Tag: schools
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Hindu in London Primary School pressurised to become Muslim
In June 2024, a Hindu schoolboy was pressurised to convert to Islam, in Springwell Junior School, Heston. The incident involved three 7-year-old children, in Year 2, who all came from Muslim backgrounds. The child expressed a desire to eat halal chicken, despite being vegetarian, and told his parents that he had changed his name to…
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British Hindu activists condemn grooming and coerced conversions
Hindu activists in the UK have raised concerns about an increase in the grooming of Hindu children. In some cases, children under the age of 16 have been coerced or peer pressured into leaving their Hindu faith. Ravi Chowdhry, a Hindu activist from East London stated, “Growing up as a Bengali Hindu in London, I…