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A UK court determined that a ban on Muslim prayer at a school in London was lawful on Tuesday. A Muslim pupil lost a UK court challenge against a top London school’s ban on prayer rituals, in a case about freedom of religion in schools that captured national attention. The student, who cannot be named, took legal action against Michaela Community School in northwest London, claiming the policy was discriminatory and “uniquely” affected her faith. She argued the school’s prohibition of on-site prayer unlawfully breached her right to religious freedom and was “the kind of discrimination which ma…