Madani High School

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name = Madani High School


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religion = Muslim
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head = Mohamed H Mukadam
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street = 77 Evington Valley Road
city = Leicester
county = Leicestershire
country = England
postcode = LE5 5LL
LEA = Leicester
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enrollment = 600
gender = Coeducational
lower_age = 11
upper_age = 16
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website = http://www.madanihigh.leicester.sch.uk
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Madani High School is a Muslim secondary school in Leicester, England. Based in the diverse Evington district, Madani High caters for the city's Muslim population, with 300 places for boys and girls each. The building itself, designed by Leicester firm Pick Everard, is state-of-the-art with an Islamic design including an Arabic-style courtyard. There is also an associated community centre and madrassa.

The school has received much press attention as a Muslim secondary school where it is held up as a model for faith schools [ [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/education/article4231194.ece Learning to be British and Muslim] - Article by Cristina Odone on Timesonline] . Conversely, there has been controversy when it was announced that non-Muslim girls would be expected to wear the hijab [ [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-410312/Non-Muslim-students-Islamic-school-forced-wear-headscarves.html Non-Muslim students at Islamic school forced to wear headscarves] Article from the Daily Mail ] . The school has also won architectural awards including the Community Benefit award in the regional finals of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors awards in May 2008 and will compete in the international finals in the autumn. [ [http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=132407&command=displayContent&sourceNode=132390&contentPK=20883482&moduleName=InternalSearch&formname=sidebarsearch High School Hopes] Article from Leicester Mercury] .

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External links

* [http://www.madanihigh.leicester.sch.uk/index.php Madani High School Official Site]
* [http://www.ourlanguages.org.uk/schoolwork/leicester Profile of Madani High School]
* [http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/publications/faithinthesystem/pdfs/FaithInTheSystem.pdf Faith in the system] from the Department for Children, Schools and Families