UK Labour Councils Advise Schools on Muslim Pupils’ Religious Sensitivities
11th March 2026
Several Labour-run local councils in the UK have issued guidance to schools regarding Muslim students’ religious sensitivities in classroom activities, including art, music, and dance.
The advice warns that children’s drawings could be considered blasphemous under certain interpretations of Islamic law, and that music and dance lessons might also conflict with some Islamic teachings.
Entitled Sharing the Journey, the guidelines note that Islamic culture has a long artistic heritage, emphasizing geometry, calligraphy, and patterned design. It warns that three-dimensional depictions of humans—including religious figures such as Jesus or the Prophet Mohammed—may be seen as idolatrous by some Muslims.
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