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Faith school orders non-Muslim teachers to wear headscarf

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Britain's first Muslim state school has allegedly ordered non-Muslim staff to wear headscarves, and make female pupils sit at the back of the classroom.

The Al Madinah school in Derby, which caters for 200 pupils aged four to 16, has also prohibited teachers from wearing jewellery and bringing non-Halal food into the premises.  

Two former non-Muslim teachers at the school said they resigned after being "bullied and sidelined" by members of the school's trust who are predominantly Muslim.

Read the full story in the Telegraph and the Daily Mail.