Author: Pragna Patel

Pragna Patel is a founding member of Southall Black Sisters’ advocacy and campaigning centre and Women Against Fundamentalism. She worked as a co-ordinator and senior case worker for SBS from 1982 to 1993 when she left to train and practice as a solicitor. In 2009 she returned to SBS as its Director. She has been centrally involved in some of SBS’ most important cases and campaigns around domestic violence, immigration and religious fundamentalism. She has also written extensively on race, gender and religion.

The Michaela School Ruling: Religion, Education and ‘British Values’

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On 16 April 2024 a female Muslim pupil lost her High Court challenge against the banning of Muslim prayers at Michaela Community School, a secular secondary ‘Free School’ in London.

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The Supreme Court and Shamima Begum – ‘The Perfect Solution’?

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On Friday 26 February, the Supreme Court unanimously rejected Shamima Begum’s application to be permitted to return to the UK to argue...

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