Cameron backs burqa ban in schools, courts, border checkpoints
U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron has backed a ban on face-covering veils such as burqas in schools, courts and at border checkpoints in the country but has said he will not go as far as to what France did to impose a blanket ban. After tougher English language needs Mr. Cameron’s comments came on the day he unveiled plans for tougher new English language requirements to prevent segregation of members of the Muslim community. Website to thwart radicalisation Meanwhile, Britain on Tuesday launched a new website to offer “practical advice” to protect children from being radicalised as part of a larger anti-extremism drive. U.K. Education Secretary Nicky Morgan said the aim is to protect “impressionable minds from radical views” during a speech at Bethnal Green Academy in east London, a school attended by three girls who ran away to Syria last February and feared to have joined the Islamic State. Today’s announcement of resources and tougher powers to protect young, impressionable minds from radical views sends a clear message to extremists: our children are firmly out of your reach.” “It requires judgement — but just as we must be absolutely clear that we should never give those who peddle extremist ideologies entry in to our schools or colleges, so too we must guard against inadvertently hiding young people from views which we simply think are wrong and disagree with.
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