بريطانيا: تراجع كلية برمنجهام عن حظر النقاب وترحيب إسلامي

خبر من مصادر إنجليزية.

أعرب المسلمون البريطانيون عن ارتياحهم لقرار "جامعة برمنجهام" بالتراجع عن قرار حظر النقاب داخل أسوار الجامعة الذي أعلنت عنه مؤخرًا، وجاء ذلك بعد مواجهة القرار بحملة واسعة من الاعتراضات والانتقادات؛ مما دفع الكلية للإعلان عبر صفحتها على موقع التواصل الاجتماعي أنها بصدد رفع قرار الحظر.

وقد أكد "شعبان محمود" - عضو حزب العمل عن "برمنجهام ليديوود" - ترحيب المجتمع الإسلامي بهذا القرار، الذي جاء نزولاً على رغبة الطلاب في ثقة بأن تعديل القرار من شأنه تحقيق مصلحة الدارسين والمستفيدين؛ المصدر: شبكة الألوكة.

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UK College Reverses Niqab Ban

UK Muslims have welcomed a leading British college’s decision to lift a ban on Muslim face-veils after a petition calling for the dropping of the ban gathered thousands of signatures.

"This change in policy is enormously welcome,” Birmingham Ladywood Labour MP Shabana Mahmood told Huffington Post.

“The college has made a wise decision to rethink its policy on banning veils for a group of women who would have potentially been excluded from education and skills training at the college had the ban been enforced.

"My thanks go out to all those who backed the campaign," Mahmood added.

Earlier this week, the Birmingham Metropolitan College issued a new decision banning all students from wearing hoodies, hats, caps and veils while on the premises.

The decision sparked angry reactions from Muslim students, considering the decision as discriminatory against their personal freedoms.

Later on, opposition culminated against the decision, sparking protests, with 9,000 students signing an online petition set up by NUS Black Students' Campaign calling on the college's principal Dr Christine Braddock to remove the ban.

Faced with a huge opposition, the college said on Facebook on Thursday night that it will drop the ban.

"Birmingham Metropolitan College is committed to high quality education for all of our learners,” the statement said.

"We are concerned that recent media attention is detracting from our core mission of providing high quality learning.

"As a consequence, we will modify our policies to allow individuals to wear specific items of personal clothing to reflect their cultural values.

"The college will still need to be able to confirm an individual's identity in order to maintain safeguarding and security.

"The necessity to comply with national regulations, examination board requirements and applicable legislation will remain an overriding priority in all circumstances, as will the need to ensure that effective teaching and learning methodologies are applied.

"We have listened to the views of our students and we are confident that this modification to our policies will meet the needs of all of our learners and stakeholders.

"We remain committed to ensuring that students are provided with a safe and welcoming environment and the best education and training opportunities available."