Muslim History Should Be Included In School Syllabus.

[grahamw48]

I work and live in an Islamic country, where Christianity is welcomed, mosques are open for westerners to visit and take photos, and alcohol is available to those who wish to have it.

Islam is heavily misunderstood, because of the fundementalism, which seems to stem from the poorer countries such as Pakistan who blindly follow leaders who misinterpret the religion for their own political gain.
I do think that as part of religious education, students should have a good understanding of Islam, understanding the different denominations such as Sunni, Shia and Ibadi, as well as knowing how the true islam should be interpreted, in that islam promotes individual thinking and peace. But equally they should also be teaching the history of other religions, and it should be mandatory in all schools, including faith schools, that all religions are taught properly.
It's clear reading this thread, that so many people, have so many comments and opinions on a religion that they don't know anything about. So that should be addressed.

Immigration has changed the UK beyond recognition, and that WILL continue, its irreversable, but the UK should still focus on trying to maintain it's values which attracted people there in the first place.

One thing that I do think they have failed on massively in schools is practical life skills though; students should be taught about taxes, finances, bills, practical living, healthy lifestyles, in addition they should all be taught CPR and AED use prior to leaving school, basic first aid and finally an understanding of medicines and drugs, and the real dangers involved.

With respect Ricky, I was living in an Islamic country before you were born, and for you to declare that contributors to this thread 'don't know anything about' the subject is arrogant nonsense. How do you know what experience and knowledge others have ?

Of course their are variations in lifestyle across the different Islamic nations. One would have to be ignorant or blind not to realise that.

Just because a prison has a group of 'trustees' doesn't make it a safe environment, and in any case the thread is concerned with the goings on in THIS country, not a MUSLIM country where YOU are the guest.

Appeasement is not something that I'm willing to accept, in my own country.

[andy222]

Appeasement is not something that I'm willing to accept, in my own country.

I dont see what choice you have in this democratic country.