Friday, March 13, 2009
Informing the Muslim Vote
In order to better inform the Muslim vote in the upcoming local council and perhaps national elections, there are increasing calls for early elections as discontent grows,
MPACIE has petitioned political party leaders to submit answers to the following questions:
1. What is (name of political party) position on the issue of hijab in state schools and would the minister envisage any change in their policy if they were to come into/stay in power
2. How would (name of political party) work with the Muslim community to facilitate their acceptance in mainstream Irish society?
3. What measures would (name of political party) enact to protect Muslims from the growing tide of Islamophobia and anti-Muslim racism?4. What is (name of political party) position on the Palestinian issue?
5. Would (name of political party) make any changes to the discriminatory religious specific affidavit that requires Muslim males to swear away an aspect of their faith, namely polygamy?
6. How would (name of political party) ensure that the claim of 'equal opportunities' is measured?
7. What is (name of political party) stance on Muslim immigration?
8. What is (name of political party) position on the building of Mosques and Muslim schools?
9. Could (name of political party) envisage a practising, conservative Muslim playing an integral role within (name of political party), and what/how are you facilitating this?If there are any other questions you feel are important, please post them in the comments section below.All parties have been advised that their answers or the lack thereof will be published on our site -
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Salaam
ReplyDeleteLess than 5% of Muslim children attend Musslim schools while 96% attend state schools with non-Muslim monolingual teachers. They are exposed to racism in all walks of life by the fellow students as well as by the chicken racist teachers. The National Curriculum does not satisfy their needs and demands. They grow up to beecome angry, frustrated and extremist.
Bilingual Muslim children need state funded Muslim schools with bilingual Muslim teachers as role models during their developmental periods. There is no place for a non-muslim child or a teacher in a Muslim school.
Muslim schools performed best overall, although they constitute only a fraction of the country's 7000 schools. Muslim schools do well because of their Islamic ethos and a focus on traditional discipline and teaching methods. They teach children what is right and what is wrong, because young children need structural guidance. No one paid any attention to the fact that none of the alleged attackers went to Muslim schools. They had not been brought up in religious families at all. They had gone to state schools, and had fully integrated and tasted and lived the 'British way of life' in many ways. They had only come to religion relatively late. The attackers were used as an excuse to target and demonise Muslim schools with no valid reason. This is the main reason why non-Muslims are hell bent upon eleminating Muslim schools.
According to the Times Educational Supplement, pupils make more progress at Muslim secondary schools than any other type of schools. They are promoting tolerance and support the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of pupils. Muslim schools are prepariing children and young pupils to face the challenges of life in modern Britain and to also contribute ina positive way to wider society. Muslim children develop self-estem and self-confidence with Muslim teachers.
There are hundreds of state and Church schools where Muslim children are in majority. In my opinion all such schools may be designated a sMuslim Community schools so that not a single Muslim child go to state and church school.
Iftikhar Ahmad
www.londonschoolofislamics.org.uk