Islam debate continues to bubble

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Debates over Muslims in UK society feature prominently in Sunday's papers.

A government minister demands the sacking of a Muslim teaching assistant who insisted on wearing a veil in the classroom in the Sunday Mirror.

Shadow home secretary David Davis ponders whether Muslim leaders are encouraging "voluntary apartheid" in the Sunday Telegraph.

But Sunday Times columnist India Knight writes that it is "open season on Islam" and "Muslims are the new Jews".

Madonna 'grilling'

One young man making his first column inches in the Sunday papers is David Banda - the African baby the pop star Madonna is trying to adopt.

The News of the World reports that the star faces a "grilling" before the child is allowed into the UK.

The Sunday Times says David's uncle, Pofera, has demanded to see Madonna's mansions to check the baby's new homes.

But the boy's father, Yohane Banda, tells the Mail on Sunday he's happy about his son's prospective mother.

General support

General Sir Richard Dannatt's comments about British forces in Iraq continue to command the papers' attention.

The Independent on Sunday says he has "broken the spell of Tony Blair's make-believe". The Sunday Times reckons 90% of the Army is behind the general.

The Observer urges the prime minister to "heed the general's reality check".

But the News of the World has decided that Sir Richard was wrong to "wrest control of the military agenda away from Parliament".

Ninth marriage

Of the lighter stories in the papers, the Sunday Telegraph is outraged at the tale of police dogs being muzzled - to prevent them from biting criminals.

The North Wales force took the measure after a rise in compensation claims from people who have been bitten.

Meanwhile, the Daily Express reports that screen legend Elizabeth Taylor is to marry again - for the ninth time.

Ms Taylor, 74, is expected to tie the knot with photographer Firooz Zahedi - 17 years her junior.