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Batley, West Yorkshire: A primary school has banned any reference to pigs, including traditional stories such as The Three Little Pigs in case it offends Muslims, much to the bewilderment of Muslims themselves.
Inayat Bunglawala, of the Muslim Council of Britain, said:This is bizarre. There is nothing to stop children reading about pigs. The ban is simply on the consumption of pork and pig products.
The ban was discovered when a parent realised that all references to pigs had been removed from homework sheets. Children banned from reading Three Little Pigs - Ananova, 4th March 2003.
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