Muslims in England, "we'll teach Judaism"

Muslim schools in Britain will teach Judaism - concurrent with the notification of Britain's chief rabbi who called for Jewish schools to teach Islam in Jewish schools, it turns out that under the new law, each school must, as of September, include in its curriculum the study of two religions.
A few days after the posting of changes in the curriculum, Rabbi Ephraim Mervis, Britain's chief rabbi, called on Jewish schools to choose Islam as a second religion, and teach Islam. This week the Association of Muslim schools announced that it will call on the hundred and thirty Muslim schools in Britain to teach Judaism.
Chairman of the Muslim organization Chowdhury Ashfak said he hoped to recommend to schools to teach Catholicism and Judaism, and so the kids really understand what Judaism is about he will recommend mutual visits between Jewish schools and Muslims, and joint activities between schools - "I believe that there are things in common between Islam and the religion of Abraham, and the study of both religions will contribute to tolerance between the two religions which are so similar," he said.
Chowdhury is a veteran teacher at the Al-Kima school in the city of Luton, his school is one of twenty Muslim schools which have already announced that they will study the Jewish religion at school. The Chief Rabbi's spokesman said in response to the newspaper The Jewish News, which published the item that "The recommendation of the Association of Muslim schools to teach Judaism is very significant."
"It's very important that every child learns at a young age we were all born in the image of G-d, no matter what his faith or ethnicity is. I hope that all Muslim schools would follow suit," said Rabbi Ephraim Mervis, Britain's chief rabbi.

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