Huff Post UK: Faith campaigners have called on the government to include more Muslim history in the national curriculum, as a way of engaging young Muslim pupils, and educating non-Muslims about the contributions of the Islamic world to science and philosophy.
In February the Department of Education published a draft specification of a new history syllabus which is currently under consultation.
But campaign group Curriculum for Cohesion, backed by the Muslim Council of Britain, claims the draft curriculum ” excludes all reference to Muslims and Islam” and are urging teachers and members of the public to appeal to the government before the consultation ends next week.
Muslim girls at school in London
The campaign is being led by Matthew Wilkinson, a former Eton head boy who converted to Islam. It is backed by high-profile patrons includiong MP Sadiq Khan and Rabbi Baroness Julia Neuberger.
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