Independent inquiry into how pupils were shown Prophet Muhammad cartoons

Independent inquiry into ‘context’ of how Batley Grammar School pupils were shown Prophet Muhammad cartoons in ‘blasphemy’ lesson will be held after Muslim parents’ protests Furious protesters including Muslim parents rallied outside the school gates  The teacher has been suspended and gone into hiding for fear of his own safety Batley Multi Academy Trust said today … Read more

Cartoons of Prophet Muhammad ‘had been on school’s curriculum for TWO YEARS’

Parents at Batley Grammar School say pupils were shown cartoons of the Prophet Muhammed as part of the school’s curriculum. One parent told MailOnline that their teenage daughter was shown the same controversial images in a PowerPoint presentation during a Religious Education lesson two years ago.  In that instance, they said, the lesson was taken … Read more

BBC ‘wants to create Britain’s answer to The Simpsons’ in bid to end dominance of US cartoons

BBC ‘wants to create Britain’s answer to The Simpsons’ in bid to end dominance of US cartoons and win back viewers from Disney+ and Netflix American cartoons ‘prevent British children from absorbing their own culture’ Claims were made by BBC children’s and education executive Patricia Hidalgo She is leading investment drive developing animations for children aged  7 … Read more

Protests against Emmanuel Macron grow after he defended cartoons of Prophet Mohammed

Emmanuel Macron has found himself demonised at protests throughout the Islamic world as anger grows at his defence of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed.  Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Bangladesh on Tuesday, branding him a ‘Satan-worshipper’ and burning him in effigy following smaller marches in Pakistan, Iraq, Turkey and Gaza … Read more

Police interrogated French teacher over Prophet Mohammed cartoons four days before his murder

Police interrogated the French schoolteacher over Prophet Mohammed cartoons following a complaint from a parent whose daughter didn’t attend the class. ‘I did not commit any offence,’ Samuel Paty told officers four days before his head was cut off by a jihadist outside his school in the Paris suburbs. The 47-year-old was summoned to the … Read more

France’s Charlie Hebdo magazine will REPUBLISH Mohammed cartoons for start of terror trial

French magazine Charlie Hebdo will REPUBLISH cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed as trial into 2015 terrorist gun rampage that left 12 dead gets underway Charlie Hebdo direcot Laurent Sourisseau said today that ‘we will never lie down’ 12 people were killed in the gun rampage at Charlie Hebdo’s offices in early 2015 The trial of … Read more

France’s Charlie Hebdo magazine will REPUBLISH Mohammed cartoons for start of terror trial

French magazine Charlie Hebdo will REPUBLISH cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed as trial into 2015 terrorist gun rampage that left 12 dead gets underway By Afp Published: 10:22 BST, 1 September 2020 | Updated: 10:35 BST, 1 September 2020 France’s Charlie Hebdo magazine will republish its controversial cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed as 14 people … Read more