http://www.liberalreview.com/issues/extremism The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.liberalreview.com/content/2007/02/free-to-hate <p>I'm entirely in favour of the idea that schools should have more independence from central government, and should be able to set more of their own curriculum and lesson structure, but this idea can have a dark side. As <a href="http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23384657-details/We+do+use+books+that+call+Jews&#039;apes&#039;+admits+head+of+Islamic+school/article.do">this case</a> shows, some schools may abuse the freedoms they already have:</p> <blockquote><p>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.</p> <p>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. </p></blockquote> <p>This is plainly, simply and unequivocally wrong. There is not really any need for a debate on the subject; it can be taken as read that such material has no place in a school in Britain. The case raises no greater question than 'why was this not brought to light sooner?'.</p> <br class="clear" /> http://www.liberalreview.com/content/2007/02/free-to-hate#comments education extremism islam Thu, 08 Feb 2007 20:43:16 +0000 Rob Knight 788 at http://www.liberalreview.com