Islamic Schools in Britain Forcing Girls As Young As 11 To Wear Full-Face Veils

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Islamic schools in Britain forcing girls as young as 11 to wear full-face veils

Many Islamic schools in Britain insist their pupils wear burkas or veils Covering up is the the 'desired dress code of a Muslim female', they say Theresa May says all women should be able to 'make a choice' about dress
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 07:33 GMT, 18 September 2013 | UPDATED: 14:41 GMT, 18 September 2013
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Muslim schools all over Britain are forcing female pupils as young as 11 to wear burkas, it emerged today. Institutions say that they are 'strict' on uniforms for their children because full-face veils are the 'desired dress code of a Muslim female'. But campaigners believe it is 'wrong' for any child to cover their face and the Home Secretary Theresa May says that all women should be able to 'make a choice' about what they wear.
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Some Islamic schools in Britain force female pupils as young as 11 to wear full-face veils as part of their uniform
It came as a judge ruled this week that a Muslim will be allowed to stand trial with her face covered as long as it is removed while giving evidence. The case has prompted some MPs to call for full-face veils to be banned but many Islamic schools, which have control over uniform policy, insist their pupils wear burkas. The Madani Girls School in Tower Hamlets, East London, requires all its pupils wear a black burka and a long black coat outside. On its website, its describes its uniform policy as 'strict' and as supporting the 'desired dress code of a Muslim female'. It continues: 'The present uniform conforms to the Islamic Code of dressing and must be adhered to at all times both within the school and dismissal at the end of the day.' The school does not allow any of its 300 pupils to wear any form of makeup or jewellery. The Ayesha Siddiqa Girls School in Southall, West London, also insists pupils wear a navy blue burka or a jilbab, which does not cover the face. On its website, the school says its is 'not willing to compromise on any issues regarding uniform'.
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Madani Girls School, in Tower Hamlets, East London, insists all pupils wear a black burka and a long black coat
Many other Muslim schools - including around a dozen state-funded schools - require female pupils to cover their hair. It comes after Judge Peter Murphy, sitting at London's Blackfriars Crown Court, ruled it was 'crucial' for jurors to be able to see a defendant's face when giving evidence. The 22-year-old in question, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said it is against her religious beliefs to show her face in public. Referred to in court as 'D', she entered a not guilty plea to a charge of intimidation last week while wearing a niqab after the judge backed down from a previous decision that she would have to show her face to be properly identified. Meanwhile the topic of wearing veils in school has dominated headlines in recent weeks after Birmingham Metropolitan College was made to retract a policy which forced pupils to remove veils while on the premises so they can be identified. Home Office Minister Jeremy Browne has called for a national debate on whether the state should step in to prevent young women having the veil imposed upon them. But Home Secretary Theresa May has said it is for women to 'make a choice' about what clothes they wear, including veils, although there will be some circumstances when it will be necessary to ask for them to be removed.
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A student at Birmingham Metropolitan College wears a full veil after the college reversed its position which previously banned students from wearing niqabs so they could be 'easily identifiable at all times'
'I start from the position that I don't think Government should tell people, I don't think the Government should tell women, what they should be wearing,' Mrs May said. 'I think it's for women to make a choice about what clothes they wish to wear, if they wish to wear a veil that is for a woman to make a choice. 'There will be some circumstances in which it's right for public bodies, for example at the border, at airport security, to say there is a practical necessity for asking somebody to remove a veil. 'I think it's for public bodies like the Border Force officials, it's for schools and colleges, and others like the judiciary, as we've recently seen, to make a judgment in relation to those cases as to whether it's necessary to ask somebody to remove the veil'.
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Newest Oldest Best rated Worst rated View all It's not their culture, it's their religion. Let's get that straight. - Mr x, Ormskirk, United Kingdom, 18/09/2013 13:33 Mr X, lets get it straight - I think you'll find it is actually their culture, not religion! - Miss Miller , London, 18/9/2013 15:56 Click to rate Report abuse Anyone one surprised by this "revelation"? - DaB , Cambs, United Kingdom, 18/9/2013 15:51 Click to rate Report abuse Rating 363 Rating 522
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Chris 8910 Swansea, 1005 this morning. I thought it was self-evident that Islam is a male-governed religion, in which the rules for men and women are dramatically different and, in the more fundamentalist countries (or no-go areas in Britain for non-Muslims), any woman who transgresses the rules which apply to her will be dealt with extremely severely . . . and the rest of us will never hear about it. - william , Malaga, 18/9/2013 15:41 Click to rate Report abuse Eton and Harrow have a strict dress code as do all schools with their uniforms.......................... businessman, London 10:38 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's about wearing a mask, I've visited Eton and I didn't notice anyone wearing a mask. I wore school uniform as a kid but we wouldn't have been allowed to wear masks, so your comparison doesn't work. - Oldnavy , Morecambe, 18/9/2013 14:53 Click to rate Report abuse Ban it in schools - steve , sheffield, 18/9/2013 14:40 Click to rate Report abuse Where in the school statement does it say girls are required to wear the face veil? Stop lying.. For a woman to cover her hair is part of Islam, just as men are to wear a beard. - truthhurts, Birmingham, 18/9/2013 13:05 On their website, read it please. - tinkerbelle , Devon, 18/9/2013 14:34 Click to rate Report abuse It's not their culture, it's their religion. Let's get that straight. - Mr x , Ormskirk, United Kingdom, 18/9/2013 14:33 Click to rate Report abuse No one should be allowed to have their faces covered in public places as its a security issue What is the point in us having CCTV if faces of certain people are covered? Do we want to confront people in public toilets when we do not know if its a man or woman - hightown , Oxfordshire, 18/9/2013 14:21 Click to rate Report abuse How come a school gets to dictate whether a girl wears a veil or not but the law of the land can't? Rating 547 Rating 504 Rating 234 Rating 650 Rating 557 Rating 405
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- Me1 , Here, United Kingdom, 18/9/2013 14:16 Click to rate Report abuse Rating 620
So in reality the Islamic 'dress code' is inhibiting those girls from intergrating within the wider community. - vicious pixie , LEEDS, 18/9/2013 13:16 Click to rate Report abuse Share this comment The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Rating 832
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