Islam in the United Kingdom Islam Boys' High School coming in second place. Some Islamic schools have been accused of promoting extremist versions of Islam. In 2018,the Crown Prosecution Service brought its first prosecution in England & Wales against an unregistered school, the Islamic faith school "Al-Istiqamah Learning Centre" in Southall, London where nearly 60 children aged 5-11 were being taught. Head teacher Beatrix Bernhardt and director Nacerdine Talbi were convicted as running a school not registered with the Department for Education violates the Education and Skills Act 2008. They received fines and a curfew. Several notable Muslim religious leaders and scholars are based in
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