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November 21, 2006

UK: School Mosque Trip Stopped By Parents

In a sign that the era of acceptance of multicultural propaganda may be nearing its end, a story is reported by the BBC today. Parents of 10-year olds at Atwood Primary School, Croydon, south London, objected to the children being taken to Croydon Mosque. The visit was planned as part of their religious education class.

When a significant number of these parents said that their children were too young to learn other faiths, the school decided that the trip would not be financially viable.

The principal of Atwood Primary, Alex Clark, said some parents did not want their children to experience a faith alien to their families, others believed the children were too young, and others wanted time spent on different subjects.

He said: "We very much regret having to cancel one of our Year 5 class's educational trips to the Croydon Mosque. It is important that children have a range of knowledge about cultures and religions to develop understanding and respect for each other. The withdrawal of a significant minority of pupils unfortunately made continuation of the visit unviable. This was done wholly on financial grounds."

A spokesman for Croydon Mosque, Shuaib Yusaf (pictured), said his mosque has hosted school trips in the past. He said: "It is therefore regretful that one school has cancelled a prearranged visit in light of the media attention currently focussed upon the mosque. Amongst the reasons cited to the mosque is that some parents do not wish their children to visit a mosque at the centre of "radical" activities."

Though Yusaf is sincere in his desire to rid Croydon Mosque of extremists, he has admitted on BBC Newsnight that the mosque was subject to an infiltration attempt by Hizb ut-Tahrir extremists. As well as filming Hizb ut-Tahrir activists threatening the camera crew on the mosque steps recently, journalist Richard Watson's documentary showed Shuaib Yusaf stating that these extremists have frequent fights outside the mosque. Yusaf had said that knives, and in one instance a sword, were employed in the radicals' fight.

In relation to the school visit, Yusaf said that the Croydon mosque caters to the spiritual needs of 18,000 Muslims in the borough of Croydon. He said the mosque was not engaged in any "radical" activities, even though the Newsnight documentary filmed a youth who said he had seen an extremist video at a back room of the Croydon mosque.

On the issue of radicalism, Yusaf said: "This is acknowledged by all concerned and the mosque is liaising with schools and the local education authorities to recommence school visits."

Posted by Giraldus Cambrensis at November 21, 2006 5:16 PM

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