'Trojan Horse' teachers: 'Rigby murder was staged and Boston marathon bomb a hoax’

Teachers in schools at the heart of the “Trojan Horse” plot set up a secret social networking group that called for the “eradication” of homosexuality and claimed that the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby was staged, the review ordered by the Government found.

The teachers, at least two of whom are still in their positions, used an instant messaging service to post thousands of comments that demonstrated extreme “anti-Western, anti-American and anti-Israeli” views.

Peter Clarke, the former terrorism chief who conducted the review, was passed transcripts of a WhatsApp group called the “Park View Brotherhood” during his investigation.

The 3,000 messages posted by 55 teachers include suggestions that a women’s role is to “serve men” and for boys and girls to be taught separately.

They also suggest that the education system is “crooked” and needs more Islamic history.

The teachers proposed using schoolchildren in political campaigns against the English Defence League and posted offensive images of toilet rolls imprinted with the Israeli flag.

The group was set up and administered by Monzoor Hussain, the acting principal at Park View school.

One of the biggest contributors is Razwan Faraz, the vice-principal at Nansen Primary School, who posted more than 400 messages.

Members of the group will be referred to the teacher disciplinary body and are likely to face the sack.

Lee Rigby murder

In April 2013, the group circulated links to videos suggesting that the Boston marathon bombing was a hoax and that the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby by Islamic extremists was staged as part of an “attack on Islam”. One teacher suggested that the “masses are in a trance” for accepting that Drummer Rigby had been killed.

The teachers also shared links demonstrating “proof” that the Boston marathon bombing, in which three people were killed and 264 injured, was a hoax. It suggests that the bombers were “FBI patsy operatives”.

The group also held an animated discussion about a Birmingham mosque which was raising funds for the Help for Heroes charity. Mr Faraz greets the message by saying: “These Uncle Toms were bound to get exposed, even if it were by their own doing.”

Another teacher wrote: “How about a fundraiser to equip the soldiers with more condoms so they don’t leave our sisters pregnant after ravaging them.”

Mr Faraz also posted a link to a scheme encouraging soldiers to teach in schools. “So the government wants killers to now teach our children,” he said.

Homosexuals are 'animals’

In May 2013, Mr Faraz posted a link to an article about same-sex marriage which stated: “These animals are going out full force. As teachers we must be aware and counter their satanic ways of influencing young people.”

In a later posting about homosexuality in Pakistan he said: “May Allah further expose this and give us the strength to deal [with it] and eradicate it.”

The teacher who posted the link said: “If you have just eaten read after two hours ... caution advised.”

Mr Farwaz later added: “This is the challenge in these testing times. The end of times are near. I pray we remain conscious of what we are here to do and are guided to the path of our beloved prophet.”

Women 'must serve men’

The WhatsApp group was exclusively male, and filled with examples of misogyny.

In July 2013, members held a discussion in which Mr Farwaz suggested “they’re in the kitchen” and that they have a “perpetual role serving men”.

Mr Faraz also suggests that pupils should study Ibn Khaldun, the 14th-century Arab philosopher. “Studying him will straighten the crooked and debased backs caused by this Eurocentric education system.”

Speakers mentioned in the WhatsApp exchanges included one who reportedly advocated wife beating and another said to have called on God to “destroy the enemies of Islam”, the report said.

Teachers also discuss segregating children in their schools to prevent “flirtatious behaviour” and attack the “pro-European bias” of world history.

The teachers

Nicky Morgan, the Education Secretary, announced yesterday that the teachers will be referred to the National College for Teaching and Leadership. The Telegraph understands that Mr Faraz and Mr Hussain are likely to be suspended by the Park Educational Trust in the next few days.

Mr Faraz was yesterday unavailable for comment.

Mr Hussain claimed that the purpose of the group was to give “ideas for stories to say in [school] assemblies” and said he had deleted it a year ago.

In fact, he changed the name to Park View News a year ago and only closed it down in March this year.