Crazier and crazier. In the UK, participants in a course designed to cure them, staff members of the British Council, of “Islamophobia,” were told that the Virgin Mary wore a hijab. Not everyone was pleased. More on this preposterous claim can be found here: “British Council Staff Told Virgin Mary Wore Hijab in Anti-Islamophobia Training, Sparking Outrage,” by Ailin Vilches Arguello, Algemeiner, September 30, 2026:
British Council staff were told during an Islamophobia training session that the Virgin Mary wore a hijab, sparking controversy over course materials accused of rewriting religious history to draw a modern parallel between Islamic and Christian traditions.
As part of a taxpayer-funded Project Unity training program, North Yorkshire Council staff involved in counter-terrorism efforts attended a seminar in northern England focused on combating “myths and misinformation about Muslims,” British media reported.
Abbas Najib, a former police officer and CEO of Better Communities Bradford — a charity that delivers community and counter-extremism training — led the session, telling council workers that “Mother Mary wore a hijab” as he explained that head coverings were a tradition shared across different faiths and cultures.
There is no evidence for this claim. No representation of Mary in painting or sculpture, and no written records in the Gospels about Jesus and his mother suggest that she ever wore a hijab.
According to local media reports, the training materials also claimed that “Jesus grew a beard,” drawing a striking and historically misleading parallel between Christian and Islamic religious traditions.
If Jesus grew a beard, as he may well have, it was not for religious reasons. It was simply a practice of the time among the Jews. Most Muslims, though obviously not all, believe that a beard is wajib (obligatory). The origin of this can be found in a hadith in which Muhammad instructed his followers to trim their mustaches and grow their beards. The majority of traditional scholars and major schools of jurisprudence consider growing a beard to be wajib or fard (compulsory). In this view, shaving the beard is considered a sin because it goes against an established command meant to emulate Muhammad.
The seminar further asserted that “the hijab was prevalent in the UK only 100 years ago,” using images of shawls worn in early 20th-century Britain to illustrate the point, even though the garments depicted were unrelated to Islamic practice.
A shawl used not to be draped over the shoulders, but over the head, is not a religious requirement for Christian women, unlike the hijab that Muslim women are expected, at the very least (think of all the Muslim women forced to wear the chador or niqab), to cover themselves with.
After the remarks drew widespread criticism, Najib defended his reference to the Virgin Mary in an interview with the Daily Mail, arguing that he had cited her example to illustrate the longstanding tradition of women covering their heads across different faiths.
“Hijab is an Arabic word that simply means ‘covering,’ and in everyday usage, it refers to a woman’s head covering,” he said, adding that his lecture was meant to show that covering the head is a tradition shared by many faiths and cultures, not something unique to Islam….
But unique to Islam is what happens to a wife who disobeys her husband by not wearing a hijab. In that case, he can hit her for disobeying him. Muslim fathers, such as Yaser Abdel Said, have been known to kill their daughters for refusing to wear a hijab. Christian fathers mete out no such punishment to their daughters and wives who go without a head covering.
As part of its wider community work, Better Communities Bradford has received about $660,000 from the National Lottery Communities Fund, which supports projects that strengthen communities and improve people’s lives.
Does claiming false similarities between Islam and Christianity “strengthen communities and improve people’s lives”? Or does it anger Christians who understand that they are being fed falsehoods?
somehistory says
I read that hogwash headline a few days ago. Any lie to support the slime of muzzie worship of satan.
Rob Porter says
I have no idea why anyone wants to be around these wretched Muslim people. Everything becomes unpleasant and complicated as these disgusting people try to impose themselves and their half-baked Islamic ideas. So Mary wore a hijab! Oh, of course – because naturally, she he was a Muslim more 600 years before the robber, mass murderer, rapist and pedophile prophet, Mohammad, raised his ugly head.
Taffy says
When Muslims denigrate Christian religious figures, there are no consequences. But when Christians denigrate Muhammad, murderous jihadis take revenge!
Namer says
After having been to many muslim nations I find stories like this disgusting. Probably more islamic countries do not mandate the Najib than do. This is a degusting rewrite of History to claim Jesus was not the son of God.
WPM says
Both Mary and Joseph where Jews that is a fact ,both where religious Jews .Moslems put claims on things they have no connection to all the time. Claiming every figure in history was Moslem when Islam was not invented until Mohmand’s fever dream in a cave around the 8th century AD. Till this day Moslems vandalize Christian churches in Africa ,Europe ,Asia ,and the Americas .Moslems put forth claims of native Americans being Moslem ,Moses and other Jewish leaders of the past ,ancient pagan celts in the UK all kinds of nonsense .Islam has no great leaders of vision from the past ,no great works of art ,just things they have stolen ,it has only a past of rape murder ,oppression ,slavery ,debauchery ,thief , nothing to admirer so they want to rewrite the past to justify the very reason that Islam is a thing that should be followed in the 21 century when it should have died over 500 years ago.
Rob Porter says
I’ve heard time and again, that were it not for apostasy law that condemns to death anyone who leaves islam, this idiotic, worthkess idelogy would have iued out long ago.
It has merit. It’s all hate, bigotry, intolerance and endless anger. Jusrt a worthless heap of pigs droppings
gravenimage says
In UK, ‘Islamophobia’ Trainer Claims the Virgin Mary Wore a Hijab
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This is of course a lie. Muslim women wear Hijabs because unveiled women can be molested by Muslim men.
There is *no* such sacralization of Jews raping unveiled women.
Mo says
LOL! What idiocy! How can that be, when Islam didn’t even exist at that time?
gravenimage says
Yep.
tgusa says
“Islamophobia’ Trainer”
They wouldn’t dare to train people on islamic doctrine or history. Doing that would open up an uncomfortable can of worms. And so they play pretend.
Siddhi Nasranni says
So true, but what I want to know is the answer to this quote, ” A seminar in northern England focused on combating “myths and misinformation about Muslims,”
We do not need to lie about Islam, they do that themselves, & convince themselves they are speaking the TRUTH.
gravenimage says
Spot on, Siddhi. The truth about Islam is what condemns it.
England Invaded says
Notice there no Christians setting the streets ablaze.
Although maybe they should. Better still the ‘slims and ‘slim supporters.
gravenimage says
So true, England Invaded. Christians do not act like this. They either offer arguments as to why these claims are mistaken, or else just ignore them.
YHolansky says
Robert, thank you. I could write a volume on what was written but I’ll keep it more concise. The one-time but very long time Member of the HC representing Bradford; a supporter of Murder Inc and terrorists who comprise it was one infamous George Galloway! In the name of “political correctness”,protecting society from Islamophobia; Officer Abbas Nabil, likely never pursued true law enforcement except when it came to protecting the Islamic Community from Non-Muslims. After all Police were forbidden from taking reports about, investigating, making arrests, referring to the Barristers for prosecution, complaints or cases involving “Asians” ( who are they talking about?) who have sexually groomed 1mm British girls over the past 30 years. The police, local officials, New Scotland Yard, HC Committees and BBC; all deny such things are happening. Only the 2mm individuals who are parents, and complain at Police Stations. They’re told “go home”, “be quiet, “Don’t confront or accuse the Asians” or YOU the parents will be arrested. There’s a gutted Magna Carta since arrived. It was slimmed down to protect Asians! I’m certain the Iron Lady, Winston, Lord Mountbatten, AND QE2 as she tried in her last LIVE Christmas address would call it out and the traitors with it.
Hijab, head covering, this “teacher is a product of the Madras’s or Public School. Other than stone statues or writings on parchment, copper, mosaics or artistic depictions on pottery; the Mother Mary dress is unknown. Ask Off Nabil what religion Mary belonged to, what more’s she likely followed at that time. He can dream on but during that period in occupied Israel and occupied Judea: there were Romans, Roman soldiers (from wherever) and Jews and more Jews. The Roman gave the Jews (Israelis and Judah’s the name Palestinian to crush their self- identification and Nationalism. from 1920-1948 the British referred to everyone living in Israel as Palestinians. Yes, being the crossroads commence you had ppl passing through. Off NO Islam the Religion or Mohammad the messenger until almost 800 years later. They arrived as foreign conquerors from Mecca & Medina!