UK schools have been warned that children’s drawings could be blasphemous under Islam.

Dance lessons may also offend Muslims due to potential male-female contact, according to guidance.

Schools in parts of northern England have been warned. Media reports say that some pupils’ drawings could be viewed as blasphemous under Islamic law.

A guidance document titled ’Sharing the Journey,’ was first produced in 2022 by councils in Leeds, Calderdale, Oldham, and Wakefield.

This edict was recently reissued to teachers. It states that several subjects, including art, dance, drama, music, and physical education, could trigger sensitivities… for some Muslim parents. It also includes religious education and Relationships, Health and Sex Education.

The document advises teachers not to ask pupils to depict religious figures such as Jesus or the Prophet Mohammed. It notes that some Muslims consider visual representations of prophets to be inappropriate.

It adds that three-dimensional figurative imagery of humans is considered idolatrous by some Muslims. It warns that ’some Muslim pupils may not wish to draw the human figure.’

The guidance follows a series of rows over religious imagery in schools. This includes Muslim protests outside Batley Grammar School in West Yorkshire in 2021. The protests occurred after a teacher showed a caricature of the Prophet Mohammed in class.

Councils say the guidance is designed to help schools handle religious sensitivities in diverse classrooms. It says concerns should be addressed with parents instead of scrapping lessons.

The guidance has drawn criticism from free speech free thinking campaigners.

‘So much for the Government’s social cohesion action plan. Labour’s idea of integration is that the indigenous population of Britain has to change its behavior. They must fit in with the non-indigenous population.

Soon they’ll be insisting that children learn Urdu. Lord Toby Young is the founder and director of the Free Speech Union. He told GB News.

The booklet also highlights sensitivities across other faiths. It includes dietary rules for Jews, Hindus, and Sikhs. It also covers fasting practices among Rastafarians, Mormons, and Jehovah’s Witnesses.

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