Our first lady.........

C_steam · 20-12-2004, 04:12 PM

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A school that barred a Muslim girl who wanted to wear traditional "head-to-toe" dress behaved illegally, an appeal court has been told.
Shabina Begum, 15, has not been attending Denbigh High School in Luton since September 2002 in a row over her wish to wear a jilbab.

Cherie Booth, QC, told the court on Monday the case involved Miss Begum's right to practise her religion.

The case has important implications for multi-faith schools across the country. Miss Booth said the case involved "fundamental issues" about the nature and interpretation of Miss Begum's rights to education.

"Her rights to manifest her religious beliefs should be respected," she said.

mkpdavies · 20-12-2004, 04:21 PM

I wonder if I could have claimed my bright blue coat and white socks (

ops: ), that got me sent home for a day back in my school days, were part of my religion.

This really is getting silly!

20-12-2004, 04:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
mkpdavies Uber Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Woking Posts: 30,604	I wonder if I could have claimed my bright blue coat and white socks ( ops: ), that got me sent home for a day back in my school days, were part of my religion. This really is getting silly! __________________ http://brits4ronpaul.blogspot.com/ http://wokinglibertarians.blogspot.com/ http://lpuk.org My ignore list Labour, Blue Labour, Lib Dems

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