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https://www.bedfordshirelive.co.uk/.../dunstable-school-sorry-after-picture-6728908
A Bedfordshire school has come under fire after a picture of Osama Bin Laden was used to depict the Prophet Muhammed.
A picture of a PowerPoint presentation, which was used in a religious education lesson at All Saints Academy in Dunstable, was shared on social media.
It showed a picture of Osama Bin Laden with the words written next to it “Muhammed. Last Prophet in Islam.”
Not only was the picture completely incorrect, but drawings and pictures of the Prophet Muhammed are deeply offensive to Muslims.
The incident has been met with outrage in the local Muslim community, who called on the school to properly investigate how the incident happened.
All Saints Academy has since released a lengthy statement acknowledging that the incident had been brought to the attention of teachers by a concerned pupil and that the school was sorry for any offence caused.
An external investigation is currently taking place and the teacher involved has been suspended.
In a statement, a school spokesperson said: “We are fully aware of a totally inappropriate resource that was used by a teacher during an RS lesson
“All Saints Academy recognises the deep hurt and distress that has been caused to the Muslim community, and many other people of faith, by the totally inappropriate images that were used as part of a recent RS lesson. Not only was it offensive to attempt to portray an image of the prophet Muhammad, but the image that was used was that of Osama Bin Laden, a terrorist leader, which further added to the deep insult.
“The academy reiterates its unreserved and sincere apology for the distress this episode has caused….
A Bedfordshire school has come under fire after a picture of Osama Bin Laden was used to depict the Prophet Muhammed.
A picture of a PowerPoint presentation, which was used in a religious education lesson at All Saints Academy in Dunstable, was shared on social media.
It showed a picture of Osama Bin Laden with the words written next to it “Muhammed. Last Prophet in Islam.”
Not only was the picture completely incorrect, but drawings and pictures of the Prophet Muhammed are deeply offensive to Muslims.
The incident has been met with outrage in the local Muslim community, who called on the school to properly investigate how the incident happened.
All Saints Academy has since released a lengthy statement acknowledging that the incident had been brought to the attention of teachers by a concerned pupil and that the school was sorry for any offence caused.
An external investigation is currently taking place and the teacher involved has been suspended.
In a statement, a school spokesperson said: “We are fully aware of a totally inappropriate resource that was used by a teacher during an RS lesson
“All Saints Academy recognises the deep hurt and distress that has been caused to the Muslim community, and many other people of faith, by the totally inappropriate images that were used as part of a recent RS lesson. Not only was it offensive to attempt to portray an image of the prophet Muhammad, but the image that was used was that of Osama Bin Laden, a terrorist leader, which further added to the deep insult.
“The academy reiterates its unreserved and sincere apology for the distress this episode has caused….
