The family of the nine-year-old pupil first contacted IHRC when the school had prevented their child from praying. The school had argued that it was a secular school, so did not allow any activity aimed at one religion. This meant that the child had to choose between going to school and practicing her religion. IHRC then contacted a team of solicitors to take the case on. Leigh Day and Co solicitors successfully mediated the case and managed to get the Muslim pupil access to prayer facilities in school.

You can read more about the story here

The Islamic Human Rights Commission deals with many cases; this is just one of our successes.  If you have been a victim of hate crime or Islamophobia please contact us so we can help.