An Open Letter to Ed Balls

[Iftikhar]

An Open Letter to the Secretary of State for Education Ed Balls

The debate over the trajectory of the western sociopolitical system and its strained relations with Islam is the most pivotal of our time. Muslims are in one of the most difficult phases of their history when malicious attacks including allegation of terrorism are being made on Islam and Muslims all over the world. The malicious campaign against Muslims is politically motivated. The world is obsessed by Islam. Anti-terror measures are ruining lives of Muslim youths. If you go around arresting young Muslims, you are going to find that you are going to ostracise this community. Young Muslims don’t need to be ostracized, they need to be engaged. According to the Arch Bishop, Rowan Williams, acceptance of some facets of Sharia not only “seems unavoidable”, but could actually improve social cohesion. Muslims should be able to choose to have marital or financial matters dealt with in a Sharia Court. Such courts should therefore be incorporated into the British legal system as a constructive accommodation with Islam. Schools are being asked to help “win hearts and minds” in the battle against violent extremists on both sides. British born Imams should go into schools to supplement the teaching of RE, PSHE and Citizenship so that all pupils can learn about the Holy Quran and Islam in the context of a multicultural society. OFSTED must make sure that their services should be fully utilised by the schools, otherwise, it will be waste of public money.

The British Establishment is wrong to assert that Imams and Masajid have been radicalising Muslim youths. The roots of extremism are in the British society and schools where institutional racism is at its peak. The racism within schools has got little media coverage. The school attended by 7/7 bombers in a part of Leeds known for its history of racial tension between British Asians and native Brits. Leeds council was so worried about the violence that it had to call in Foundation for Peace, a government funded peacekeepers who were used to keep Catholics and Protestants from killing one another in Northern Ireland. True message of Islam should be promoted because British media and society have always portrayed Islam in a negative way since Crusades and the siege of Vienna in 1683. School Curriculum should be used to convey a deeper understanding of Islamic faith, history and culture. Prison is not the answer of those who are vulnerable to, or are being drawn into violent extremism unless they have clearly committed an offence.

The greatest challenge to humanity is learning to live in a crowded and interconnected world that is creating unprecedented pressures on human society. The rector of Oxford’s largest Anglican Churches has called a Muslim call to prayers from the main Masjid “un-English”. This is a clear case of intolerance. Gibraltar is a British colony. Five Pound currency note has a queen image on one side and on the other side there is an image of the Muslim Conqueror with a sword in his hand. There is more hatred of Muslims seduced by the Western media, education system and church leaders like Bishop Nazir Ali. Catholic nuns have worn veils for centuries, with no public controversies arising. There is no reason why any girl’s school uniform can not now be modified to include a veil. Wearing a veil to school or to work must be a matter of choice for all.
Iftikhar Ahmad
London School Of Islamics

[ChuckF]

Suck it, Ed Balls!

[Dingfod]

Ishtar? I've heard it's a horrible movie.

[Adam]

Fuck! This clown has upstaged my forthcoming open letter to Deez Nuts!

[BrotherMan]

[Uthgar the Brazen]

Too stupid, didn't care.

[Deadlokd]

Sorry Iftikhar, but the veil is offensive. It denotes the wearer as below men. It excuses men from culpability after they rape or murder a woman. No. Islam fails as a nice religion. When you have truly freed Muslim women come and talk to me.

[Iftikhar]

Salaam

London School of Islamics is an educational Trust. Its aim is to make British public, institutions and media aware of the needs and demands of the Muslim community in the field of education and possible solutions.

The demand for state funded Muslim schools is in accordance with the law of the land.

I do not blame the parents, Imams and Masajid for the plight of the Muslim youths. All Muslim youths suffer from identity crises because they find themselves cut off from their cultural roots, literature and poetry. All of them lack self-confidence and self-esteem. British education has made them stupid. They have become economic slaves of the British society. They do not know where they belong. They are unable to enjoy the beauty of their literature and poetry. A man is a product of his culture, language and faith. They go hand in hand.

The solution of all the problems is state funded Muslim schools with bilingual Muslim teachers as role models right from nursery classes. The Charter of Islam teaches true tolerance and equality and indeed is more, acceptable to all people of the world than the United Nation Human Rights Charter. Islam does not just mean a beard, a cap and a bunch of self-interpreted fatwas.

Accoding to a research by Goldsmiths, university of London, bilingual learning can provide substantial benefits for second and third generationchildren whose families speak a language other than English. Even when
children have grown up in the UK with English as their stronger language,using both languages aids cognitive development and strengthenstheir identity as learners. It is crucial that schools support c hildren's mother tongue through bilingual learning activities connected with the
mainstream curriculum. Now Primary National Strategy recognises the value of bilingualism and promotes early language learning. Policy makers need to encourage good practice in schools, otherwise, the potential benefits of bilingual leaning will be lost to future generations.

The research also discovered that many second and third generation children are in danger of losing these skills if they do not have opportunities todevelop their mother tongue through academic work at school. Bilingual
children who learn in their family's language as well as English do better at school. It is very important that parents continue to talk to theirchildren in their first language.

It is absurd to say that Muslim schools threaten the social cohesion of the nation. Diversity is a blessing and we should feel proud of diversity. The real threat to social cohesiondoes nt come from Muslim parents but from government that seeks to force these parents to conform with the state's ideas about how and what their children should be taught. There is no evidence that Muslim schools are undermining social cohesion.

[Deadlokd]

Yes, but how about how you oppress and enslave women?

[ChuckF]

Deadlokd, you're talking to a bot.

[Uthgar the Brazen]

Still stupid, still don't care.

[Deadlokd]

Originally Posted by ChuckF

Deadlokd, you're talking to a bot.

And a stupid one. Steve is way more interesting.

[Qingdai]

Steve will be relieved to hear that. Ed Balls, that's a joke right?

[Adam]

Nope, Mr. Balls a real guy.

[viscousmemories]

Mr. Balls.

[Kyuss Apollo]

I had a kitten named Mr. Balls. He totally rockorz tehbig1111~!

[Ensign Steve]

Was he neutered?

[Kyuss Apollo]

No.

I think never got to actually use his balls in that sense. he disappeared one night and never returned--he probably got eaten by a fox or a coyote.

But he was this totally-crazy-running-sideways-off-the-furniture happy little bastard, hence the name.