Roman god textbook exercises lead to blasphemy complaints
Screenshots of grade eight textbooks featuring exercises about gods began circulating on social media after internet activist Thayyib Shaheem tweeted images of them Tuesday.
18 Jan 2018, 9:00 AM
Parents have raised their concerns about blasphemous content in secondary school textbooks, reports local media.
Screenshots of grade eight textbooks featuring exercises about Roman gods began circulating on social media after internet activist Thayyib Shaheem tweeted images of them Tuesday.
“Breaking: Students have been made to complete lesson exercises from grade 8 English books, it is about the god/goddesses of those who worship the stars,” he tweeted.
Parents have expressed concern about shirk (polytheism) reported Mihaaru. Some have said they do not believe their children should be taught from textbooks that contain shirk and weakens the aqidah (religious belief system) of their children.
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