Category Archives: Islam on campus

Tempers flare at meeting on Toronto school’s Muslim prayer sessions

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By Tristin Hopper

The National Post:

TORONTO • What was advertised as a “discussion” on the issue of Muslim prayers at a Toronto school quickly turned into an emotionally charged speaker’s corner Monday night.

The prayers are conducted every Friday for about 45 minutes in the cafeteria of Valley Park Middle School. The measure was introduced as a matter of convenience since Muslim students — who make up 90% of the student body at the grades 6 to 8 school — were leaving class on Friday afternoons to walk to a nearby mosque.

The prayers are not conducted by a religious leader, but by the students themselves, the superintendent of inclusive schools for the Toronto District School Board told those in attendance at Monday’s meeting. It was held across the street from Valley Park, at Marc Garneau Collegiate on Overlea Boulevard.

“We have not heard one dissenting voice from within the school,” Jim Spyropoulos said.

Nevertheless, after the issue was made public during the summer, the 45-minute prayer session prompted protests outside district headquarters and letters trickled in “from across North America,” said Mr. Spyropoulos. “I don’t think there’s too many issues that have engendered the passion that this one has,” he said.

The meeting of about 40 to 50 people was meant as a community discussion, but some attendees were eager to talk about an anonymously printed pamphlet titled “Segregation in Toronto Public Schools” — a reference to the practice of separating boys and girls during prayer sessions. Continue Reading →

Kent State University associate professor of history shouted “death to Israel”

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Once again, political fashion trumps reality on university campuses. This is part of the page. Please click the link below for the whole thing.

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h/t YB

As we noted yesterday, a Kent State University associate professor of history shouted “death to Israel” at an on-campus event co-sponsored by several recognized student groups and CAMERA.

This outburst of hate speech by Professor Julio Pino, which employs violent language, puts student supporters of Israel, and especially Israeli students enrolled at KSU, in the untenable position of feeling unsafe in the classroom.

Moreover, the professor violated several provisions of the university’s Employee Code of Conduct.

Although the director of university media relations responded dismissively to complaints about the incident, KSU President Lester A. Lefton later released a statement criticizing Pino’s actions. “I find his words deplorable, and his behavior deeply troubling,” he said. Pino’s call “for the destruction of the state from which our guest comes (as do some of our students, faculty and community members) is a grotesque failure” to model university values, Lefton added.

This is a good first step. However, Lefton did not mention the professor’s violations of university policies, including those requiring all employees to

• “maintain a professional demeanor”;
• “exhibit a high degree of maturity and self-respect and foster an appreciation for other cultures, one’s own cultural background, as well as the cultural matrix from which Kent state university exists”;
• “demonstrate respect for all campus and external community members”;
• “respect the differences in people, ideas, and opinions”;
• not “threaten, accost, demean” or use “abusive language”;

A KSU document on “Conduct and Discipline” likewise maintains that “Employees should be aware that the university does not tolerate certain acts and behaviors which are unproductive and detrimental to the university,” including immoral conduct, discourteous treatment of the public, and any other failure of good behavior.

Canadian university appoints terror-supporting Islamist to head new department

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Landmark Report

By Andrew Lawton – Thu Oct 13, 9:13 pm

Edited byAndrew Lawton
 In March, Huron University College–an affiliated campus of London, Ontario’s University of Western Ontario–announced its intent to accept a $2 million endowment to install a Chair in Islamic Studies, as part of Huron’s Faculty of Theology. The money was to come from various sources, but the bulk of it from the Muslim Association of Canada, a Canadian Islamic organization that aims to uphold the values of the Muslim Brotherhood, and the International Institute of Islamic Thought, an organization indicted alongside al-Qaeda as a sponsor of terrorism.

The College dismissed concerns early on about financial links to radical individuals and organizations, with then-interim principal Trish Fulton saying, “Huron University College is aware of the allegations against IIIT… The funding was approved by our Executive Board after a thorough due diligence process, which we would implement in the event of any gift of this magnitude.”

Now, sources inside Huron University College have stated the College’s intent to announce their appointment tomorrow morning. Speaking on the condition of anonymity, a member of the College’s search committee revealed the appointment to be Dr. Ingrid Mattson, a convert to Islam who is presently a Professor of Islamic Studies at Hartford Seminary in Connecticut, and Director of the MacDonald Center for the Study of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations.

The presence of a white, female, English-speaking, convert to Islam in such a leadership role for North American Muslims may seem like the community’s embrace of progressiveness, but Mattson is far from being a moderate.

In 2001, Mattson claimed that Wahhabism–Saudi-sponsored terrorism that was in play during the September 11 attacks–was “analogous to the European protestant reformation“. She denounced it had any role in 9/11, which has been disproven. More shockingly, in a post-9/11 PBS interview, she candidly stated that she couldn’t find “any difference” between Christian leaders criticizing Islam and Osama bin Laden claiming to represent Islamic theology.

This ‘expert’ in Muslim-Christian relations also claimed that, “Right-wing Christians are very risky allies for American Jews, because they are really anti-Semitic. They do not like Jews.” I must have missed this memo; I apologize to any of my Jewish friends whom I misled by claiming I liked them.

Mattson also justified Palestinian terrorism, inferring it’s the natural byproduct of a people being forced to “defend their families and lands,” even going so far as to lay some of the blame on American foreign policy. How about Muslim sleeper cells? Surely we can all agree that those aren’t ideal. Well, according to Dr. Moderate, they don’t exist.

The list goes on.

For the rest please click through to Landmark

Dawkins attacks ‘alien rubbish’ taught in Muslim faith schools

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So glad to hear some atheists speaking up on issues which they should be the front and center of, but are usually more politically correct than the other religious people.

From The Daily Mail:

 

By Hugo Gye

Last updated at 1:24 AM on 8th October 2011

Attack: Richard Dawkins has criticised the teaching in Islamic schoolsAttack: Richard Dawkins has criticised the teaching in Islamic schools

Richard Dawkins has attacked Muslim faith schools, saying that they teach students ‘alien rubbish’.

The noted atheist claimed that pupils were being taught to ignore scientific evidence in favour of following the Koran.

He said that he had even met a science teacher who believed that the earth was only 6,000 years old.

Mr Dawkins, a former Oxford professor who found fame as an evolutionary biologist before becoming a vocal opponent of religion, is a longstanding critic of all faith schools.

But he has said that Islamic schools are worse than others, as their teaching is more likely to be influenced by a religious agenda. Continue Reading →

Hizbut Tahrir: from businessmen to housewives, a movement for the “Islamization” of Asia

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From ASIA NEWS:

The group aims to create a global Caliphate, uniting all Muslims under Shariah. Where al Qaeda has failed, a group in expansion from China to Indonesia may succeed. It attracts members of the middle class, elite intellectuals and women, targeting the secular and democratic system “from within”.

Jakarta (AsiaNews / Agencies) – The Islamic movement Hizbut Tahrir, already present in many nations of the world, could succeed where the project of setting up al-Qaeda terror network created by Osama bin Laden failed to become a supranational body, capable of spreading a radical vision of Islam and unite the Muslims around the world (in a Caliphate), under Shariah (Islamic law). To reach their goal, the group’s leaders have identified a target of people thus far relegated – often – to the edge of the fight against extremism: university students, businessmen, professionals, engineers and even housewives. A network composed of white collar fundamentalist and a far cry from the image of the illiterate, poor fighter raised according to the fanatical jihadist version of the teachings of the Koran.

Active in 45 countries in the world today the Hizbut Tahrir movement is expanding, especially in Asia, spreading the radical Muslim vision from Malaysia to China. It is aimed at middle and upper classes, the elite leadership and while its project of the creation of an Islamic “umma” still seems far away, it is already undermines governments’ struggle to control extremism and promote a system of democratic government, as is clearly the case in Indonesia. Continue Reading →

More protests in Toronto on the Mosqueteria

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For anyone unfamiliar with this issue, in a nutshell, Blazing Cat Fur broke the story that everyone else ignored, that various public schools in Toronto, with a focus on one, have been breaking all the Canadian laws on having no religious services at a public school and having them anyway, strictly for Muslims in the school cafeteria and one school actually bringing an imam in from what people call an ‘extremist’ mosque’, which of course as we know from study after study just means a mosque, and segregating boys from girls as well as girls on their menses from girls not so. Another breach of Canadian law. Canada would have a law about segregating girls on their periods but of course, we cannot have imagined that degree of barbarism so we don’t have one.

In any case, another protest took place against the Toronto District School Board Sept. 17 2011 that holds these ‘Mosqueterias’ (a term coined by yours truly) which has a logo suspiciously like a crescent moon with a star in it. (just saying is all) and here is a video of it from the SUN news link above.

First free school for Muslims gets the go ahead amid fears over ‘segregated schooling’

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Multiculturalism of course means Islamic supremacism. How long till Canada does this? I bet we already have.

From The Daily Mail

By Daily Mail Reporter

Last updated at 2:42 PM on 16th September 2011

The first free school for Muslims in the country will open in Blackburn, Lancashire, next year.

The business case for Tauheedul Islam Boys’ School in Darwen has been approved by the Government.

But opponents have described the decision as ‘extremely bad news’ for community cohesion and claim it will deprive state schools of vital funds.

First: The Tauheedul Islam School (pictured) already has a girls school and has been approved by the Government for a new boys' schoolFirst: The Tauheedul Islam School (pictured) already has a girls’ school and has been approved by the Government for a new boys’ school

WHAT ARE FREE SCHOOLS ALL ABOUT?

Free schools are designed to allow new schools to be started. They are state-funded and should be non-selective.
While they are independent they are also accountable to Ofsted and national tests.
They can be established by various groups including charities, universities, businesses and parents.
They should improve choice and raise standards, but are not allowed to be biased.
They will be able to be started in shops and houses after Education Secretary Michael Gove confirmed he is to relax planning laws.

Simon Jones, national executive member for the National Union of Teachers, and Blackburn with Darwen representative, said: ‘It will further undermine much of the progress towards community cohesion. We are on our way to a completely segregated schooling system. It is going to develop potential social problems in the future.

This is extremely bad news for Blackburn with Darwen. It is not unexpected, nevertheless it is still a bad day.’

Councillor David Foster, leader of the Liberal Democrats, who is also a local methodist preacher, said: ‘In my view we shouldn’t have any religious schools of any faith. One of the problems in Blackburn is the segregation of communities. Continue Reading →

I Sure Hope The TDSB Is Teaching LGBTQ Awareness At The Valley Park Mosqueteria

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Check out this amusing conundrum for the TDSB that Blazing exposed

Can A Parent Have Their Child Accommodated Out Of Human Rights Education Based On Religious Grounds?

No. “Religious accommodation” in the TDSB is carried out in the larger context of the secular education system. While the TDSB works to create a school system free from religious discrimination, this freedom is not absolute. The TDSB will limit practices or conduct in its schools that may put public safety, health, or the human rights and freedoms of others at risk.

As well, the TDSB will limit practices or conducts in its schools that are in violation of its other policies. For example, if a parent asks for his or her child to be exempted for any discussions of LGBTQ family issues as a religious accommodation, this request cannot be made because it violates the Human Rights Policy. Furthermore, this is consistent with the ideal that human rights education is an essential strategy for preventing human rights abuses. pg. 10

What does the Religion Of Peace teach about homosexuality?

Click through to BCF for the punch line

…and in case you think Canada doesn’t have the same problems Europe does…

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This from Blazing Cat Fur.

Take the time to read this one. It appears that P.M. Harper may have grossly under estimated the scale and levels of the threat. Terrorism, as this blog has asserted for some years now, is by-so-far the least of the problems in terms of Islam in Western nations that its nearly a positive thing, as it tends to alert more people to the actual danger of Islam.

Two paragraphs below:

Youngmuslims.ca spells out educational strategy for the “Tyrannical Culture” they live under in Canada

Someone really ought to forward this to Chris Spence of the TDSB. The following screen shots are taken from a document on the Youngmuslims.ca online library entitled “Muslim Youth in the West – Towards a new education strategy“.

It’s a lovely document carefully outlining the steps required to assure that Muslims are not integrated into the “Tyrannical Culture” that is Canada. As is happening with the TDSB it outlines a broad strategy  to co-opt the state school system and ensure that “Islamic needs”, especially with regard to girls, are met, all of which will contribute to the stated goal of establishing an Islamic Society.

Please click over to BCF for the rest of this important revelation.

30 minute video on the new campus mentality at York U, Toronto Canada

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The video below really is worth your time. Especially if you do not realize how bad it is on university campus now. The video below is a 30 minute version of the whole thing which can be seen here. Phyllis Chesler’s article where I found this clip is here.

ACL conference 30 minute version from Will McMaster on Vimeo.

Raheel Raza To Speak At Toronto District School Board Protest Against Muslim Prayers In Public Schools – Monday August 8 6:30 pm

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From Blazing Cat Fur, a PSA

Raheel Raza of the Muslim Canadian Congress will speak against Islamic Prayers in Schools and Gender Apartheid in Canada at the 2nd public protest against the Toronto District School Board’s misguided policy on Monday, August 8  6:30 pm

Dear Friends,

The next public protest in front of the Toronto District School Board’s headquarters is scheduled for Monday August 8, 2011 at 6:30 pm., over Muslim prayers taking place in a Toronto school. Please pass this on to as many supporters as you can. Look forward to seeing you there.

Location: Toronto District School Board headquarters 5050 Yonge Street
Date: Monday, August 08, 2011
Time:6:30 PM

This protest is organized by the Christian Heritage Party, the Jewish Defense League, Hindu Advocacy Canada, Costa Christian Mission & the Sentinel Post Christian Mission.