If Islamic extremist teachings removed from textbooks, why not distributing them? Minister

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CHATURANGA PRADEEP SAMARAWICKRAMA Follow

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While commenting on the start of distributing textbooks for Islamic schools that contain extremist teachings, the education minister said several amendments have been made to remove certain words and sentences from textbooks through a committee appointed by the ministry.

Education Minister Susil Premajayantha told the media today after a program at the Prince College, Kotahena in Colombo that the committee had decided before he took over.

In recent times, there have been many revelations that Islamic school textbooks contain extremist teachings.

The printing of Islamic school textbooks was temporarily halted and the Ministry of Education even recalled the school textbooks that had been printed and distributed.

If the corrections were made, there is no issue with the distribution of the school textbooks as they face the upcoming Ordinary Level examination.

In addition, the minister said that a debate was in parliament claiming that children are suffering from malnutrition and do not have a meal during school time. They did not even organize any activity to distribute lunch for at least 100 children.

Another debate about prevention of drug usage. But not even a single opposition minister was present when the act was passed last Friday (11). Anyone has the right to criticize. The country will know the person who can take on the challenges and implement them. (Chaturanga Samarawickrama)

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Comments - 9

DOT Tuesday, 15 November 2022 06:40 PM

Fair!

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Roshan Tuesday, 15 November 2022 08:08 PM

This is what happens when uncivilized politicos and voters turn the country upside down and finally give up and hand the leadership to another person totally against their policies and also who is democratically has no mandate. It’s the law of the barmarians.

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Adwani Tuesday, 15 November 2022 09:23 PM

These made suckers are talking about religion when the whole island is robbed by false Bhuddists concept which Diana Gamage lamented.

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Ranjit Wednesday, 16 November 2022 12:37 AM

Best way to prevent drug usage is to cultivate canabis, so that we will save a lot on foreign exchange. Thanks to the gangs women passing the legislation to grow canabis

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dot Wednesday, 16 November 2022 03:43 AM

If the books are distributed by the Education dept then it is the duty of the publisher to edit the books to create harmony and respect for each other in our state schools ..this head line is a bit confusing ? What was the need for the Minister to loudly tell the students a normal action of the government publisher ? is this the venue for such concerns .Minister scoring brownie points ..

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Lokka Wednesday, 16 November 2022 07:24 AM

There should be severe punishment for anyone spreading extremist religious views. Has there been any investigation and the culprits brought to book. My view is that in a secular state like Sri Lanka students should be thought comparative religious studies so that they get a basic knowledge of all religions practised in that country.

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We have a question to the minister Wednesday, 16 November 2022 07:42 AM

There seems to be some confusion in this news. IF the text books have been corrected, then what is the problem in distributing them. The minister should have instructed those responsible to distribute these books, instead of asking questions in the public. "Is there any problem in issuing instructions to the staff?" we have to ask the minister.

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Moderate Islamist Wednesday, 16 November 2022 01:42 PM

As long as extremist organisations like Thowheed Jamaath and others are allowed to operate openly or secretly in Sri Lanka, there will be problems in the country surfacing from time to time.

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gnana Wednesday, 16 November 2022 02:30 PM

why focussing only on Islamic extremism? what about Buddhist exteremism? that is OK is it

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