The Department for Education is reportedly investigating a school in Dewsbury after allegations it's promoting an extreme form of Islam warning students that adopting British customs is forbidden.
The Islamic Tarbiyah Academy in Dewsbury teaches 140 primary school children in an after-school madrasa and runs full-time classes for over-16s and adults.
Police were seen at the school last night amidst allegations first aired by Sky News which claim that Mufti Zubair Dudha, the centre's founder and head, quotes in leaflets the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, and supposedly claims that colourful pictures, films, magazines and sporting celebrities are part of the conspiracy to "poison the thinking and minds" of young Muslim people.
There was no one available at the school to talk to Sunrise Radio but reports have been that the school claims the publications are being 'misrepresented'.
Talk of extremism has it seems been linked once again with Dewsbury home to Britain's youngest suicide bomber, its youngest convicted terrorist, and one of the 7/7 bombers.
The Director of Faith Matters, Fiyaz Mughal OBE, which works on issues of integration and cohesion issued a statement.
If the allegations are true then this “is not a mainstream view of Islam and we need to make that clear. It is one set of views and where references to anti-Semitic material have been made this is unacceptable.”
A Department for Education spokesperson told reporters: “These serious allegations are under investigation.
“While it would be inappropriate to comment on the specific investigations of these institutions, we are clear that extremism has no place in our society and we are determined to protect children from it.
“Where evidence of extremist practice is found we will take swift and direct action, working in conjunction with the police. To improve our ability to tackle extremism at its root, we are taking steps to strengthen the regulation of out-of-school settings to ensure that children are properly protected.”
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