Yorkshire teacher in Mohammed blasphemy row in ‘safe house’

A teacher who sparked fury by showing cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed to pupils during a lesson about blasphemy is living in a ‘safe house’ with his wife and children because of fears they will be attacked. More than six weeks after fleeing his home following angry demonstrations outside Batley Grammar School in West Yorkshire, … Read more

Yorkshire teacher in Mohammed blasphemy row in ‘safe house’

A teacher who sparked fury by showing cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed to pupils during a lesson about blasphemy is living in a ‘safe house’ with his wife and children because of fears they will be attacked. More than six weeks after fleeing his home following angry demonstrations outside Batley Grammar School in West Yorkshire, … Read more

Two more staff are suspended from Batley blasphemy row school

Two more teachers have been suspended over a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad being shown to pupils at Batley Grammar School, MailOnline can reveal.  It brings to three the total number of teachers being investigated for the incident in which the controversial cartoon was shown during an RE lesson.  All three staff at the school … Read more

‘Burly Yorkshire lad’ is now receiving police protection after sparking blasphemy protests

Teacher who sparked Batley blasphemy protests is now receiving police protection as friends say he is a ‘burly Yorkshire lad’ who ‘loves teaching’ and ‘always has a smile’ Amateur rugby player, in his late 20s, had trained to teach in the mid-2010s  He spoke of his experiences as a trainee teacher, saying it was a … Read more

‘Burly Yorkshire lad’ is now receiving police protection after sparking blasphemy protests

Teacher who sparked Batley blasphemy protests is now receiving police protection as friends say he is a ‘burly Yorkshire lad’ who ‘loves teaching’ and ‘always has a smile’ Amateur rugby player, in his late 20s, had trained to teach in the mid-2010s  He spoke of his experiences as a trainee teacher, saying it was a … Read more

Man shot dead by assassin in court facing blasphemy charges

Man is shot dead by an assassin in court while facing blasphemy charges for claiming to be Islam’s prophet in Pakistan A young Pakistani Muslim walked into a courtroom and shot the man on trial  The victim, Tahir Shamim Ahmad, had claimed he was Islam’s prophet It is not clear how the assailant managed to … Read more