Type of Data: Knowledge of a High Court case involving an alleged prayer ban at a London school (4330)
Faith Community: General, Islam
Date: 2024, 23-26 January
Geography: United Kingdom
Sample Size: 2060
Population: Adults aged 18 and over
Keywords: Freedom of religion, Katharine Birbalsingh, Michaela Community School, Opinium Research, prayer rituals, The Observer
Collection Method: Online interview
Collection Agency: Opinium Research
Sponsor: The Observer
Published Source:
BRIN ID: 4330
Remarks:
The case concerned a ban on prayer rituals introduced in March 2023 at the Michaela Community School in Brent, London, which one of its Muslim pupils was challenging as discriminatory, breaching her right to freedom of religion. The school’s headteacher was Katharine Birbalsingh.
Posted by: Clive D. Field
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