The chairman of the education trust at the centre of the alleged “Trojan Horse” Muslim takeover plot in Birmingham schools has resigned along with his entire board of trustees. Tahir Alam, of the Park View Educational Trust, made the announcement … Continue reading
England’s Chief Inspector of Schools is today accused of abandoning “objectivity and independence” in his handling of the Trojan Horse scandal and of “tarring” a generation of Muslim children with “the brush of extremism”. In a coordinated attack city leaders, … Continue reading
More than 60 teachers in Newham have signed an open letter to Michael Gove, saying the Trojan Horse affair has increased Islamophobia in the borough. The letter, written by award-winning poet Michael Rosen and author Alan Gibbons, was also signed … Continue reading
A Bradford MP has called for a debate on what should be allowed in secular schools following the Trojan Horse row. David Ward said that it was wrong to link events at schools in Birmingham and Bradford to issues of … Continue reading
An alliance of campaigners and parents from schools caught up in allegations of a radical Muslim takeover plot at Birmingham schools have attacked the Government’s “provocative and unhelpful” response. Measures taken during the investigations, including appointing former counter-terrorism chief Peter … Continue reading
A campaign group formed in the wake of the Trojan Horse scandal is holding a public meeting tonight. The Putting Birmingham School Kids First group is meeting at 6pm at the Bordesley Centre in Camp Hill. Speakers will include the … Continue reading
The Guardian has published two important statements on the witch-hunt against Birmingham schools launched by education secretary Michael Gove and Ofsted on the basis of the transparently fraudulent “Trojan horse” letter. The first explains the basis on which the Putting Birmingham School Kids First … Continue reading
The letter at the centre of the Trojan Horse affair was “designed to stir up racial and religious antagonism” and the reaction to it has been “disproportionate”, according to Birmingham City Council’s former chief executive. Writing for LGC, Stephen Hughes, … Continue reading
The alleged Islamic extremism seen in the Birmingham schools affair is the same as that practised by Boko Haram, the Nigerian terrorist network, Tony Blair has said. The Trojan Horse ‘plot’ to bring hardline practices into Birmingham classrooms is part … Continue reading
In the wake of the so-called Trojan Horse inquiry into Islamic extremism in schools in Birmingham, Sharia expert, Sam Solomon, co-founder of Christian Concern, says that the Ofsted investigation rings a “warning bell” about the strategic aim that drives Islam … Continue reading