British scientist Prof Robert Edwards who pioneered IVF treatment has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine for his achievements in the treatment of infertility.
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October 5th, 2010
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October 4th, 2010
At least three Muslim faith schools are forcing girls as young as 11 to wear face-covering veils with the blessing of Ofsted inspectors, it emerged yesterday.
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October 4th, 2010
A Muslim woman has been awarded more than ?13,500 after she was sacked for refusing to wear a headscarf at the estate agency where she worked.
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October 4th, 2010
The average age of first-time brides has reached 30, official figures show.
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October 4th, 2010
Several representatives from the Malaysian government, such as Minister Idris Jala, a Christian, are visiting the Christian communities in Malaysia, trying to convince Christian citizens to abandon the term "Allah" and use "Yahweh" in the texts in the liturgy and in publications.
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October 4th, 2010
The leading global Islamic Finance accounting regulator is introducing conditions for contracts that comply with religious laws, seeking to standardize an industry with $1 trillion in assets under management.
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October 4th, 2010
German President Christian Wulff said Sunday that Islam had a place in Germany, during a speech celebrating two decades of reunification.
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October 4th, 2010
For the first time in more than a decade, the federal government is funding sex education programs that aren't based solely on abstinence. But they're not just about handing out condoms, either.
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October 4th, 2010
Will someone please tell me this is all a joke. Until now, Druids have been regarded indulgently as a curious remnant of Britain?s ancient past, a bunch of eccentrics who annually dress up in strange robes at Stonehenge to celebrate the summer solstice.
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October 4th, 2010
A man from Darwen has succeeded in a bid to have druidry recognised as a religion.