UK: Students, teacher told to remove veil during Catholic school visit
Two Muslim pupils and their teacher were told to remove their facial veils before they could make an official visit to a Catholic school.
The party were from an Islamic school in Great Harwood and were visiting St Mary's School in nearby Blackburn, Lancashire for its annual open day.
The town is the constituency of Justice Secretary Jack Straw who has previously been involved in rows over the wearing of the traditional Muslim veils by females.
The veil the 'niqab', which is worn with a headscarf or hijab, only allows slits for the wearer's eyes.
A spokesman for St Mary's said the request was made because the veils were against school policy.
The two pupils agreed to the removal but their teacher refused.
She was taken to an office at St Mary's and told she would not be allowed on the premises.
Abdul Quereshi from the Lancashire Council of Mosques spoke out against the ban.
'I thought St Mary's had a good reputation and am very disappointed,' he said.
'The information I have is that this was the action of one individual and now this will once again will become a big issue.'
'The wearing of the veil is to protect the nature of the Muslim family and avoid the temptation facing Muslim males.'
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Source: Daily Mail (English)
Two Muslim pupils and their teacher were told to remove their facial veils before they could make an official visit to a Catholic school.
The party were from an Islamic school in Great Harwood and were visiting St Mary's School in nearby Blackburn, Lancashire for its annual open day.
The town is the constituency of Justice Secretary Jack Straw who has previously been involved in rows over the wearing of the traditional Muslim veils by females.
The veil the 'niqab', which is worn with a headscarf or hijab, only allows slits for the wearer's eyes.
A spokesman for St Mary's said the request was made because the veils were against school policy.
The two pupils agreed to the removal but their teacher refused.
She was taken to an office at St Mary's and told she would not be allowed on the premises.
Abdul Quereshi from the Lancashire Council of Mosques spoke out against the ban.
'I thought St Mary's had a good reputation and am very disappointed,' he said.
'The information I have is that this was the action of one individual and now this will once again will become a big issue.'
'The wearing of the veil is to protect the nature of the Muslim family and avoid the temptation facing Muslim males.'
(more)
Source: Daily Mail (English)
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