Islamic Education discussion @ British Council

Posted by Picasa
syd

Posted by Picasa

August 25, 2005- British Council –Siam Square, Bangkok - celebrated Islamic Education discussion. The guess speakers are Prof. Tim Niblock, The director of Arabic Department, University of Exeter in UK, Dr. Surichai Wankhaew, Secretary of National Reconcilable Committee, Chulalongkorn University, and Dr. Sukree Lungputeh, Dean of Islamic Studies, Prince Songkla Nakarin University.

Dr. Surichai focused on the affective of religious studies in the south compared with the other part of Thailand. Then he showed the losing point in Thai curricula on religions, but the south they have got their own curriculum-Islamic Curriculum integrated with secular knowledge. They can conserve their own culture, language and tradition. He recommended on how the south people open their society and mind accepting the globalization.

Prof. Niblock compared between Thai society and England society, then recommended that religious education has an important role in all schools, particularly in breaking down cultural barriers brought about through misunderstanding.

Dr. Sukree had shown the role of Islam in the south and how Islamic School provided to their students. He described what Separatism and Islamism different, what the things that Muslim students gained from Islamic School. The last, what the government should provide for solving the situation problems nowadays.