Book Review: ‘In Good Faith: Questioning Religion and Atheism’
Source: Asia Times Scott A Shay’s new book explores the arguments and rational reasons to believe in God “Why should anyone in his or her right mind believe in God?” […]
Thousands of children are abused in Senegal’s religious schools
Source: The Economist Mbar lifts up his trousers and points at the marks where the chains wore his skin away. He was 11 when his father sent him from his village […]
Math problems that could bring the world to a halt
Source: BBC It’s not easy to accurately predict what humans want and when they will want it. We’re demanding creatures, expecting the world to deliver speedy solutions to our increasingly complex and diverse modern-day problems. Over the last few decades, researchers have developed a range of pretty effective mathematical solutions […]
Bishop defends controversial relationships and sex education lessons
Source: CT The Church of England’s lead bishop on education has defended the government’s new relationships and sex education lessons while stating that parents should have the right to withdraw their children. The Church of England was part of the government’s consultation into the lessons, which will become mandatory across […]
Swiss Education: Are 14-year olds ready to make a career choice?
EDUCATION By Isobel Leybold-Johnson THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON APRIL 16, 2019 Starting young: a bicycle mechanic apprentice goes about his work (Christian Beutler / Keystone) Students make big […]
What 10 famous people say about the humanities
Source: BBC News By Amanda Ruggeri Earlier this week we unpicked a tired trope – the idea that studying humanities is no way to advance your career, especially if you want to […]
Teen boys rated their female classmates based on looks. The girls fought back.
Source: The Washington Post By Samantha Schmidt March 26 Yasmin Behbehani had just walked into her third-period health class when her friend asked her if she had seen the list. “There’s […]
To humanize Muslims, let’s start in the classroom
Source: The Globe and Mail By Zulfikar Hirji Zulfikar Hirji is an associate professor at York University and co-author of Islam: An Illustrated Journey. A number of years ago, my son […]
Christian mother sues primary school over LGBT Pride event
Source: CT A Christian mother is taking legal action against a London primary school after she says it failed to take her complaint against an LGBT Pride event seriously. Izzy Montague is one of several parents who complained after their children were allegedly forced to take part in a gay […]
Royal College of Physicians adopts neutral position on assisted suicide despite widespread opposition among members
Source:CT The Royal College of Physicians has abandoned its historic opposition to assisted suicide despite over half of its members saying they would refuse to participate in the practice if it was made legal. The RCP said it had been moved to change its position after a survey of its […]
New Pakistani leader’s education aims may include reining in religious schools
Source: Religion News Service By Naila Inayat LAHORE, Pakistan (RNS) — Like several Pakistani leaders before him, Prime Minister Imran Khan came into office vowing to reform the country’s 38,000 […]
Bible reading in public schools has been a divisive issue – and this old culture war is starting again
Source: The Conversation Officials in six states, including populous ones such as Virginia and Florida, are considering bills permitting the study of the Bible in classrooms. Proponents of these bills insist that the Bible […]
School defends LGBT lessons after religious parents complain
Source: The Guardian BY Nazia Parveen North of England correspondent The assistant headteacher of a school teaching children about homosexuality as part of a special programme has defended its decision after […]
‘For Indians, the silence in Switzerland can be deafening’
Don’t talk to strangers – unless they’re Swiss! Indian parents have a unique way of raising their kids which includes making us perform customary dance routines for visiting guests […]
Pakistan Wants To Reform Madrassas. Experts Advise Fixing Public Education First
Source: NPR BY Diaa Hadid Youths sporting peach fuzz sway as they chant parts of the Quran. They sit in the courtyard of a sprawling Islamic seminary, or madrassa, on […]
China says pace of Xinjiang ‘education’ will slow, but defends camps
Source: Reuters BY Ben Blanchard Beijing has faced an outcry from activists, scholars, foreign governments and U.N. rights experts over what they call mass detentions and strict surveillance of the […]
France Debates Where to Teach Arabic: Public School or Local Mosque?
Source: The New York Times By Emma Bubola ROMAINVILLE, France — Early on Sunday mornings, Habiba Hatem, 9, prepares her own breakfast, grabs her flashy pink school bag and jumps into […]
Zabeen Hirji: Prepare now for the workforce of the future
Posted on December 28, 2018 By Zabeen Hirji, Stephen Harrington If the idea of artificial intelligence (AI) conjures visions of robots taking over human jobs, this is not surprising. It […]
An Ahmadiyya Muslim from Kosovo declared as an exemplary principal for the year 2017/18.
Source: Jinhauddin Saif Mr Rexhep Hasani, born on 08.12.1979 currently working as Principal of municipality school Kosovo has been declared, by Ministry of Education Kosovo, as an exemplary Principal for the year 2017-2018. The nomination for the best director of the municipality comes from the education ministry. One of the purposes […]
Too much Islamic studies, not enough English in schools, says Mahathir
Published Dec 23, 2018, KUALA LUMPUR • Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Malaysia’s national school curriculum will be overhauled, as heavy emphasis is being given to Islamic subjects instead […]
