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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Thursday, March 23, 2006  
‘<b>Child abuse rampant in UK madrassas’</b>

LONDON: <b>One of Britain’s leading Muslims demanded on Wednesday the government crackdown on “widespread” child abuse at Islamic schools in Britain</b>.

Doctor Ghayasuddin Siddiqui, head of the Muslim Parliament of Great Britain forum, said the 700 or so madrassas were operating “outside the law”. Siddiqui co-wrote a report on the dangers facing some of the 100,000 youngsters in Britain attending the schools, which are usually attached to mosques. “Our understanding is that physical abuse is widespread,” he said.“We would like to see mosques and madrassas come into contact with local authorities and police and put together guidelines, and the teachers are trained and parents and children are involved and they are told what their rights are if ever an allegation is made.” AFP
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