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[quote]Salam,
          In reply to your concern about the future of Muslim children in British Public schools I would like to  post here a reply of a sister from your website
http://www.londonschoolofislamics.org.uk

&quot; I have a few points to make...

The author has stated many facts about British society and the effect it may have had on Muslims in this country.

However, I feel there are some major errors on the assumptions being made.

First of all this sort of writing causes a &quot;them and us&quot; mentality, which is extremely dangerous. We must remember that Allah sent deen to mankind, not just the born Muslims.

The key is not segregation of Muslims from wider society as this article is implying, it is in the way of our beloved prophet Muhammad (SAW), who shared his message, lived, worked and socialised amongst the pagans- this is how Islam spreads.

This &quot;them and us&quot; mentality seems extremely selfish and arrogant on part of Muslims.

I apologise, but this article lacks perspective and could be categorised as extreme.

I'm not against Muslims schools.

I'm not against Sate funded schools.

Has it occurred to you that the problem may not be the non-Muslims teachers and that it may be that the youth of today are lacking in their knowledge of the deen. This responsibility not only lies with teachers but with parents and the Muslim community. So non- Muslim teachers should not be used as scapegoats in this way.

I am a female Muslim teacher who teaches in a state-funded, mixed gender school. I agree that our Muslim youth face grave problems and the school I work in has a pupil community of 80% Muslim and this is why I work at the school.

I have worked in Muslim girls schools before, and the girls are no different to the state school Muslims girls, yes they may pray and wear niqab- but you'd be shocked to see what they do outside of school. So this is why I emphasis the importance Islamic nurturing by parents at home first.

Also almost all Islamic schools are privately funded and the majority of Muslims in this country at present are below the socio-economic status to be able to afford this. Not only that, but most of these are poorly managed, lack fully qualified staff and lack resources. This is because the Muslims schools initiative is a relatively new one. I think we'll have to wait a few more years for them to develop. And I have no doubt they have the potential to become brilliant schools in the future.

I would just like to reiterate that I’m not against Muslims schools, but I'm aware of our current situation. And this is that 80% of all Muslims in this country attend state schools. So if we want to help them, we need to go them and not away from them.

I hope I have not offended the author of this article, I only wished to express my opinion.

May Allah give you success and guide us all- Ameen

Wa'laykum Salaam Wa'rahmatulahi Wa'barakatuhu

A sister &quot;

I totally agree with the author of this post. I want to add one more point, you keep mixing religion with culture, muslim schools will have muslim children but not necessarily coming from Pakistan, so what about children with an Arab background? 
                 In the end God is going to question parents about their role in teaching good values or Islamic values to their off springs not the State.If Parents have decided to live in a country which is secular or has another religion then it is their responsibility not the State's.
           As for keeping urdu alive then have your Islamic center libraries filled with urdu books, have cultural programs songs drama etc.[/quote]

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