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A British broadcaster has removed an episode of the children's television programme Fireman Sam after social media users posted images showing a character slipping on a page from the Quran.

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An episode from the children's program 'Fireman Sam' has prompted accusations of Islamophobia after a character appeared to slip up on a discarded page from the Koran. An episode from the children ...

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The makers of Fireman Sam have apologised to viewers after a recent episode appeared to show a character stepping on a page from the Koran. The episode first aired on Channel 5 in October 2014 but ...

But someone has claimed that Fireman Elvis – Fireman Sam’s not-very-intelligent colleague – may have been wrongly accused of stepping on the Koran. Controversy hits Pontypandy (Picture ...

Media watchdog Ofcom has responded to complaints over an episode of Fireman Sam allegedly showing a character stepping on a passage from the Quran. The episode in question first aired on Channel 5 ...

An episode of kids' animation Fireman Sam has resulted in the BBC getting ... Channel 5's streaming services after viewers noticed a character trampling on pages of the Koran.

A character can be seen trampling on the papers twice and when the sheets fly into the air at least one appears to be from the Koran. It is thought that the page contains verses 13 to 26 of chapte ...

Children's favourite Fireman Sam will grace the big screen in January and will feature the voice of Doctor Who star David Tennant as a new character. The well-loved children’s programme about ...

The children’s programme Fireman Sam is embroiled in an Islamophobia row after appearing to show a character treading on a page of the Koran. Yesterday Channel 5 removed an episode of the show ...