FEB 26, 2023 2:00 PM BY ROBERT SPENCER
Four pupils have been suspended from a West Yorkshire secondary school after a copy of the Quran was damaged by students.
The school has denied rumors that the Qur’an was burned, destroyed, or kicked around on school premises. All that appears to have happened is that a student brought a copy to the school, where it suffered “a slight tear to the cover and smears of dirt on some of the pages,” although those who subjected the book to this indignity had “no malicious intent.” Nonetheless, the students involved have been suspended from school because “their actions did not treat the Quran with the respect it should have.” West Yorkshire Police are “liaising” with the school.
If a Bible had been taken to school and suffered “a slight tear to the cover and smears of dirt on some of the pages,” would the students involved have been suspended despite having no malicious intent, and given lessons in the respect they should give to the book? Would the cops and local community leaders have been called in?
It appears as if Britain’s submission to Sharia, at least in regard to how the Qur’an should be treated, is already well established and taken for granted. But behind it all, of course, is naked fear. “We would like to reassure all in our community that the holy book remains fully intact,” said head teacher Tudor Griffiths, because he doesn’t want to see riots and people getting killed over a copy of the Qur’an that was supposedly desecrated, and there is abundant precedent for that. So all he is doing is trying to stave off jihad violence. The problem is that appeasement doesn’t calm aggressors, it only emboldens them.
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“Four Wakefield pupils suspended after Quran damaged at school,” BBC, February 25, 2023:
[INDENT]Four pupils have been suspended from a West Yorkshire secondary school after a copy of the Quran was damaged by students.[/INDENT]
[INDENT]Wednesday’s incident at Wakefield’s Kettlethorpe High School happened when a copy of the Islamic text was brought in by a Year 10 pupil.[/INDENT]
[INDENT]Head teacher Tudor Griffiths…held a meeting with concerned community leaders on Friday.[/INDENT]
[INDENT]Independent councillor for Wakefield East, Akef Akbar, called the meeting after being contacted by people calling for more information.[/INDENT]
[INDENT]He said reports the Quran had been burnt or destroyed were untrue, and he had inspected the book himself during the meeting.[/INDENT]
[INDENT]Mr Akbar said he had been told the book had been taken to school as a dare by a pupil who lost while playing a Call of Duty videogame with other students.[/INDENT]
[INDENT]While at the school it sustained a slight tear to the cover and smears of dirt on some of the pages.[/INDENT]
[INDENT]Mr Akbar said he understood it had been kicked around on the school premises – a claim denied by the school.[/INDENT]
[INDENT]Head teacher Mr Griffiths said in a statement: “We would like to reassure all our community that the holy book remains fully intact and that our initial enquiries indicate there was no malicious intent by those involved.[/INDENT]
[INDENT]“However, we have made it very clear that their actions did not treat the Quran with the respect it should have, so those involved have been suspended and we will be working with them to ensure they understand why their actions were unacceptable.[/INDENT]
[INDENT]“This morning, we met with our local Muslim community leaders, local councillors and police to share all the information we currently know, the action taken and the immediate steps we have taken to reinforce the values and behaviour we expect from every member of this school community to ensure that all religions are respected.”[/INDENT]
[INDENT]A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police said they were “liaising” with the school.[/INDENT]
[INDENT]“Initial enquiries have confirmed minor damage was caused to the text and officers are continuing to work closely with the school,” they added.[/INDENT]
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https://www.jihadwatch.org/2023/02/uk-cops-called-in-students-suspended-school-meeting-with-muslim-leaders-over-quran-with-slight-tear-to-cover
