Pupils withdrawn from trip to Edinburgh mosque

Children from Newtongrange Primary visited the Central Mosque in Potterrow, but from an original group of 90 pupils, 28 were withdrawn.

The trip had been organised to help educate the primary one, two and five pupils about other religions and cultures.

But one parent today said they didn’t want their child “mixed up in the hate being preached in mosques”.

Children from Newtongrange Primary visited the Central Mosque in Potterrow, but from an original group of 90 pupils, 28 were withdrawn.The trip had been organised to help educate the primary one, two and five pupils about other religions and cultures.But one parent today said they didn’t want their child “mixed up in the hate being preached in mosques”.
Edinburgh Evening News story 

Follow up story in The Scotsman; Muslim women who conduct tours at the Central Mosque have defended the practice of inviting school trips to gain an understanding of their faith.

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