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It was claimed that the boys, from a year seven class of 11 and 12-year-olds, were given detention after refusing to take part in a practical demonstration of how Allah is worshipped. Yesterday parents accused the school of breaching their human rights by forcing them to take part in the exercise. One, Sharon Luinen, said: "This isn't right, it's taking things too far. I understand that they have to learn about other religions. I can live with that but it is taking it a step too far to be punished because they wouldn't join in Muslim prayer. "Making them pray...

Fury over plan to let imams teach the Koran in state schoolsBy LAURA CLARK - More by this author » Last updated at 11:11am on 25th March 2008 The NUT says state schools must allow children to practise their faith State schools must allow children to practise their faith by inviting in preachers such as imams and introducing prayer rooms and religious holidays, the country's biggest teaching union said yesterday.  They should make arrangements for pupils to be given "instruction" in their own religion during the normal school day and rights to pray and worship instead of attending regular assemblies,...

Mosque's plan to broadcast call to prayer from loudspeaker 'will create Muslim ghetto'Last updated at 10:14am on 14th January 2008 Outrage: Proposals for a loudspeaker to call Muslims to prayer in central Oxford have been attacked by local residents Muslim elders at an Oxford mosque have said they intend to push ahead with plans to broadcast a call to prayer from a loudspeaker despite fierce opposition.  Local residents have attacked the idea saying it would disrupt the peace and turn the area into a 'Muslim ghetto'. But the elders said they still intend to seek planning permission to install the...