Islamic school 'which taught pupils gay people should be killed' shut down
A BOARDING school for Muslim girls has been ordered to shut its doors after it was accused of teaching strict Sharia-style rules to its pupils.
Jamia Al-Hudaa Residential College for Girls has been ordered to close down
Former student Aliyah Saleem claimed students at Jamia Al-Hudaa Residential College for Girls in Nottingham were taught a number of extremist beliefs, including men should be able to beat their wives and gay people should be killed.
Now the £3,500-a-year independent school has been ordered to close down its residential operation by the Department for Education, according to the Times.
Ms Saleem, who claims she was expelled in 2011 for owning a disposable camera, said: "At least four girls accused of being lesbians were expelled during my time. Teachers and pupils discussed it openly.
Aliyah Saleem says she was expelled for owning a disosable camera
I remember seeing two girls pack their bags after someone claimed they’d been kissing
"I remember seeing two girls pack their bags after someone claimed they’d been kissing."
An Oftsed inspection ruled that standards were "not met" at the boarding school.
The education watchdog also found extremist books in the school library and said pupils had fundamental gaps in their knowledge.
The report added: "Pupils do not understand how laws are made or who is responsible for devising the laws in this country. Older pupils do not understand what is meant by the term 'British values'."
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The school will close down
However the school argues that the decision is "completely unbiased and unfair" and part of a "highly politicised agenda" of inspections at Muslim schools.
It said that Ms Saleem was expelled for "disruptive behaviour" and denied teaching that the death penalty was appropriate for gay men.
Ms Saleem added: "Jamia closing feels like a drop in the ocean, because these girls will just go to similar Muslim faith schools where they will receive an equally blinkered education."