Faith campaigners have called on the government to include more Muslim history in the national curriculum, as a way of engaging young Muslim pupils, and educating non-Muslims about the contributions of the Islamic world to science and philosophy.
.... But campaign group Curriculum for Cohesion, backed by the Muslim Council of Britain, claims the draft curriculum " excludes all reference to Muslims and Islam" and are urging teachers and members of the public to appeal to the government before the consultation ends next week.
[A COMMENT] The early Arab world made a number of significant contributions to algebra, science, astronomy etc. Then Islam came along .... and religious superstition took over from rational thought.
That probably explains why Muslims only won 2 of the 549 Nobel Prizes awarded in the three science categories between 1901 and 2011. That is a third of one percent despite making up 20% of the world's population...
Rather than more religious nonsense being taught in schools, the teaching of religion should be banned by law, full stop. Faith schools are totally divisive and greatly reduce flexibility in the allocation of places in the education system. Teach it at home if you must. [The Huffington Post UK] Read more
