Muslim fostering row: how the Times and Mail gave a skewed portrayal

The initial Times headline read ‘Christian child forced into Muslim foster care’ – but that was just one side of a complex story

In March, a five-year-old girl was taken from her mother’s care by police in east London and placed into foster care on an emergency basis.

On Monday, claims that the child was a “white Christian” and had been left distressed after being placed with a Muslim family became the focus of a political and media storm.

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