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Tuesday 16 Jun 2015 - 11:37 Makkah mean time-29-8-1436
London (IINA) – The Muslim Association of Britain condemned the decision of UK primary schools to ban fasting for Muslim students during the month of Ramadan.
A total of four primary schools in the UK have imposed a ban on fasting for Muslim students during the month of Ramadan, news agencies reported.
Barclay Primary School in east London – one of the four schools – informed the parents of the students of the decision in a letter sent last week.
The letter, written by school's acting head Aaron Wright, asserted that children were not required to fast during Ramadan under Islamic Law, but were only required to do so "when they become adults".
"Previously, we have had a number of children who became ill and children who fainted or who have been unable to fully access the school curriculum in their attempt to fast," it added.
The 18-hour duration of fasting last year, as it is mentioned in the letter, was described as quite long for a child without sustenance and water.
The Muslim Association of Britain condemned the fasting ban.
"We believe that there are sufficient and stringent rules within Islam which allow those who are unable to fast, to break fast," a spokesman of the Association was quoted by the Mail Online as saying.
The Association also stressed that this was a decision that should be left up to the parents of the students.
The other three schools that will implement the ban are Sybourn, Thomas Gamuel and Brook House Primary Schools.
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