07 April 2014

Why does Britain feel so obliged to accommodate for minorities?

The latest nonsense is a plan to bring forward school exams so they don’t clash with the Muslim period of Ramadan.

This involves a month of fasting, which supposedly might affect students’ performance.

There is an alternative proposal to give extra marks or special consideration to Muslims who have to sit exams during Ramadan.

I wonder if Muslim countries go out of their way to cater for other faiths

The Government also wants to start a sharia-compliant student loans system to get around the Islamic ban on charging interest.

This might mean Muslim students pay back less than others. Solicitors have also decided to work with sharia law and courts and councils spend millions on translation.

I wonder if Muslim countries go out of their way to cater for other faiths. Actually, I don’t wonder. [Daily Express] Read more