The noted atheist claimed that pupils were being taught to ignore scientific evidence in favour of following the Koran.
He said that he had even met a science teacher who believed that the earth was only 6,000 years old.
Mr Dawkins, a former Oxford professor who found fame as an evolutionary biologist before becoming a vocal opponent of religion, is a longstanding critic of all faith schools.
But he has said that Islamic schools are worse than others, as their teaching is more likely to be influenced by a religious agenda.
Talking to the Times Educational Supplement, he described a trip he made to an 'utterly deplorable' Muslim school in Leicester.
According to the Daily Telegraph, he said: 'Every person I met believes if there is any disagreement between the Koran and science, then the Koran wins.
'It's just utterly deplorable. These are now British children who are having their minds stuffed with alien rubbish.' Continue reading and comment » | Hugo Gye | Saturday, October 08, 2011
It's a great pity that our politicians don't have the courage that Richard Dawkins so obviously has. Perhaps this country would be run better then. Politicians, bereft of a backbone as they mostly are, just pander to Muslims, fearing for their lives, I suppose. The result is that ignorance and superstition just grow and grow. Eventually, it will lead us back to another dark age. – © Mark
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