Comments on: Re:Faith and Climate Change http://faraz.org/blog/2009/11/refaith-and-climate-change/ Thoughts on Technology, Photography, Design and Inspiration! Sat, 21 Aug 2010 14:31:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jacqui http://faraz.org/blog/2009/11/refaith-and-climate-change/comment-page-1/#comment-158 Jacqui Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:23:19 +0000 http://faraz.org/blog/2009/11/refaith-and-climate-change/#comment-158 Hi! i am not a muslim, although my husband was. I don't want anything i say to be taken as anti anything. There are facts to face, regardless of which religion we follow. Islam is going through the same throes of adjustment that the Christian religion went through in the 13th and 14th centuries. The Inquisition, torture and burning at the stake were used to fight the changes that threatened the power structure of the Church. What broke that power structure was education. The next big step was the education of women. This enfranchised 50% of humanity! Unfortunately, to my (perhaps) ignorant eyes, the biggest stumbling block in the Islamic world is lack of a secular education among the common people. This creates a situation where there is faith instead of knowledge, superstition instead of information. Any one with an agenda can lead poor ignorant souls to believe that suicide bombing will transport them straight to heaven, that placing bombs in market places and killing hundreds of innocent people is doing God's work. This despite the fact that the Quran Sharif specifically forbids armies from attacking women, children and non-combatants, forbids burning of fields and villages and enjoins on all warriors the protection of the helpless. If people could read, they would know this. Education is the first step on the road to peace. Hi! i am not a muslim, although my husband was. I don't want anything i say to be taken as anti anything. There are facts to face, regardless of which religion we follow.

Islam is going through the same throes of adjustment that the Christian religion went through in the 13th and 14th centuries. The Inquisition, torture and burning at the stake were used to fight the changes that threatened the power structure of the Church. What broke that power structure was education. The next big step was the education of women. This enfranchised 50% of humanity!

Unfortunately, to my (perhaps) ignorant eyes, the biggest stumbling block in the Islamic world is lack of a secular education among the common people. This creates a situation where there is faith instead of knowledge, superstition instead of information. Any one with an agenda can lead poor ignorant souls to believe that suicide bombing will transport them straight to heaven, that placing bombs in market places and killing hundreds of innocent people is doing God's work. This despite the fact that the Quran Sharif specifically forbids armies from attacking women, children and non-combatants, forbids burning of fields and villages and enjoins on all warriors the protection of the helpless.

If people could read, they would know this. Education is the first step on the road to peace.

]]> By: Jacqueline Garewal http://faraz.org/blog/2009/11/refaith-and-climate-change/comment-page-1/#comment-147 Jacqueline Garewal Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:46:54 +0000 http://faraz.org/blog/2009/11/refaith-and-climate-change/#comment-147 There is nothing wrong with religious education, so long as it is not THE ONLY education. Christians have sunday school where they study their faith. they also get a regular education. If Madrasas were a part time school, and a secular education was also imparted, decisions would be made by informed people. Which is where your MAT comes in, of course. There is nothing wrong with religious education, so long as it is not THE ONLY education. Christians have sunday school where they study their faith. they also get a regular education. If Madrasas were a part time school, and a secular education was also imparted, decisions would be made by informed people.

Which is where your MAT comes in, of course.

]]> By: Dr Amina Ather http://faraz.org/blog/2009/11/refaith-and-climate-change/comment-page-1/#comment-138 Dr Amina Ather Sun, 06 Dec 2009 09:47:10 +0000 http://faraz.org/blog/2009/11/refaith-and-climate-change/#comment-138 Bro Madresa aptitude test ??? wow : looked at your module great thinking i will share something very interesting with u : i am sharing my experience .. there are boy's madresa and girl's madresa. now look at this . why are they admitted boys : very naughty girls : no guardian. what they a re thought : Boys :memorization of quran girls : memorization of quran with hadiyath Dress code ; boys typical muslim salwar kurta and topi , girls salwar khameez with scarf what is the examination process or credit giving and who gets the highest : Boys the one who did a lot of physical job , girls: the one who was most beautiful and was close with the teacher ... to my job there at both the madresa i was holding workshop on environment education, health and hygiene , Guess the reactions . They were not ware what was environment ?, climate? basics of body for heath , both had the same knowledge ,they were getting to get the graduation in this madresa and were abut 14yrs old do u know why ??? AS NO ENGLISH WAS THOUGHT . ok now if only arabic and urdu was thought ? then y do not they speak arabic? write arabic ? they will be arabic teachers later on , if this is the case then think !!! we send our kids to these students who become teachers ??? Just look here , we speak about right to education ? and right to health ? DO this have any impact when they do not know whats the meaning of right, education, health . Sorry bro just powered out my vies , and it lovely to see that MAT ( madresa aptitude test , i would be the first person to join this campaign if started. Do look at our discussion on face book its there in my profile . Bro Madresa aptitude test ???
wow : looked at your module great thinking i will share something very interesting with u :
i am sharing my experience ..
there are boy's madresa and girl's madresa. now look at this .
why are they admitted boys : very naughty girls : no guardian.
what they a re thought : Boys :memorization of quran girls : memorization of quran with hadiyath
Dress code ; boys typical muslim salwar kurta and topi , girls salwar khameez with scarf
what is the examination process or credit giving and who gets the highest : Boys the one who did a lot of physical job , girls: the one who was most beautiful and was close with the teacher …
to my job there at both the madresa i was holding workshop on environment education, health and hygiene , Guess the reactions .
They were not ware what was environment ?, climate? basics of body for heath , both had the same knowledge ,they were getting to get the graduation in this madresa and were abut 14yrs old do u know why ???
AS NO ENGLISH WAS THOUGHT .
ok now if only arabic and urdu was thought ?
then y do not they speak arabic? write arabic ? they will be arabic teachers later on , if this is the case then think !!!
we send our kids to these students who become teachers ???
Just look here , we speak about right to education ? and right to health ?
DO this have any impact when they do not know whats the meaning of right, education, health .
Sorry bro just powered out my vies , and it lovely to see that MAT ( madresa aptitude test , i would be the first person to join this campaign if started.

Do look at our discussion on face book its there in my profile .

]]> By: Dr Amina Ather http://faraz.org/blog/2009/11/refaith-and-climate-change/comment-page-1/#comment-137 Dr Amina Ather Sun, 06 Dec 2009 09:26:03 +0000 http://faraz.org/blog/2009/11/refaith-and-climate-change/#comment-137 Fait and climate change , this is topic which all of us trying to understand , let me give simple example ?? women wear kajal ever day -- how many of us know it has 96% of carbon in it , why not we use surma instead of it it has just ).023% of carbon, we would prefer to take our bikes/cars to visit the shopping malls even if there are nearby , y not we think of public transport -- this is when we have time . When do we think , when have to think or forced to think ? was looking at this --Imagine if religious schools were a meritocratic system? forget about the religious schools --just think a common school.. Do read my article on Understanding cross culture dimensions in elementary education. Fait and climate change , this is topic which all of us trying to understand , let me give simple example ??
women wear kajal ever day — how many of us know it has 96% of carbon in it , why not we use surma instead of it it has just ).023% of carbon, we would prefer to take our bikes/cars to visit the shopping malls even if there are nearby , y not we think of public transport — this is when we have time .
When do we think , when have to think or forced to think ?
was looking at this –Imagine if religious schools were a meritocratic system?
forget about the religious schools –just think a common school..

Do read my article on Understanding cross culture dimensions in elementary education.

]]> By: Ruchi Mann http://faraz.org/blog/2009/11/refaith-and-climate-change/comment-page-1/#comment-115 Ruchi Mann Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:08:45 +0000 http://faraz.org/blog/2009/11/refaith-and-climate-change/#comment-115 The problem of broken messengers is pretty much plague like. The message is hardly the problem for the thinking man! Yet, we falter on getting the messenger right. (On an offside, you must know that in the high rung corporates, even the message is misguided!!) hmmm.. strange how an identical thought got me driven to whims a couple of days ago. different levels of persuasion there though! Anyway, are you back in town? The problem of broken messengers is pretty much plague like. The message is hardly the problem for the thinking man! Yet, we falter on getting the messenger right. (On an offside, you must know that in the high rung corporates, even the message is misguided!!)

hmmm.. strange how an identical thought got me driven to whims a couple of days ago. different levels of persuasion there though!

Anyway, are you back in town?

]]> By: faraz http://faraz.org/blog/2009/11/refaith-and-climate-change/comment-page-1/#comment-111 faraz Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:53:25 +0000 http://faraz.org/blog/2009/11/refaith-and-climate-change/#comment-111 Hey! Sorry, didn't get your SMS, could you mail me your contact number and I'll call you back?! Thanks Hey! Sorry, didn't get your SMS, could you mail me your contact number and I'll call you back?!
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