Statutory requirements for compulsory Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) in the UK is generating concern among many religious communities and reigniting debates about the purpose of School Based Sexuality Education (SBSE). Quranic scripture deems obligatory the teaching and learning about all aspects relevant to human sexuality, however, religion, and in particular Islam, is widely viewed as hostile to sexuality education. Fida Sanjakdar looks to foreground Islamic responses to some of the ‘progressive’ topics featuring in RSE and SBSE more broadly.

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Image courtesy of interviewee. June 27, 2023