tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18600181.post2845529871351274814..comments2024-03-22T00:51:38.986-07:00Comments on Islam in Europe: Netherlands: A Judeo-Christian-Muslim stateEstherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06697128144253268996noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18600181.post-58130687494223564212008-06-30T13:05:00.000-07:002008-06-30T13:05:00.000-07:00SalaamLondon School of Islamics is an educational ...Salaam<BR/><BR/>London School of Islamics is an educational Trust. Its aim is to make<BR/>British public, institutions and media aware of the needs and demands of the<BR/>Muslim community in the field of education and possible solutions.<BR/><BR/>Slough Islamic school Trust Slough had a seminar on Muslim<BR/>education and schools in Thames Valley Atheltic Centre. The seminar was<BR/>addressed by the education spokesman of MCB. I could not attend the seminar<BR/>but I believe lot of Muslims from Slough and surrounding areas must have<BR/>attended. Very soon, the Muslims of Slough will have a state funded Muslim<BR/>school but there is a need for more schools. A day will come when all Muslim<BR/>children will attend state funded Muslim schools with bilingual Muslim<BR/>teachers as role model.<BR/><BR/>Muslim schools are not only faith schools but they are more or less<BR/>bilingual schools.<BR/><BR/>Bilingual Muslim children need to learn standard English to follow the<BR/>National Curriculum and go for higher studies and research to serve<BR/>humanity. They need to be well versed in Arabic to recite and understand the<BR/>Holy Quran. They need to be well versed in Urdu and other community<BR/>languages to keep in touch with their cultural roots and enjoy the beauty of<BR/>their literature and poetry.<BR/><BR/>Bilingualism is an asset but the British schooling regards it as a<BR/>problem. A Muslim is a citizen of this tiny global village. He/she does not<BR/>want to become notoriously monolingual Brit. Pakistan is only seven hours<BR/>from London and majority of British Muslims are from Pakistan.<BR/><BR/>More than third of British Muslim have no qualifications. British school<BR/>system has been failing large number of Muslims children for the last 60<BR/>years. Muslim scholars see the pursuit of knowledge as a duty, with the<BR/>Quran containing several verses to the rewards of learning. 33% of British<BR/>Muslims of working age have no qualifications and Muslims are also the least<BR/>likely to have degrees or equivalent qualifications. Most of estimated<BR/>500,000 Muslim school-aged pupils in England and Wales are educated in the<BR/>state system with non-Muslim monolingual teachers. Majority of them are<BR/>underachievers because they are at a wrong place at a wrong time.<BR/><BR/>Bilingual Muslim children need state funded Muslim schools with bilingual<BR/>Muslim teachers during their developmental periods. There is no place for a<BR/>non-Muslim child or a teacher in a Muslim school. As far as higher education<BR/>is concerned, Muslim students can be educated with others. Let Muslim<BR/>community educate its own children so that they can develop their own<BR/>Islamic, cultural and linguistic identities and become usefull members of<BR/>the British society rather than becoming a buden.<BR/><BR/>We are living in an English speaking country and English is an<BR/>international language, therefore, we want our children to learn and be well<BR/>versed in standard English and at the same time well versed in Arabic, Urdu<BR/>and other community languages. Is there anything wrong with this approach?<BR/><BR/>It is not only the Muslim community who would like to send their children to<BR/>Muslim school. Sikh and Hindu communities have started setting up their<BR/>schools. Last week. British Black Community has planned the first all black<BR/>school with Black teachers in Birmingham.<BR/><BR/>Scotland's first state funded Muslim school could get the go-ahead within<BR/>months after First Munister Alex Salmond declared he was sympathetic towards<BR/>the needs and demands of the Muslim community.<BR/><BR/>Iftikhar Ahmad<BR/>London School of Islamics Trust<BR/>www.londonschoolofislamics.org.ukIftikhar Ahmadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06741872226390808403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18600181.post-38992536213743211382007-07-17T02:22:00.000-07:002007-07-17T02:22:00.000-07:00Those are the most stupid comments i have ever hea...Those are the most stupid comments i have ever heard from the mouth of a "dutch" minister.<BR/><BR/>Maybe she sould ask Theo's mother what she thinks of her concepts of judeo-christian-muslim cohesion?!<BR/><BR/>With such politicians Holland is doomed...romAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18600181.post-85603443679522076962007-07-16T22:02:00.000-07:002007-07-16T22:02:00.000-07:00so, as per judeo-christian-islamic state.... i sti...so, as per judeo-christian-<B>islamic</B> state.... i still have no right to live....<BR/><BR/>and as integrated Hindu... that stand with every time with Europe... i was then a fool or ?<BR/><BR/>i thought state policies never mix religion and politics... because Islam means death to anyone, who thinks differently then Islam...PMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16202465319789230783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18600181.post-34371104127805592522007-07-16T08:01:00.000-07:002007-07-16T08:01:00.000-07:00How about making it 'Netherlands: A Dutch state'How about making it 'Netherlands: A Dutch state'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com