Tag: SCHOOLS
7 myths about the school prayer ban and court ruling
The High Court has ruled in favour of Michaela School's discriminatory prayer ban; Yusuf Patel debunks a number of misconceptions.
Advice to parents and schools after Michaela prayer ban
In the aftermath of the Michaela prayer ban and High Court judgment, many questions remain unanswered.
Egypt bans schoolgirls from wearing niqab
Cairo’s niqab ban models French government’s recent decision to ban schoolgirls from wearing the abaya.
Unscripted #16 | GCSEs are dumb | Usman Qureshi
Join us this week on our Unscripted podcast with Usman Qureshi.
The Muslim minority you never hear about
Bismillāh Alḥamdulillāh Wassalātu Wassalāmu ʿala rasūlillāh, Wa ʿala ālihi wa saḥbihī wa man wāla With deafness being the second largest disability in the UK, it is surprising that the overwhelming majority of…
Hijab: A Generation of Change
“And say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty; that they should not display their beauty and ornaments except what must ordinarily appear thereof; that…
Aspiring Minds: Empowering the Youth
Mistaken identity – the need for Spiritual Development We find that the youth of today are in search of some “freedom” with the desire to live their “own lives.” The majority…
Our Children; Bullied to Death
It was in the winter of 1967 when a young, bespectacled boy named Steven Shepherd left his home and walked in heavy rain to strawberry fields in Newburgh, Lancashire. The fields were important…
Why I am against grammar schools
Meritocratic Society or Politics in Play? On the 12th of September 2016, PM Theresa May unveiled plans to lift the near 20-year ban introduced by Labour in 1998 against opening new grammar…
The Pain of Invasion, Relief and the Way to Victory
Marking its 68th anniversary, very few remain to tell their story of the Nakbah, or the Palestinian Catastrophe, of 1948. One that culminated in the violent extermination and mass expulsion of millions…