Category - orthodox jews

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15 Jan 2012

Religious row over gender segregation in Israel

Should Israel allow segregation by gender in the public sphere simply because one religious group - ultra-Orthodox Jews - demand it?
11 Oct 2011

New survey shows dissatisfaction among Israeli Jews

Some 80 per cent of Jewish Israelis are dissatisfied with how the government handles issues of religion and state, a new survey suggests.
1 Nov 2007

Don't misuse religion to suppress women, says Cherie Booth

Religion and culture are abused when they are employed illegitimately to justify the suppression of women and the denial of their equal humanity, human rights lawyer Chrie Booth argued yesterday in a lecture at Chatham House in London.