A number of men of thought and preachers agreed in one voice to fight those who promote radical ideas which lead to a confrontation between security authorities and promoters of radicalism. Such incidents were recently witnessed in Maidan Hawalli and Umm Al-Haiman. While condemning the terrorists acts in the country, Dr Mohammad Al-Tabtabaei, Dean of the Faculty of Sharia and Islamic Studies, said Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) had warned those who terrify and threaten the lives of Muslims. He added scholars and media men must work hand-in-hand to fight these 'alien' ideas. Dr Jamaan Al-Harbash, of the same faculty, preachers Badr Al-Hajraf and Nazem Al-Misbah also condemned these acts. The daily quoting these persons compared radicals to 'idiots' who misrepresent the basic principles of Islam which forbid killing of innocent people. They called upon the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs to play a vital role by launching awareness campaigns. Mohammed Baqer Al-Mahri, secretary-general of the Congregation of Shiite Ulema in Kuwait, said radical ideas were the fruits of the school curricula. He said the Minister of Education caves in to pressures from certain quarters to adopt these ideas. Al-Mahri said some textbooks implant radical ideas in the minds of students. Dr Hmoud Al-Khattab, an education expert was recently quoted as saying Islamic studies textbooks, particularly those used by the fourth year elementary schools encourage extremism, reports Al-Seyassah daily. As an example, Dr Khattab cited a lesson which urges schoolboys to offer money and weapons to 'Mujahedeen'.
Dr Khattab stressed on the part played by some influential personalities in the Ministry of Education who brainwash the schoolboys by implanting radical thoughts in their minds either directly or indirectly. He added these persons belong to the Social Reform Society in Kuwait whose members adopt the ideas of the 'Muslim Brotherhood' group of Egypt which strongly believes in Jihad inside and outside the country. He was also quoted as saying Dr Rasheed Al-Hamad, Minister of Education and Higher Education, is not in a position to 'confront' these persons who spare no efforts to impose their ideology on school curricula. He pointed out the schoolboys are hypnotized and are left with no choice but to accept the teachings and believe in what the teachers say as facts.
| Naming names. You don't usually see that. It must be time for another attempt to bump off Jarallah. |