A BRITISH Muslim school is teaching children that Jews are “repugnant apes” and Christians “pigs”, a former teacher claims.
Colin Cook, 57, says when he raised his concerns to chiefs at the Saudi government-funded King Fahad Academy in West London he was told: “This is not England. It is Saudi Arabia.”
Some of the 1,250 pupils at the faith school are alleged to have been heard idolising Osama bin Laden, praising 9/11 and saying they want to “kill Americans”.
Mr Cook — himself a Muslim — warned yesterday: “The school could produce a dangerous harvest.
“It is clearly racist and very divisive. It’s deeply immoral to put such ideas into the heads of young children.
“The vast majority of Muslims, including myself, are law-abiding, tolerant of others and peaceful. I understand now why pupils express anti-Western views at the school. Similar concerns at the sister school in Bonn, Germany, gave rise to the fear that the Academies could become breeding grounds for terrorists.”
Mr Cook taught English at the school in Acton for 19 years until he was sacked in December. He had complained that pupils were allowed to cheat by taking textbooks into a GCSE exam.
The dad of three, of Feltham, West London, is claiming unfair dismissal from his £35,000 job, race discrimination and victimisation. The school denies all his allegations, saying he was rightly sacked for misconduct connected to exams.
Mr Cook makes his claims in legal papers lodged at Watford Employment Tribunal.
He says kids as young as five are told other faiths are “worthless”. He adds: “School books describe Jews as ‘monkeys’ or ‘apes’ and Christians as ‘pigs’.
“The textbooks apparently state that the Jews are cursed. Pupils are asked to ‘mention some repugnant characteristics of Jews’ ”.
A witness due to support him at the tribunal later this year adds in other papers: “Recently, pupils have stated they wished to kill Americans, that 9/11 was good, and that Osama bin Laden was a hero.”
Mr Cook, who is seeking £100,000 compensation, insists he was “set up” for whistleblowing.
He had told examining board Edexcel that pupils had taken annotated books into an English language exam in August 2006.
Academy director Dr Sumaya Alyusuf would not comment.
But it is believed the school will claim Mr Cook was disciplined for allegedly showing his daughter — a pupil there — a letter of complaint made about him by one of the boys who sat the exam.
He denies doing that. Yesterday, his legal team said he had made his allegations to protect pupils.
A spokesman said: “The word Islam means peace and the faith preaches tolerance and understanding, in particular towards Jewish and Christian communities. It is because British pupils are put at risk that we’ve taken the extraordinary step of issuing a statement.”
A BRITISH Muslim school is teaching children that Jews are “repugnant apes” and Christians “pigs”, a former teacher claims.
Apes and pigs refers to a people who disobeyed Allaah, as the Qur'an mentions in a number of places, such as:
“Say: ‘O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! Do you criticize us for no other reason than that we believe in Allaah, and in (the Revelation) which has been sent down to us and in that which has been sent down before (us), and that most of you are Faasiqoon [rebellious and disobedient (to Allaah)]?’
Say (O Muhammad to the people of the Scripture): ‘Shall I inform you of something worse than that, regarding the recompense from Allaah: those (Jews) who incurred the Curse of Allaah and His Wrath, and those of whom (some) He transformed into monkeys and swines, and those who worshipped Taaghoot (false deities); such are worse in rank (on the Day of Resurrection in the Hell-fire), and far more astray from the Right Path (in the life of this world)’” [al-Maa’idah 5:59-60]
And the story is explained in more detail here:
“And ask them (O Muhammad) about the town that was by the sea; when they transgressed in the matter of the Sabbath (i.e. Saturday): when their fish came to them openly on the Sabbath day, and did not come to them on the day they had no Sabbath. Thus We made a trial of them, for they used to rebel against Allaah’s Command (disobey Allaah).
[al-A’raaf 7:163]
So perhaps someone caught a glimpse of the words "pigs" and "monkeys" in a textbook and jumped to the wrong conclusions. Islam clearly recognises that that not all Jews and Christians are the same, for Allaah (swt) has also said in the Qur'an:
Not all of them are alike;a party of the people of the Scripture stand for the right, they recite the Verses of Allâh during the hours of the night, prostrating themselves in prayer. They believe in Allâh and the Last Day; they enjoin Al-Ma'rûf (Islâmic Monotheism, and following Prophet Muhammad ) and forbid Al-Munkar (polytheism, disbelief and opposing Prophet Muhammad ); and they hasten in (all) good works; and they are among the righteous.
And whatever good they do, nothing will be rejected of them; for Allâh knows well those who are Al-Muttaqûn (the pious). [Aal-Imraan 3:113-115]
And if they would but truly observe the Torah and the Gospel and all [the revelation] that has been bestowed from on high upon them by their Sustainer, they would indeed partake of all the blessings of heaven and earth. Some of them do pursue a right course; but as for most of them -vile indeed is what they do! [Al-Maa'idah 5:66]
Furthermore, there are many other verses that teach Muslims to be just towards others and there are teachings of the Prophet (peace be upon him) that teach respect for human life, regardless of religion.
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