04 April 2013

Muslim dad’s court threat over Keighley nursery meal

A Muslim father is threatening to take his child’s nursery to court after he claims it allowed the three-year-old to eat ham and other non-halal meat.

Abdul Shukoor is accusing Strong Close Day Nursery of “discrimination” after two incidents involving his son, Ayaan.

Mr Shukoor, of Paget Street in Keighley, alleges nursery staff failed to ensure Ayaan stuck to his religion’s strict dietary rules, and also regularly served vegetarian meat substitutes to Muslim pupils instead of halal food. [Keighley News] Read more