King Fahad Academy (KFA; ar, أكاديمية الملك فهد بلندن) is an
independent school
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in
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in the
London Borough of Ealing
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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
registered charity
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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,
Arab Muslims
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, and the local community in London.
Textbook Controversy
In February 2007, the school was featured on BBC's
Newsnight
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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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''. Tuesday 20 February 2007.
See also
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List of schools in Ealing
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*Acton Gardens Primary School, Acton, London, Acton
*Alec Reed Academy, Northolt
*Allenby Primary School, Southall
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British International School, Riyadh
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British International School of Jeddah
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British International School Al-Khobar
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References
External links
Official websiteOfficial website
Ofsted: King Fahad AcademyEdubase: King Fahad Academy
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