Any institution that promotes segregation and openly prescribes members of society to lead separate lives deserves no sympathy and most definitely not public support in the form of tax money.
Certainly not in a secular modern democracy such as Britain, where the graduates of such institutions are at risk of coming out the other end less able to integrate with the rest of the society. On top of this, they are potentially liable to fuel the disintegration of society by firmly believing in segregation, not only of the sexes but also along the lines of faith and belief.
It is therefore quite disconcerting to find that countless "Muslim or Islamic schools" – whatever the distinction might be – receive public funds, and which go to extreme lengths in instilling the seeds of segregation into these young minds. [Guardian Cif] Read more
