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Islamophobia?

Judge accused of prejudice and hatred after dismissing claim by Muslim student

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Joshua Rozenberg
Apr 17, 2024
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A High Court judge has been accused of Islamophobia by an accredited human rights campaign group after ruling that a school could lawfully prohibit its pupils from performing prayer rituals on its premises.

Mr Justice Linden dismissed a challenge brought on behalf of an unnamed Muslim student at Michaela Community School in north-west London who wanted t…

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