Grandma leads Amirah and cousin to koran school in Leicester

Amirah Hajat (L), 10, and her cousin Zara, 6, follow their grandma Amina, 67, to their madrassa (koran school) after their regular school. Amirah, a third-generation British Muslim, says she rates playing football far above the Koran school. ..Leicester is expected to be the first city in the UK to have a majority non-white population within the next few years. It is one of the most ethnically-diverse cities in Europe. ....Picture taken April 2005 by Justin Jin

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Amirah Hajat (L), 10, and her cousin Zara, 6, follow their grandma Amina, 67, to their madrassa (koran school) after their regular school. Amirah, a third-generation British Muslim, says she rates playing football far above the Koran school. ..Leicester is expected to be the first city in the UK to have a majority non-white population within the next few years. It is one of the most ethnically-diverse cities in Europe. ....Picture taken April 2005 by Justin Jin