More of those in Britain who declare themselves to be Muslims than Christians practice their faith. But only a minority adhere to the Salafist version of Islam, and not all of them will agree that, in school, “boys should always be covered between the navel and the knee and girls should be covered except for their hands and faces, a concept known as ‘hijab’ ” (especially in primary school, or before those girls have reached puberty, or both).
[A COMMENT] I dont understand why people did not see this problem coming.
It is obvious that Muslims cannot be trusted with the governance of free schools, therefore these schools should be brought back to state governance immediately or closed.
If they want madrassa's they should do it on their own time.
[ANOTHER] Multiculturalism just doesn't work and we shouldn't pander to it - in education or anywhere else. .... Gove's mistake on free schools was not the concept, which is excellent, but his reliance on OFSTED, which is not fit for purpose. [ConservativeHome] Read more
