Trojan Horse affair: Muslim Council of Britain calls for independent inquiry

Oldknow Academy, one school at the centre of the Trojan Horse scandal (photo: Getty Images)

A New York Times podcast on the ‘Trojan Horse Affair’ has prompted the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) to call for an independent public inquiry.

In 2014, an anonymous letter was sent to the media alleging a ‘Muslim conspiracy’ to take over schools in the United Kingdom and impose an extreme form of Islam. The podcast 'The Trojan Horse Affair' follows the search for the author of the anonymous letter.

“This podcast reveals the deep-rooted nature of institutional Islamophobia in the UK. Each episode is a damning indictment of how narratives and tropes were perpetuated to feed a story of moral panic, in which Muslims are centre stage,” Zara Mohammed, secretary general of the MCB, said on Thursday.

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