Register being read on the first day back at a school in Birmingham.

The teacher began calling out the names of the pupils:-

“Mustafa Al Eih Zeri?”

“Here”

“Achmed El Kabul?”

“Here”

“Fatima Al Hayek? ”

“Here”

“Ali Abdul Olmi?”

“Here”

“Mohammed Bin Kadir?”

“Here”

“Ali Son al En” – silence in the classroom.

“Ali Son al En” – continued silence as everyone looked around the room.

The teacher repeated the call.

A girl stood up and said,

“Sorry teacher. I think that’s me.

It’s pronounced Alison Allen."