The head of Muslim faith schools in Britain has called for the teaching of Judaism in those schools, echoing a call by Britain’s chief rabbi to teach Islam in Jewish schools.
Ashfaque Chowdhury, chairman of Britain’s Association of Muslim Schools, said he will encourage member schools to teach its students about Judaism, the JewishNews.co.uk website reported last week.
“We were hoping to recommend Catholicism and Judaism as we can complement the teaching by visits to each other’s schools and joint activities between students. We feel it will contribute to community cohesion, British values and interfaith relations. I also feel that amongst Abrahamic religions Islam and Judaism are most similar,” Chowdhury told the Jewish News.
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