Florida with the rise of the "woke ideology." Many citizens of Florida believe that mainstream cultural ideas such as atheism and secularism are negatively perceived. |
Pope heads to WYD to help youth, but advisor says youth will also help him | 01/08/2023 | CRUX | This article focuses on how religion and secularism are being balanced worldwide. Pope Francis will attend the World Youth Day event in Panama to connect with and inspire young people. The event is a significant opportunity for the Catholic Church to engage with young people and encourage them to become active Church community members. |
World Youth Day: participation, perils, promise and prognosis | 01/08/2023 | LaCroix International | This article expands on the impact of Pope Francis at the World Youth Day with the rising influence by modernity, secularism, individualism and non-religion. |
Minorities have voted consistently for forces of secularism, democracy and social justice: Jawahirullah | 01/08/2023 | The Hindu | This article explains how legislator M.H. Jawahirullah believes that minorities in India have consistently voted for political forces that prioritize secularism, democracy, and social justice. He emphasized the importance of these values in promoting unity and equality among all citizens, regardless of their religious or ethnic background. He urged political leaders to prioritize the needs of all communities and work towards creating a more inclusive and equitable society by focusing on secularism. |
Bill 96: When Can You Use a Language Other Than French? | 31/07/2023 | Éducaloi | This article focuses on Bill 96, is reinforce language restrictions in Quebec to protect the French language. However, these restrictions may impact newcomers and complicate their experiences. |
Turkey’s constitutional conundrum: Erdogan’s ‘libertarian’ pledge raises alarm bells | 30/07/2023 | The Jerusalem Post | This article examines how the rise of Islam in Turkey is being debated as the new constitution reinforces a significant role of religion in the state, causing concerns over the decrease of secularism. |
Africans make haste to WYD not as tourists, but as pilgrims | 29/07/2023 | Crux Now | This article examines how African pilgrims to Lisbon continue to increase despite the rise of secularism. Father Boniface Idoko believes that pilgrims are essential to maintain their faith in society. |
Ontario court quashes Toronto city council's $100k pledge to fight Quebec's Bill 21 | 28/07/2023 | National Post | This article examines how the Ontario court believes that challenging a law in a foreign jurisdiction, such as Bill 21, does not impact Torontonians, resulting in removing the pledge previously promised by the Ontario court. |
The myth of secularism | 27/07/2023 | The National | This article examines differing opinions of secularism with the rise of injustice occurring with religious minorities throughout the world. |
Istanbul mayor insists on 'change' in CHP leadership | 27/07/2023 | Hungarian News Digest | This article examines Turkey's desire to focus on inclusive democracy and secularism by İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu. |
Four GTA MPs get a promotion | 27/07/2023 | Toronto Star | This article examines Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's decision to initiate new members in the cabinet. The recent changes focus on secularism and fundamental rights, with MP Arif Virani stating that the secular legislation for fundamental rights reflects the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. |
Quebec keeps cabinet heft amid Trudeau shuffle, but one high-profile Montreal MP is out | 26/07/2023 | Montreal Gazette | This article examines how possible challenges to Bill 21 at the Supreme Court of Canada may result in Ottawa becoming directly involved. |
French-language stickers on Park Ex sidewalks miss the mark, locals say | 26/07/2023 | CBC News | This article examines how residents in Montreal's Park Extension criticize French-language sidewalk stickers as ineffective in promoting language use and call for more support for language education and marginalized communities. |
Security risks in Sweden rise due to Quran desecrations and protests, security agency says | 26/07/2023 | CTV News - Montreal | This article focuses on a recent report by a security agency in Sweden facing increased security risks due to Quran desecrations and protests. These incidents have caused tensions to rise and have led to concerns with the rise of secularism. |
School prayer ban: Groups seek permission to appeal Quebec court ruling | 24/07/2023 | CTV News - Montreal | This article examines Muslim civil liberties and organizations' advancement to appeal the prayer ban in schools at the Quebec Superior Court, which had previously denied their request to suspend the ban. |
Israeli parliament approves key part of judicial overhaul that has exposed deep fissures in society | 24/07/2023 | CTV News - Montreal | This article examines how Israel's parliament's first significant law has reinforced mass protests. Protestors represent the country's secular values. |
The revival of pilgrimage in an age of secularism and distraction | 23/07/2023 | Catholic World Report | This article explores the resurgence of pilgrimage in today's society and its impact on people's lives. It highlights the spiritual and cultural significance of different pilgrimage destinations concerning secularism. |
In Paris, Modi and Macron showcase the emerging world order | 23/07/2023 | The Sunday Guardian | This article explores how secularism is emerging worldwide. These secular values' objectives are to further democracy, freedom and peace. |
France’s chief rabbi, visiting Canada, downplays threats to Jewish life in his country | 22/07/2023 | The Canadian Jewish News | This article examines how France's chief rabbi recently visited Montreal and expressed support for Quebec's new law, Bill 21, which prohibits the display of religious headgear for those who work for the provincial government. Despite concerns about the safety of Jewish life in France, the rabbi was impressed by the unified sense of community in Quebec. |
Israeli mass protests against judicial reform continue ahead of final vote next week | 22/07/2023 | France 24 | This article describes the ongoing protests in Israel related to secularism against proposed judicial reforms proposed by the religious government, possibly compromising the independence of the country's courts. |
Montreal woman says RAMQ hung up on her because she spoke English | 21/07/2023 | CTV News - Montreal | This article describes how Quebec's health insurance board requires Quebecers to abide by Quebec's new language law, Bill 96, to further the use of French in Quebec. |
Appealing Orthodox Jews, Israeli media remove women from view | 21/07/2023 | Religion News | This article describes the movement started by Orthodox Jewish feminists to circulate women in the media after Israel's increased modesty customs and secular trend. |
France struggles to confront one of its biggest taboos: race | 20/07/2023 | Aol | This article describes how race is tied to challenges in French society over secular values. |
The Right Has Become Post-Religious | 19/07/2023 | The Public Discourse | This article describes how the right continues to implement post-religious mechanisms within politics in order to challenge secularization. |
The illogic of Bill 96 | 19/07/2023 | The Suburban | This article describes the differing opinions on Bill 96 the new French language in Quebec. |
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