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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Mostafa Rachwani

Muslim student allegedly forced to watch offensive cartoon of Muhammad at Melbourne school

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A school in Melbourne’s north has been accused of making a Muslim student watch a cartoon. Photograph: David Jones/PA

A Melbourne school has been accused of forcing a Muslim student to watch a cartoon depicting Muhammad in class, prompting an investigation by the state government.

A teacher at the college, in Melbourne’s north, allegedly played an “explicit and blasphemous” cartoon to the class that depicted the prophet Muhammad, according to the student’s father. The Victorian education department is investigating the incident.

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