Islamic school apologizes for anti-Jewish teachings

[Swede]

A Muslim Sunday school has apologized for anti-Jewish teachings that are being investigated as a possible hate crime by York Region police.

The East End Madrassah, a weekend religious program run by a Thornhill mosque using space rented in a Scarborough high school, issued a press release Tuesday to “unreservedly apologize to the Jewish community for the unintentional offence that the item has caused.

“Our curriculum is not intended to promote hatred towards any individual or group of people,” the statement said. “Rather the children are taught to respect and value other faiths, beliefs and to uphold Canada’s basic values of decency and tolerance.”

Jewish groups had expressed shock at anti-Semitic teachings found on the Madrassah’s curriculum web page that called ancient Jews “treacherous” and “crafty” and accused them of “conspiring to kill the Prophet Muhammad.” It also lumped together Judaism and Nazism as beliefs restricted to a particular race and said boys should become physically fit to prepare for jihad.

http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1175040--islamic-school-apologizes-for-anti-jewish-teachings

[cloudbase]

1. We're sorry

we got caught.

[jimmie]

6. You ain't kidding

This has NEVER happened before... just a small oversight.

[demosincebirth]

2. What's new?

[LeftishBrit]

3. Self-deleted; I read it too quickly and thought it was about York in the UK.

[King_David]

4. The Star is not a "rag"

And this is in Canada and not the UK.

[LeftishBrit]

5. Apologies; there is a British tabloid called the Daily Star, and as it was about 'York' I assumed

the UK