Many social media customers stated that the error was “embarrassing” and left them “completely gobsmacked”.

College Of Birmingham: The College of Birmingham has confronted the ire of the members of the Sikh neighborhood in the UK for complicated them with Muslims in a social media put up, saying that “these errors mustn’t occur in 2024”.

Nevertheless, it’s reported that the College of Birmingham has deleted the put up and likewise apologised for posting it incorrectly claiming {that a} current ‘langar (neighborhood meal)’ occasion hosted by its Sikh college students was a part of an Islamic consciousness week. This information was carried by The Birmingham Mail newspaper on Monday.

It so occurred that college students inside the college’s Sikh Society hosted an occasion earlier this month the place they served free vegetarian meals on the campus.

However they had been left disillusioned when a workers member tagged their occasion in a put up with the textual content ‘Uncover Islam Week’, which is an annual consciousness marketing campaign run by the college’s Islamic Society.

“It’s disappointing. There’s clearly a problem with the coaching and schooling given to the workers,” stated Jasveer Singh, a member of the Sikh Press Affiliation whereas speaking to the newspaper including that the points of Sikhism are taught on the College, which has lecturers from the neighborhood and usually hosts Sikh occasions.

Many social media customers stated that the error was “embarrassing” and left them “completely gobsmacked”.

“The college sincerely apologises for any offence or upset this has been precipitated. We recognise this put up was incorrect. It was recognized shortly after being posted and instantly deleted,” stated a College of Birmingham spokesperson.

“The college respects and celebrates the range of our neighborhood and regularly works to offer a welcoming and inclusive setting. We have now made contact with related people and teams to apologise immediately and take heed to their views.”

Jasveer Singh stated that the College owes a wider apology to the 2 teams for the error.

(With IANS inputs)