ICSE Class 6th Book Shows ‘mosque’ as a source of noise pollution.

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Once again controversy took place when an image in a Class 6thstandard textbook of ICSE schools showing a “mosque” as a source of noise pollution has sparked outrage on social media, prompting an apology from the publisher and the promise that the picture would be removed in subsequent editions.

While ICSE board officials were not available for comment, the publisher has apologized for the image. “This is to inform all concerned that we will be changing the picture in subsequent editions of the book,” publisher Hemant Gupta said on social media sites. Gupta said the diagram on page 202 of its publication, Integrated Science, consisted of “a structure resembling a portion of a fort and other noise producing objects in a noisy city”. “We do apologize if it has hurt the sentiments of anyone,” he said.

Bollywood singer Sonu Nigam had stoked a controversy in April when he said he was woken up by the sound of azaan — early morning calls for prayers from mosques — amplified by loudspeakers. There have been several incidents of controversial content being found in school textbooks in recent months.

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