Concern over requirement to study Koran as part of Leaving Cert Arabic exam
A Syrian parent's complaint over religious content will form part of wider review of syllabus
by Carl O'Brien and Brian Mooney
Irish Times
April 19, 2016
https://www.meforum.org/islamist-watch/49302/concern-over-requirement-to-study-koran-as-part
Excerpt:
A requirement that all students who sit the Arabic exam in the Leaving Cert must study the Koran is to be reviewed by education authorities.
Ever since the subject was introduced to the Leaving Cert in 2004, extracts from the "Holy Koran" have been prescribed material for all candidates.
However, a Syrian father whose Christian daughter is due to sit the exam says the requirement is unfair for students and discriminatory.
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