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‘The Silence of the Liberals’ criticises the British left-wing for damaging the voices of progressive Muslims, but this criticism lacks a nuance

researcher6 years ago6 years ago015 mins

Nick Cohen discusses how the British left-wing fail to support, and sometimes undermine, liberal progressive Muslims who are fighting inequalities endorsed by culture and religion in their community. But his argument fails to appreciate the nuances of the current debates surrounding British Muslim communities.

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Teacher convicted of attempting to radicalise 110 pupils, continuing the debate about Ofsted’s measures for targeting extremism

researcher6 years ago6 years ago09 mins

Umar Haque, who taught at two schools and at a madrassa, has been convicted of attempting to radicalise 110 of his pupils despite Ofsted inspections at the schools not revealing any concern of extremism. Questions have been raised about extending Ofsted’s powers to combat extremism as a result, a topic which is already controversial.

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Ofsted’s mission to tackle extremism in British schools criticised for unfairly targeting the Muslim community

researcher6 years ago6 years ago06 mins

The head of Ofsted, Amanda Spielman, has called for “muscular liberalism” in order to tackle ‘extremism’ in British schools. However, the organisation’s approach has been criticised for unfairly targeting the Muslim community and for promoting Islamophobia.

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Ofsted criticised for decision to question primary school girls wearing the hijab

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The head of Ofsted says the hijab “could be interpreted as sexualisation of young girls”.

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‘Radicalisation risk’ at six Muslim private schools, says Ofsted

Euro-Islam9 years ago02 mins

The debate over “British values” came to the fore in the wake of the “Trojan horse” affairs, and the realization that hundreds of British Muslim men – and some women – had become radicalised enough to join extremists in Iraq and Syria. The government has stressed “fundamental British values” must be taught and encouraged in…

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