Brainwashing Muslim kids in Birmingham

[mota bhai 2,675]

By Irfan Husain

Photo from May 12, 2011 shows a Muslim woman walking past a clothes shop in the Sparkbrook area of Birmingham, central England. — Photo by Reuters

In today’s liberal, tolerant Britain, a charge of racism and Islamophobia can be hugely damaging for anybody with ambitions of a career in public service.

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Thus, when the Birmingham city council began receiving reports of increasing control of aggressively Islamic elements over a number of state schools, it tended to ignore them for fear of being accused of Islamophobia, and in the interest of harmony in the largely Muslim areas of the city.

It was not until the so-called Trojan horse letter surfaced last year that the government took action.

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Many of the Muslim governors of the affected schools protested against what they called a witch-hunt, accusing the Conservative-led coalition government of anti-Muslim propaganda.

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The Clarke report ... has accused the governors of these schools of bullying teachers and principals who would not cooperate, forcing many to leave; eliminating the choice of language teaching, and restricting it to Arabic and Urdu; teaching belief as fact by introducing creationism as science; subverting secularism; appointing students who would report teachers as well as other students of “exhibiting behaviour deemed unacceptable by conservative Muslims”; and racism by making white pupils feel unwelcome.

Clarke accuses the governors of trying to impose “an aggressively separatist and intolerant agenda incompatible with full participation in a plural secular democracy”. Basing his report on interviews, email correspondence between staff members, and exchanges on the social media, Clarke asserts: “It appears to be a deliberate attempt to convert secular state schools into exclusive faith schools in all but name … There is clear evidence that young people are being encouraged to accept unquestionably a particular hardline strand of Sunni Islam that raises concerns about their vulnerability to radicalisation in the future.”

For us Pakistanis, there’s nothing new here: our schools have been brainwashing our children in this manner for decades, and the result is before us in the form of rising intolerance and extremism that now dominate the public discourse. But in Britain, such indoctrination is unacceptable, and will no doubt lead to loud calls for greater supervision of schools in largely Muslim areas.

Already, there is an intermittent debate going on about the resistance to integration among mostly Muslim immigrants. As negative perceptions about political Islam harden, the sight of women dressed in all-enveloping veils and men with long, scruffy beards causes resentment among many Brits. Mostly, these feelings are not articulated, but the Clarke report will surely add fuel to this slowly smouldering file.

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For decades, Brits have accepted the customs, languages and culture of the millions of migrants who have moved here as political refugees or economic migrants. They have contributed in large measure to the economy, the social services and the arts. But in these days of economic stagnation and unemployment, there is growing resentment of newcomers who are seen as not only taking jobs away from locals, but also subsidised housing and free medical care.

The last thing an immigrant community needs in such an environment is the perception that it is teaching its children to despise the local culture and values.

Published in Dawn, July 21st , 2014

http://www.dawn.com/news/1120572

[lostinblue 1,989]

radicalisation in the future.” Well at least a gun will not be the weapon of choice..... Pressure cookers ... Still not forbidden .... Why so slow in outlawing them.

[decocker 7,198]

oooooh yeeeeeah. can't wait to get me a mini handheld pressure cooker in pink!

[Merrytooth 5,748]

They do have pink pressure cooker

[decocker 7,198]

They do have pink pressure cooker

YES. can't outlaw good fashion sense!