“We are being accused because we are supporting the republic.”
From NTV MSNBC, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist:
ANKARA - A branch leader of a Turkish teachers union has received threats after publicly criticising the free distribution of a book in a boarding school in the province of Denizli allegedly calling for jihad or holy war.Last week, Dikmen Onat, the head of the education union Egitim-Sen for the province of Denizli spoke out at the distribution of the book to students, saying that its contents called for children to centre their lives around the mosque....
The books were handed out by the deputy principal of a boarding school in Denizli on the anniversary of the birth of prophet Mohamed.
Onat said on Monday he had been receiving threats over the phone and would apply to the Ankara Chief Prosecutor to investigate the threats.
“We are being accused because we are supporting the republic,” Onat said.
Indeed so.
Islam....it is my way or else...
...7th century caravan raiding morons...
Big difference.
OT, and I don't have a link.
Received from a good friend from a prayer network newsletter:
Does any one know any more details? Thanks.
UK SCHOOLS TOLD TO PROMOTE RACE RELATIONS OR CLOSE
Schools with large numbers of white pupils may be taken over or closed if they fail to promote race relations and links between different religious groups, according to Government guidance. Those in rural areas or leafy suburbs should be twinned with ethnically mixed schools in the inner city, it suggests.
Under the guidelines Christian schools would have to strike up partnerships with Muslim and Jewish institutions, while other community schools would have to organise more trips to churches, mosques and synagogues. In a move designed to stop children drifting toward extremism, all schools will have a legal duty from September to break down barriers and promote "community cohesion". Jim Knight, the schools minister, said governing bodies would be sacked or schools closed if they fail to comply with the direction. "I am quite keen on faith-based schools twinning with those of other faiths or within the network of schools within their community and talking about their faith." The Commission for Racial Equality has warned that Britain's segregated schools are "a ticking time bomb waiting to explode".
The new guidance said: "Every school - whatever its student makeup and location - is responsible for educating children who will live and work in a country which is diverse in terms of culture, faith, ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds. "The staff and pupil populations of some schools reflect this diversity, but others do not, and need to make links with other schools and organisations in order to give their pupils the opportunity to mix with, and learn from and about, those of different backgrounds."
According to latest figures, about one in eight children in English schools now speak English as a second language and numbers have soared over the past 10 years. But ministers are concerned some schools are still being monopolised by single racial or religious groups, acting as a breeding ground for extremism. There are now 323 schools in Britain where more than half their pupils are from Bangladeshi or Pakistani backgrounds.
Source: UK Telegraph
You dispute the Jihad, you oppose Allah.
You oppose Allah, you get a Jihad.
The circular illogic of Islam.
I think Jim knight the schools minister wants to piss off, i will stop my kids going to any mosque for a visit by keeping them at home for the day. I don't push my religion on anyone so will not have it forced upon me or my family.