Our dear friend and respected member [/sarcasm] just posted this on my story:
Iftikhar said, on March 22, 2010 at 9:50 pm
Salaam
A man is a product of his culture, language and faith. Bilingual mUslim children need state funded Muslim schools with bilingual Muslim teachers as role models during their developmental periods. There is no place for a non-Muslim child or a teacher in a Muslim school.
All ex-Muslim youths are the product of British education sysytem with monolingual non-Muslim teachers. During their childhood, they were sent to Masajid where they learnt how recite the Holy Quran withoput understanding and basic Islamic teaching. Since they have been cut off from their culture and languasges, therefore, when they grow up in a secular society, they were not ready to face the social and economic challenges. It is easy for them to become athiest or non-believers.
In my opinion, all Muslim children from the age of three should be in Muslim schools with Muslim teachers, otherwise, they will grow up to become non-believers or suffer from Identity Crises.
(thinking from Iffy's perspective)
I think he is probably right, if you want the Islam to survive over the long term, then Islam needs to be incorporated into schools. Society needs a way to find a way to let Islam in, currently it doesnt.