As if the subject of Islam in Britain wasn't already a hot topic, The Washington Times has picked up a story regarding the right of a Muslim girl to wear religious attire in school. A British appellate court ruled that the girl should be allowed to wear the jilbab, but the "British government will support an appeal of a ruling that a high school's ban on certain Muslim attire violates human rights."

In fact, "Education Secretary Ruth Kelly said is was unfair to force schools to become human rights experts." Isn't that something - the schools should teach human rights to students, but not practice basic religious tolerance. Who knew one had to be an expert in human decency in order to allow a girl to wear religious clothing.