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Originally Posted by Russ D
Wearing a sign (or logo) on the uniform and wearing a seperate item of clothing are 2 different things. If for example the muslim school insisted all pupils have a badge or logo with a veil on it or some other symbol of Islam then I'd say they are perfectly within their rights.
The logo identifies which school the pupil is part of. The veil or scarf doesn't.
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tosh. you can have a school logo without christian symbolism, indeed a number of c of e schools do that. its not just identifying the school but the school's affiliation to a particular faith. a veil is hardly a symbol of islam in the same way the cross is a a christian symbol - it is the iconic symbol of christianity.what would your position be if the headscarf had the school logo on it to help identify the school?
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Originally Posted by TheDaddy
I am not saying that, all I am saying is that from my experience the logo is not compulsory.
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if its sewn into a shirt or blazer its fairly compulsory ;-)
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Originally Posted by foreverwar
And that is where the problem arises.
The cross is recognised as a symbol of Christianity because Jesus died upon it.
The head-scarf is an individual's/imam's/family's interpretation of what "modesty" is - if the majority of Muslim women in this country do not wear head-scarves, how can it be stated that this is "widely recognised as a symbol of the Muslim faith".
In France, only 20% of Muslim woman wear head-scarves, and from my personal experience (living in Leeds, working in Bradford, daughter at Uni in Leicester) that correlates in the UK - not exactly a majority, is it?
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so its part of the uniform then? so why the fuss?