The administration of a school in Britain forced Muslim students to pray in the open air in the bitter cold.
According to the international news agency, the video of the Old Academy of Manchester has gone viral in which Muslim students are praying under the open sky outside the school on which the users have sharply criticized the school administration.
The students of the school wanted to offer Friday prayers but a teacher stopped them from offering prayers at the school and the students were forced to offer prayers on the road outside the school. Muslim students at @OldhamAcademy were allegedly kicked out of a classroom while they were praying Jumuah during lunch time, resulting in them praying outside in the cold. @OldhamAcademy Academy issued the following statement on Thursday:https://t.co/IMbh77raVD pic.twitter.com/a5KXahwgk8
One student said that a room in the school is reserved for prayers and we have been worshiping there for a long time but this time a teacher not only stopped us from praying but also expressed his anger over using the room for prayers. ۔
"We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused," the school said in a statement. We are proud of all the cultures of our country and we never stop students from praying.
Local council member Urooj Shah said that after talking to the school administration about the matter, they apologized for the incident and promised to write an explanatory letter to the parents.
