Kids Now Defy Heads to Wear Burka
Emma Wall, Star
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/view/45657/Kids-can-now-defy-heads-to... urkha/
A Sikh girl’s court victory yesterday means Muslim teens are now free to
cover up with the burkha at school. Sarika Watkins-Singh, 14, won the right
to wear a Kara bracelet after being excluded for defying a schools ban on
jewellery. A judge’s ruling that she had been the victim of unlawful
discrimination could start a stampede of kids wearing religious clobber in
class. Lawyer Caroline Newman said: “A time is coming where Muslim girls
will be allowed to wear a full burka as part of their uniform, though it
might have to be in a colour to match."
['Proud to be Welsh and a Sikh'. Schoolgirl wins court battle to wear
religious bangle -Audrey Gillan, Guardian]
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/jul/30/schools.religion Muslim faith schools cause segregation, say teachers
Daily Mail
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1039498/Muslim-faith-schools-...
egregation-say-teachers.html
'Hell will freeze over' before Muslim schools give children a liberal
education, teachers were told today. Faith schools threaten to cause
religious segregation and must not be expanded, said Wesley Paxton from
teachers' union Voice. He suggested divisions like those seen in Northern
Ireland between Protestant and Catholic communities could arise in England
if more Islamic groups take over schools. His remarks follow government
moves to give religious groups a greater role in education...
A mixed up view of Islam
Nadeem Kazmi, Guardian CiF
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jul/29/religion.islam
Yesterday's letter from leading British Shia Muslims to Channel 4 is a
significant example of Muslims doing what they are often accused of not
doing – making effective use of complaints procedures available to them when
the media is seen to attack their religious beliefs. The Channel 4
documentary, The Qur'an, was indeed frustrating to watch for anyone with
even a general knowledge of Islam. Shia Muslims were rightly annoyed, not
because of sensationalist portrait of their beliefs...
[Shia scholars demand new C4 film on their faith -Islamophobia Watch]
http://www.islamophobia-watch.com/islamophobia-watch/2008/7/29/shia-s...
-demand-new-c4-film-on-their-faith.html
Queen Rania goes online to challenge stereotypes
Carolynne Wheeler, Telegraph (26/07)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/jordan/2460332/Q...
nia-goes-online-to-challenge-stereotypes.html
Her YouTube channel, where videos featuring Arab comics, singers and the
Queen herself are posted weekly, has drawn more than a million viewers since
it was launched in the spring, surprising the Jordanian royal court with the
reaction. "I've been surprised by some of the questions that I've been asked
about the Arab world and Middle East", the Queen tells viewers in one clip.
"Do all Arabs hate Americans? Can Arab women work? Are there any YouTubers
in Jordan?"
