Islamists can certainly be slick when it comes to propaganda. Salma Yaqoob is busily promoting a public meeting tonight in the second city entitled “Putting Birmingham School Kids First”.
Two issues of the many which emerge from this. Firstly consider the remarkable picture used to advertise this event – a dozen or so mixed race school children in a circle, with boys and girls holding hands. As might be expected with children so young, there is not a hijab to be seen. The kids appear to be wearing sports kit, and if so, are taking part in mixed games.
[A COMMENT] She didn't distinguish between the schools where there is straightforward financial malpractice as well as religious conservatism (Oldknow) and those where the accusations are only about Muslim entryism (the PVET schools), and she didn't distinguish between the schools that are straightforwardly failing academically (Golden Hillock, Saltley) and those which look OK on narrowly academic measures (Park Hill). [Harry’s Place] Read more
