This week Turkey continues to experience turmoil, with its' secular future unclear, Hassidic schools in New York agree to comply with state sanctioned secular education rules, Scopes Monkey trial town to erect Clarence Darrow statue, and we catch a glimpse of the NonCon'16 in Canada, eh!
Sources:
Turkish Union Report on Islamification of Schools:
CumHuriyet Gazetesi, “Eğitim-Sen'den önemli rapor: Kız çocuklarının okullaşma oranı düşüyor.” Accessed August 11, 2016.
http://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/eg...
Hassidic Schools to Improve Secular Education:
Shai Landesman, US hassidic schools agree to improve secular education.“ Accessed August 9, 2016.
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/New...
Clarence Darrow Statue:
Travis Loller, “In 'Scopes monkey trial' home, an evolution debate rages on.” Accessed August 10, 2016.
http://www.sfchronicle.com/news/scien...
News Ticker:
Stuart Winer & Marissa Newman, “Knesset rolls back Haredi secular studies requirement.” Accessed August 6, 2016.
http://www.timesofisrael.com/knesset-...
Americans United for Separation of Church & State, “Americans United Settles Lawsuit Over New Jersey Atheist’s Custom License Plate.” Accessed August 17, 2016.
http://au.org/media/press-releases/am...
Al Jazeera, “France cancels 'burkini pool day' over outrage.” Accessed August 11, 2016.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/08...
Stacey Barchenger & Holly Meyer, “Tennessee Sheriff to Pay $41k to Atheist Group.” Access August 17, 2016.
http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/...