Interesting article from History Islam & Beyond Yahoogroup about Islamic Education Movement. This part of the article especially struck me:
“Dr. AbdulHamid submitted that Muslims are marginalized because: �We are not motivated�. The present educational system has failed to motivate Muslims and one of the foremost reasons for this is that Muslims continue to suffer from the �slavish mentality� inherited from the colonial period. We have been unable to rid ourselves of this slavish mentality, which induces us only to follow and imitate but not to think critically, constructively, creatively, and as leaders. Dr. AbdulHamid suggested that Muslims must reallocate to education the importance it has enjoyed historically within the Islamic tradition. He proposed that Muslims integrate the natural and social sciences, professional training, and the arts and humanities with Islamic values.”
source: witness-pioneer.org
