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| We do use books that call Jews 'apes' admits head of Islamic school |
| 2007-02-07 |
| The principal of an Islamic school has admitted that it uses textbooks which describe Jews as "apes" and Christians as "pigs" and has refused to withdraw them. So bounce her. Next plane out of the country, g'bye, write if you get work. Dr Sumaya Alyusuf confirmed that the offending books exist after former teacher Colin Cook, 57, alleged that children as young as five are taught from racist materials at the King Fahd Academy in Acton. In an interview on BBC2's Newsnight, Dr Alyusuf was asked by Jeremy Paxman whether she recognised the books. She said: "Yes, I do recognise these books, of course. We have these books in our school. These books have good chapters that can be used by the teachers. It depends on the objectives the teacher wants to achieve." In another exchange, Dr Alyusuf insisted the books should not be scrapped, saying that allegedly racist sections had been "misinterpreted". The school is owned, funded and run by the government of Saudi Arabia. Mr Paxman asked: "Will you now remove this nonsense from the Saudi Ministry of Education from your school?" Dr Alyusuf replied: "Just to reiterate what I said earlier, there are chapters from these books that are used and that will serve our objectives. But we don't teach hatred towards Judaism or Christianity - on the contrary." "We of the Master Race don't necessarily hate apes, y'know..." During the programme Louise Ellman, MP for Liverpool Riverside and chairman of the Jewish Labour Movement, accused the school of inciting racial hatred and hit out at Ofsted inspectors for failing to discover the textbooks. She said: "This whole situation is unacceptable. It is incitement. It is part of a deliberate Saudi initiative to install Wahabbism extremism among Muslims and in the rest of society. If Ofsted has not drawn attention to this, that is a failing of Ofsted. It is unacceptable and we should look to see if this is happening in other schools as well. This is about teaching children. I think the school should take immediate action and so should the regulatory authorities." In his employment tribunal claim Mr Cook, who taught English at the school for 19 years, has accused it of poisoning pupils' minds with a curriculum of hate. Arabic translators have found that the books also describe Jews as "repugnant". Dr Alyusuf initially claimed that the books were "not taught currently", saying: "We teach a different curriculum. We teach an international curriculum." Asked by Mr Paxman, "Would you discipline any teacher who has used these teaching materials?", she replied: "Of course I would." The principal, who has been in the post just under six months, also claimed: "I monitor what is taught in the classrooms. I have developed the curriculum myself." Asked by Mr Paxman whether she agreed with the suggestion in teaching materials that non-believers in Islam are condemned to "hellfire", she said: "We don't teach that. We teach Islam and it is important for our students to assert their identity." Mr Cook, of Feltham, was earning £35,000 a year and is seeking £100,000 in compensation. In legal papers submitted to a Watford employment tribunal, he alleged that pupils as young as five are taught that religions including Christianity and Judaism are "worthless". He also alleges that when he questioned whether the curriculum complied with British laws, he was told: "This is not England. It is Saudi Arabia". Pupils have allegedly been heard saying they want to "kill Americans", praising 9/11 and idolising Osama bin Laden as their "hero". Mr Cook claims he was dismissed last December after blowing the whistle on the school for covering up cheating by children in GCSE exams. He is bringing a tribunal claim for unfair dismissal, race discrimination and victimisation. The school is vigorously defending his claims. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #28 stole it BigEd, thanky ;-) |
| Posted by: RD 2007-02-07 23:48 |
| #27 Mary : Immaculate Conception - she was formed without the taint of Original Sin. That made her a worthy vessel for the birth of Jesus. Jesus : Virgin Birth and divine made human. That is Catholic theology, anyway; along with several branches of Orthodox. |
| Posted by: Shieldwolf 2007-02-07 18:55 |
| #26 The birth of Issa ibn Maryam (Jesus) is by immaculate conception I thought that was Mary, or was she the virgin birth thingy? |
| Posted by: Shipman 2007-02-07 17:23 |
| #25 This is why I pray every night for God to protect us from the arrogance of Islam. I also pray for the total destruction of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the sources of evil in Iran. Without those two sources of funding, even the pakinuts can't do much. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2007-02-07 17:12 |
| #24 Hey, doc, where'd you find that pic of the Special Forces Unit of Mulla Mooki Sadr's Mahdi Army... |
| Posted by: BigEd 2007-02-07 16:09 |
| #23 |
| Posted by: doc 2007-02-07 15:00 |
| #22 Mary is an interesting character in the Koran. The birth of Issa ibn Maryam (Jesus) is by immaculate conception however Issa is not divine in any sense, just a prophet (which seems to me to not require a virgin birth). Mary has a chapter of the koran named after her and I'm pretty sure each mention of her is in praise of her. Also Mary is the daughter of Imran which is probably supposed to be Amran (making Mary equal to Miriam, Moses's sister). However there is a short 'descendents of David section' also. |
| Posted by: mhw 2007-02-07 14:59 |
| #21 Mary is an interesting character in the Koran. The birth of Issa ibn Maryam (Jesus) is by immaculate conception however Issa is not divine in any sense, just a prophet (which seems to me to not require a virgin birth). Mary has a chapter of the koran named after her and I'm pretty sure each mention of her is in praise of her. Also Mary is the daughter of Imran which is probably supposed to be Amran (making Mary equal to Miriam, Moses's sister). However there is a short 'descendents of David section' also. |
| Posted by: mhw 2007-02-07 14:59 |
| #20 while comparing the cartoons to this I'd like to highlight that these textbooks are for young children. Forming young thought if it were. The cartoons were mostly for adult humor. Making these textbooks far worse. |
| Posted by: Jan from work 2007-02-07 14:15 |
| #19 Or, as they call her at King Fahd Academy, "Mary, the Infidel Slut"... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2007-02-07 14:10 |
| #18 Academy students are exposed to all religions, not just Islam: for example a year 5 class assembly on 2 February dealt with the story of the Virgin Mary as seen from both Islamic and Christian perspectives. Recently the local vicar visited the school and we have asked that he comes back to talk to the children at a future date to answer any questions they have about Christianity. Note how in even her 2 examples, the first took the Islamic view of Virgin Mary (didn't know they had one on Mary, except that she's an infidel for not covering every single square inch of her body), and the other, I wonder how many kids asked the Vicar, "So, how does it feel to be a pig?" |
| Posted by: BA 2007-02-07 13:51 |
| #17 So I can use textbooks that say Muzzies are unclean and are dung beetles? Dung beetles don't deserve that. They clean up shit, and can be quite beautiful. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2007-02-07 13:27 |
| #16 well if the Islamic school uses the Koran, there 3 verses which say (or strongly imply) that Jews (the text doesn't say "Jews" but the standard commentaries, aka tafsir or tafseer, on the Koran all say that is who is being discussed) are apes and/or pigs: "And well ye knew those amongst you who transgressed in the matter of the Sabbath: We said to them: "Be ye apes, despised and rejected." "2:65 "Say: "Shall I point out to you something much worse than this, (as judged) by the treatment it received from Allah? those who incurred the curse of Allah and His wrath, those of whom some He transformed into apes and swine, those who worshipped evil;- these are (many times) worse in rank, and far more astray from the even path!" 5:60-61 "When in their insolence they transgressed (all) prohibitions, We said to them: "Be ye apes, despised and rejected." "7:166 |
| Posted by: mhw 2007-02-07 13:09 |
| #15 The school is owned, funded and run by the government of Saudi Arabia Homebase of the religion of piss, these animals are funding similar schools right here in the USA. Perspective (where this shit comes from): Professor Ali Jum’ah (Professor of the Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence at Al-Azhar University): . But when [the Sons of Israel] defied the commandments of their god, he turned them into monkeys, pigs and devil-worshippers” (p. 8). 4 Quran 5:60 Say (O Muhammad to the people of the Scripture): "Shall I inform you of something worse than that (your criticism of the muslims), regarding the recompense from Allah: those (Jews) who incurred the Curse of Allah and His Wrath, those of whom (some) He transformed into monkeys and swines, those who worshipped Taaghoot (false deities); such are worse in rank (on the Day of Resurrection in the Hell fire), and far more astray from the Right Path (in the life of this world)." |
| Posted by: Icerigger 2007-02-07 13:07 |
| #14 What is Bush/Blair doing about it???? Discussing under which conditions the funding for Paleos can resume. |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2007-02-07 12:36 |
| #13 The more of this the better. Basically, the whole free world would be Rantburgian if people got their news unfiltered by our traitorous media and traitorous academics. |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2007-02-07 12:20 |
| #12 The principal of an Islamic school has admitted that it uses textbooks which describe Jews as "apes" and Christians as "pigs" and has refused to withdraw them. That's pretty funny. I guess Muzzi-land must be like the Planet of the Apes then. |
| Posted by: anymouse 2007-02-07 12:10 |
| #11 So I can use textbooks that say Muzzies are unclean and are dung beetles? Seems only fair. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2007-02-07 11:41 |
| #10 Watched newsnight last night , and Paxman (as usual) did a great job in banging holes in everything she said |
| Posted by: MacNails 2007-02-07 11:36 |
| #9 link : here |
| Posted by: MacNails 2007-02-07 11:34 |
| #8 Press Release February 5th 2007 Sumaya Alyusuf, Director of the King Fahad Academy, Acton, London: “As a Director of the King Fahad Academy, I would like to make the following statement in response to the allegations contained in today’s article on the front page of the Evening Standard written by Tim Stewart entitled “Islamic School ‘teaches hate’”, which is now being disseminated elsewhere in the press. The Evening Standard failed to put any of the allegations to me or any member of the academy’s staff prior to publication. The allegations, made by a disgruntled ex employee, are grossly offensive, highly inflammatory and entirely false and without foundation. Not only that, these allegations have mischaracterized the students of being subjected to extremist education, an allegation that we categorically deny but fear may subject our students and teachers to risk . To this end, we hold Mr Cook responsible for any harm caused to our students or teachers as a result of his false allegations. The Academy denies all the allegations and wishes to stress in particular that it is not a racist institution, does not provide books describing Jews or Christians (or any religious group) in a derogatory manner whatsoever, does not promote anti-western views and actively condemns extremism, intolerance and discrimination. Teachers come from many nationalities and faiths, for instance the newly appointed head of the boys’ school is American. All teachers are expected to encourage interfaith understanding. The Academy does not ask prospective employees what their faith is as part of the recruitment process, this would be against our equal opportunity procedures. The Academy does not provide girls with an inferior education. As Director of the Academy, I ensure that all the students, regardless of gender, receive the same quality of education. In fact, two of Mr Cook’s daughters attended and graduated from the academy, the younger one graduated in June 2006 and the older is currently studying medicine. It is ironic that he today makes these absurd allegations. The Academy’s mission statement emphasizes the goal of enabling the Academy’s students to “become responsible and productive citizens who are able to appreciate the multicultural society in which we live.” Its ethos and philosophy are grounded in respect and tolerance. The official Academy philosophy documentation lists employing a holistic approach to education that provides students with the “skills needed for developing intercultural understanding, compassion and respect” as one of its main principles. Students are taught “to develop a balanced attitude, free of prejudice or extreme inclination in the matter of religion.” As Director of the Academy, I have recently been a speaker at two inter-faith conferences; the objective at both conferences was to bring about a change in pupils’ attitudes to conflict resolution and to teach pupils from different religious backgrounds how to focus on commonality and shared human values. The curriculum currently used at the Academy is an international curriculum taught in English, which is the main language of instruction. In fact, our curriculum encourages diversity and multi culturalism.. Academy students are exposed to all religions, not just Islam: for example a year 5 class assembly on 2 February dealt with the story of the Virgin Mary as seen from both Islamic and Christian perspectives. Recently the local vicar visited the school and we have asked that he comes back to talk to the children at a future date to answer any questions they have about Christianity. The 2006 Ofsted Inspection Report noted that the Academy:”provides its pupils with a balanced education and opportunities to develop their intellect and skills. The quality of teaching is mostly good, and, in each school, there is a trend towards improved quality with increasing ages of pupils. Pupils’ achievement and progress reflect the quality of the teaching. The introduction of the International Baccalaureate curriculum has required a change in the languages used for teaching and learning." At this time, we do not consider it appropriate to comment on Mr Cook’s employment matter, as his appeal hearing is this Thursday.” Finally, the Academy takes any such allegations made by Mr Cook or his solicitor extremely seriously and is currently taking legal advice and reserves all of its rights in relation to any damage to its reputation as a result of theses false and misleading allegations. |
| Posted by: MacNails 2007-02-07 11:33 |
| #7 She said pupils and parents had suffered discrimination and intimidation as a result of the controversy. Muslim Copout 101: Lesson 1. These Jews and Christians are just soooooooooooo sensitive. I mean, we just compared them to apes and pigs. So what? HEY! IS THAT A CARTOON OF MOHAMMED!!! |
| Posted by: tu3031 2007-02-07 11:00 |
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| Posted by: BigEd 2007-02-07 10:51 |
| #5 Update: School edits controversial books A Saudi-funded Islamic school says it is removing from text books controversial passages which allegedly brand other faiths as "worthless". She said pupils and parents had suffered discrimination and intimidation as a result of the controversy. sure....discrimination and intimidation are the sole provinces of islam. [the book] dated 2005/2006 allegedly asks the reader to "give examples of worthless religions... such as Judaism, Christianity, idol worship and others". The book also allegedly asks the reader to "explain that those who die without adhering to Islam will go to hellfire". In another textbook for 12 and 13 year olds, dated 2004/2005, the author allegedly says that a Koranic verse, which talks of turning people into monkeys and pigs, is about Jews and Christians. The author quotes an early Islamic scholar as saying: "The monkeys are the Jews. And the pigs, they are the Christian infidels at Jesus's table." The passages may be gone, but the sentiment remains. |
| Posted by: PlanetDan 2007-02-07 10:48 |
| #4 I find it particularly appalling that Muslims had the nerve to protest the Danish cartoons in the face of their passive or active support of frequent, virulent, racist speech such as this. I couldn't imagine a more stark double standard. The fact that she actually defended this speech was even more galling. It truly does say something about the society where such speech can be considered acceptable and defensible. |
| Posted by: PlanetDan 2007-02-07 10:42 |
| #3 "I monitor what is taught in the classrooms. I have developed the curriculum myself." Oh, good. Now we know who to come looking for. Thanks for saving us the trouble. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2007-02-07 10:36 |
| #2 saying that allegedly racist sections had been "misinterpreted" I would simply love to hear what the right interpretation is for calling Jews and Christians "apes" and "pigs," especially because those two animals are considered particularly unclean in islam. even IF this one particular school doesn't teach those chapters, 1. children can still read them and 2. other schools might. what an incredible double standard!!! aren't there laws in the UK against hate speech? why isn't there outrage in the UK!? |
| Posted by: PlanetDan 2007-02-07 10:34 |
| #1 Saudi funding of hatred is worldwide. What is Bush/Blair doing about it???? |
| Posted by: Ebbolump Glomotle9608 2007-02-07 10:30 |