{UAH} Ofsted warn of 'music act of devil' leaflet found during Muslim school inspection

Here is a classic example of Muslim parents failing their own children
by trying to turn schools into madrassas teaching Arabic and the
Koran, instead of Science, Mathematics and English Language. . Islamic
Schools are the poorest performing in the UK. In some schools success
in exams in independent Islamic schools can be a meagre 8% while top
performing Catholic schools regularly score 99%. No wonder, many
educationalists are arguing Islamic schools should be banned in the UK
because there are a disaster to education and serve no useful purpose,
except only to set up children for failure.

Bobby

Ofsted warn of 'music act of devil' leaflet found during Muslim school
inspection
By Sean Coughlan
Education correspondent

18 June


Inspectors say there were leaflets warning against music, singing and dancing
Ofsted has criticised an Islamic independent school, after inspectors
found leaflets which claimed music and dancing were "acts of the
devil".

Inspectors made an unannounced visit to the Darul Uloom Islamic High
School in Birmingham after having previously rated the school as
"inadequate".

Inspectors said pupils were not being protected from "extreme views".

But the school rejected this saying the leaflets were not in the
school, but in a "mosque adjacent to the school".

A spokeswoman for the Department for Education said the allegations
would be urgently investigated and that action would be taken against
schools "promoting twisted ideologies".

"These leaflets should have no place in any school - and we will not
hesitate to take strong action when schools focus on ideological
indoctrination rather than a high-quality education," said the DFE
spokeswoman.

An Ofsted inspection last year had found weaknesses with the school
and inspectors returned without warning to monitor how an improvement
plan was being implemented.

But a report from inspectors says that they found printed material
with "extremist views".

"A large number of copies of a leaflet containing highly concerning
and extremist views, such as "Music, dancing and singing are acts of
devil and prohibited" were discovered during the inspection.

"The leaflets were found in areas shared by the school and adjoining
mosque which are used by leaders and in areas used by the pupils from
the school," said the inspectors.


Inspectors thought the leaflets were discouraging people from
attending a local music fesitval
But a statement from the school disputed Ofsted's claims, saying that
it was incorrect to say that the leaflets had been in the school or to
suggest that the school in any way endorsed these views.

The school says that the leaflets had been "clearly dumped by a member
of the public" and these leaflets had no association with either the
school or the mosque.

"We have a music curriculum in the school. Why would we then say that
music are 'acts of the devil'? It does not make sense," said a
response from the school.

"We did not or would not produce or allow any such leaflets in our
school," said the school, which accused Ofsted inspectors of being
"racist".

Ofsted had said that it was not clear who had produced the leaflets,
which inspectors thought were calling for a boycott of a local music
festival.

The leaflet is understood to have made reference to music in terms of
"public indecency" and the "proliferation of sinful activities".

The inspection report of the school, which teaches boys from the ages
of 11 to 16, says the school needs to put in practice its commitment
to safeguarding pupils.

It also warns that there is a lack of evidence that the lessons match
the published curriculum.

"For example, the policy states that the biggest timetable weighting
has been given to English and mathematics, but inspection evidence and
school timetables show that pupils study Arabic for approximately half
of the school day."

The report says the school must take action to meet the requirements
of independent school regulations.

The school was previously criticised by Ofsted for what appeared to
the segregation of male and female governors.

Ofsted had reported that the school's only female governor sat in an
adjacent room during meetings.

But the school challenged this, saying that the female governor was
making a choice to sit separately and that this arrangement was
respecting her rights.

"The right for a person to choose is a universal value," said the
statement from the school.

A Department for Education spokeswoman said: "Extremism has no place
in our society and when we find schools promoting twisted ideologies
we will not hesitate to take action, including closing the school or
working with the police if necessary."

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