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| Malaysia Deputy PM: Teaching Islam In National Schools No Hindrance |
| 2005-05-04 |
| The teaching and learning of Islam in national schools do not hinder efforts to make them more attractive to non-Malay students, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said Tuesday. He said it was a policy matter that could not be reviewed and would be continued. "I don't think this (religious learning) is an obstacle, as long as we don't go overboard to the extent of creating an environment not conducive for non-Muslim students," he told reporters... Najib was asked to comment on Gerakan president Datuk Seri Dr Lim Keng Yaik's proposal that national schools be separated from any kind of religious influences to encourage more non-Malay parents to enrol their children in such schools. "We hear all sorts of views about how to improve national schools to make them the school of choice of all Malaysians but there are certain fundamental matters that cannot be reviewed as they are policies," he said. The important factor to consider in attracting more non-Malays into national schools was to enhance their quality of education, he said. The government would also employ more non-Malay teachers to balance the composition of teachers in national schools. |
| Posted by:Pappy |
| #1 The Malaysian Deputy PM is a proselytizing Muslim pig-dog, who chooses duty to his religion over duty to his office. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2005-05-04 21:54 |