| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Iftikar..... the gig is up. | |
| Posted by: | Iftikhar Ahmad | |
| Date/Time: | 03/08/14 15:47:00 |
| Eton or Harrow or Manchester Grammar school are not suitable for Muslim children. Muslim children are being mis-educated and de-educated by such schools. The needs and demands of the Muslim children are different from native children. They produce economic slaves for the British society. Muslim children attending such schools are mis-fit for their own Community. Muslim children need Muslim schools with Muslim teachers as role models during their developmental periods. For higher studies and research, a Muslim teacher is not a priority. Muslim children must develop their cultural, spiritual and linguistic identities before they are exposed to outer world. There is no place for a non-Muslim child or a teacher in a Muslim school. British society and Establishment does not want to see Muslim schools educating Muslim children because Muslim schools are not going to produce such Muslims as Mohamed Amin, who is unable to speak. read and write Urdu or Arabic languages. Bilingualism is an asset but British education regards it as a problem. Native Brits must learn to respect and tolerate those who are different. The needs and demands of the Muslim community are different from those of natives. Muslims are in Britain not to give up their cultural heritage. They must integrate in their new home country, learn new languages and apply for political representation -- without forgetting their cultural heritage. It is important to learn Standard English, but their languages should not be neglected. They need Masajid and grave yards. Muslim children not only need halal meat or Eid Holidays but they need state funded Muslim schools. A Muslim is a citizen of this tiny global village. He/she does not want to become notoriously monolingual Brit. The whole world belongs to Muslims. He/she must learn and be well versed in Standard English to follow the National Curriculum and go for higher studies and research to serve humanity. At the same time, he/she must learn and be well versed in Arabic, Urdu and other community languages to keep in touch with their cultural heritage and enjoy the beauty of their literature and poetry. For a Muslim English is an economic language and Arabic is a religious while Urdu and other community languages are their social and emotional languages. IA http://www.londonschoolofislamics.org.uk |