UK: Islamic parents protest about the teaching of Homosexuality during Sex Ed.

(Birmingham) In the UK, like most most western countries, the government subscribe to the UN bill of Human rights where  out of the 30 articles listed, article 2 reads:

Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.

The UK like many other western nations have seen over the past 60 years an influx of people seeking a better life from poorer nations. (For example my parents came from India during the 1950s) Yet and a big yet, whilst they are happy to seek the security of life found by the enforcement of the UN bill of rights here. It appears they are more than happy to cherry pick the parts that they like. For example the right for people to subscribe to whatever sexuality they wish and as part of that the UK Government as part of its educational remit, teaches children about Homosexuality in which to combat homophobia. Well for a gaggle of Islamic mothers that isn't on, so they decided to hold a protest outside the school , handing out leaflets objecting to the sex ed lessons.    Fatima Shah, who has taken her 10-year-old daughter out of the school, stated to the media:

"It's inappropriate, totally wrong. Children are being told it's OK to be gay yet 98 per cent of children at this school are Muslim. It's a Muslim community."I've taken my daughter out and other parents have too. Enough is enough."Sex relationship education is being taught without our consent. We've not been informed about what's being taught."

She then tried to explain her actions by stating:

 "Gay people should be treated with mutual respect". Speaking alongside other Muslim parents outside the school gates, the mum-of-three added: "We believe in fundamental British values and believe gay people should be treated with mutual respect and without prejudice or discrimination just like any other human being."

I'll accept that whilst some parents aren't happy with their children been taught sex ed . The fact remains in the UK, parents can remove their children from sex ed classes. Here is what the Government has to say on the matter on its Gov.UK Education website:

 Some parts of sex and relationship education are compulsory - these are part of the national curriculum for science. Parents can withdraw their children from all other parts of sex and relationship education if they want.

Which is a fact that the protesting students don't appear to know, which is strange as the same applies for Religious Education and I know for a fact that Islamic parents pull their kids from RE lessons. (But its only racist when Non-Muslims do so about Islamic lessons)  so lets go back to what she actually said:

It's inappropriate, totally wrong. Children are being told it's OK to be gay yet 98 per cent of children at this school are Muslim. It's a Muslim community."I've taken my daughter out and other parents have too. Enough is enough."Sex relationship education is being taught without our consent. We've not been informed about what's being taught"

Ah, its a Muslim thing, meaning an inability to accept other ways of thinking. Isn't the correct term for that....bigotry. Apparently not on the streets of the Uk.