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King Fahad Academy (KFA; ar, أكاديمية الملك فهد بلندن) is an
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in
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in the
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that provides an Islamic-based education for children aged from 3 to 18. The school is on the former site of the now closed Faraday High School (closed 1984). It is a
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under English law, and the chairman of the board of trustees is Prince Mohammed Bin Nawaf Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud. The school was founded in September 1985 under the authority of King Fahad Bin Abd Al-Aziz Al-Saud and caters to the children of Saudi diplomats,
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, and the local community in London.


Textbook Controversy

In February 2007, the school was featured on BBC's
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programme. The school's director, Dr. Sumaya Aluyusuf, defended the use of Saudi textbooks describing religions other than Islam as "worthless" and comparing their adherents to pigs and monkeys. The books were later edited, and the controversial descriptions removed as they were found to not adhere to Islamic beliefs of equality and peace.Saudi school's regret over books
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See also

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British International School of Jeddah The British International School of Jeddah (also known as BISJ, The Continental School, Conti) is an international co-educational school established in 1977 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The Continental School (officially known as the British Inter ...
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* List of things named after Saudi Kings


References


External links


Official website

Official website

Ofsted: King Fahad Academy

Edubase: King Fahad Academy
{{authority control 1985 establishments in England Acton, London Charities based in London Educational institutions established in 1985 Independent co-educational schools in London Independent schools in the London Borough of Ealing International schools in London Islamic schools in London Saudi Arabian international schools