Having been brought up in a convent my opinion is mixed. Religious schooling is not a bad thing, i am a product of Christian schooling, but religio-political indoctrination is most definitely a bad thing.
Frankly no, my main concern is what of the rest of the 1.6million muslims living in the UK?
How will they be judged? As we know the British public lacks the mental throughput to think for themselves "this present" election is one such prime example.
There is always a risk that such stories would polarise pubic opinion further but the onus is on the other 1.6 million Muslims to make a stand against Wahabbism. I am afraid much of this is being done in the name of 'Islam' and its up to the mainstream muslims to defend their faith..
Why ask in PDF, why not Ask the British Muslim forum or the BMC or the Sufi Council of Great Britain?
Paladin, the Muslim joe blogg's refusal to take personal responsibility has left the space wide open for terrorists like Anjum Chaudhary or closet fundamentalists such as Nadeem Banglawala of the MCB to dominate the public discourse on Islam in this country. Moderate voices represented by the likes of Maajid Nawaz from Quilliam are seen as too close to the government and working to a state agenda. There is a general preception that the silent majority of moderate Muslims in this country are yet to come out and condemn Wahabbism, which continues to create suspicion and mistrust towards the community among the general public.
If I were you, I would look at the list of the schools that follow such subversive curriculum (one should be aired by Panorama tonight), write to you MP if any of them happen to be local to you, promote awareness among friends and family to create a groundswell of opposition to such initiatives in your area.
Please don't preach to me...
I am too busy helping my country to care about 5000 nut jobs... 5000 out of 1.6 million.. OMG that is just so scary we have to create a hullabaloo.
5000 is a huge number..with the stuff they are being taught, that's 5000 potential terrorists.
Also, this is not an isolated occurrence. There have been concerns raised on numerous occasions in the past, including by Ofsted, about Muslim schools in the UK following regressive curriculums and failing to promote tolerance of other faiths
Muslim schools fail to teach tolerance, Ofsted chief says - Education News, Education - The Independent
There are many more examples which you`ll find if you spend a few mins on google. The point I am making is that the problem is much more widespread than you are prepared to admit and the refusal to confront it head on will only serve to ostracize the Muslim community in the UK and play into the hands of the far right on both sides.
Out of 1.6 Million?
How can you say that with such conviction.
Why only Pakistan? How about India, How about Bangladesh ?
Zahera Trust: Helping Humanity - Powered by CO.CC is one such example
India and Bangladesh are different in that they did not experience prolonged bouts of Islamisation witnessed in Pakistan under Zia but I take your point that it could well become a growing threat in both countries (as long as high oil revenues continue to provide Gulf countries the means to promote terror abroad)
And as you know scaremongering has always worked to rally the angry masses against a united bogey man. Times are hard in Europe with austerity measures and that, we all need something to distract the public's attention from the issues of REAL importance.
Lets slam some Muslims.
This is not a threat that has been cynically 'invented' by leaders in Europe overnight to redirect attention from the economic woes of the continent. It has in fact been present for many years but has assumed greater significance for the general public due to the perceived threat to Western civilization originating in the 'Muslim badlands' and higher visibility of Muslim communities in Europe in recent years.
However, people's attitudes harden during recessions and this gradual 'drip feed' of negative news on Muslims in Europe is likely to further consolidate negative stereotypes of Muslims in popular consciousness which in turn would make any potential backlash, when it does arrive, much more serious.