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Racial minority women blocked from local politics by religious community leaders.

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A report from Muslim Women's Network UK has found that some religious 'community leaders' act as "a barrier" to women trying to enter local politics and that caste discrimination together with  sectarian bigotry obstruct women, in particular from Muslim communities, from being elected as local councillors and retaining their seats. Modified image by Aurel Cham from Pixabay

Need for Diverse School Communities

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 Leicester Secular Society supports this call by Humanists UK which recommends the Government reinstates the requirement for Ofsted to inspect how schools contribute to community cohesion, a requirement that was removed in 2011.    Image by kp yamu Jayanath from Pixabay