New policy at Madani High School requires non-Muslim girls to wear hijabs
Saturday, October 14, 2006 The hijab, or “Muslim headscarf”, is an item of clothing which is regarded by some Muslims as “compulsory” for women to wear. But for the first time in Britain, a Muslim school has declared that all girl students, including non-Muslims, will be required to wear the hijab. Ten-percent of places at […]
Shooting at school leaves one dead in Tennessee, United States
Thursday, August 21, 2008 On Thursday, 15-year-old student, Ryan McDonald, was shot and killed. The shooting occurred at just after 8:00am (UTC-5), at Central High School, in Knoxville, Tennessee. According to Deputy Chief of Police of the Knoxville police department, William C. Roehl stated that the shooting was not “random” and that “they had contact […]