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Jewish Mum of the Year: Does motherhood really fall into cultural stereotypes?

Is there any truth in national stereotypes of motherhood? And is it helpful to identify with those...
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Court rules dad has no right to dictate school his children attend
Oct 5th, 2012
An ultra-Orthodox Jewish dad has been told by a judge that his religious beliefs could not overrule...
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Judge rules 10-year-old girl should be allowed to choose her religion
Aug 3rd, 2012
A judge has ruled that a 10-year-old Jewish girl should be allowed to convert to Christianity -...
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German court bans circumcision. German foreign minister leads worldwide outcry
Jun 29th, 2012
A German court's decision to ban the circumcising of young boys for religious reasons has been...
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Outrage as school hosts NAZI themed fancy dress parade
Sep 29th, 2011
A school in Muang, Thailand hosted its annual fancy-dress sports day parade with a controversial...
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My son goes to a church school, but I'm not religious
Sep 17th, 2010
'Mrs X was talking about heaven today, are there toilets there for God and the angels?' It ...
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Mother dresses her baby up as Hitler in the name of art
Mar 21st, 2010
A Scandinavian artist has caused controversy by dressing her baby up like Hitler and a number of ...
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