Education must have an independent personality that suits the aspirations of the nation, the Grand Imam

 

 

The Grand Imam warns against following educational systems that have undeclared goals

 

 

The Grand Imam warns against plans to hijack Arab education to serve cultural invasion agendas

 

 

It is necessary to provide the appropriate environment of respect and appreciation for the teacher to encourage him to exert more effort, the Grand Imam

 

When we were students, our greatest wish was to become like our imams and teachers, because of their culture, integrity, and sincerity, the Grand Imam

 

The Minister of Education confirms the ministry’s aspiration to enhance cooperation with Al-Azhar to protect students against extremism and to promote noble values

 

We seek to find unconventional means to integrate values and ethics into educational curricula so that they can be easily translated into effective behaviors in society, the Minister of Education

 

His Eminence the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Prof. Ahmad Al-Tayyeb, received at Al-Azhar, Mr. Mohamed Abdel Latif, Minister of Education and Vocational Education, to discuss ways to enhance cooperation.

 

His Eminence said that education is one of the most important pillars for strengthening the religious and cultural identity of the youth. It is the protective wall that protects the children from the dangers of extremist thought and cultural invasion, which aim to distort the system of values and morals, and normalize malignant social diseases and behaviors that are inconsistent with sound human nature such as homosexuality and sexual relations outside the marriage system. Therefore, education in the Arab world must have its independent character and must be in line with the aspirations of the nation and be up to its expectations to create young people who are capable of carrying the banner of leadership in the future.

 

His Eminence stressed the danger of being led by what is known as “modern educational systems and methods” that have undeclared goals to exclude the Arab and religious identity, and the necessity of being aware of plans to hijack Arab education in a way that serves the agendas of cultural invasion. He stressed that it is necessary for the school to restore its prestigious role, that education should not be a burden on families, and that school curricula should include what guarantees the formation of youth capable of adhering to the values of religion and morality.

 

His Eminence warned against the danger of TV series that aim to undermine the value of knowledge and the teacher. He said, “It is necessary to provide the appropriate environment of respect and appreciation for the teacher and present him to students and society as a role model, to encourage him to give more effort, and to stand up to attempts that mock his role. He explained that this will only happen through a sustainable project that is concerned with creating role models capable of inspiring young people and influencing them positively.” He added, “I remember when I was a student; we had imams and professors, and our greatest wish was to become like them, because of their culture, integrity, love, modesty and sincerity, and we still memorize and remember the knowledge they taught us because it is engraved in our memory.”

 

Minister Abdel Latif expressed his appreciation for the great efforts made by the Grand Imam in spreading true Islam, and his gratitude for his presence in the Al-Azhar Al-Sharif institution, which has been spreading values and morals for more than a thousand years. He stressed that the ministry has an integrated work plan targeting the return of students to schools and providing a real educational service that contributes to preparing students for future jobs. In addition, it attempts to find non-traditional means to integrate values and morals into educational curricula so that it becomes easy to translate them into effective behaviors in society.

 

The Minister of Education also stressed the Ministry’s aspiration to enhance cooperation with Al-Azhar to protect students against extremism, and to promote the values of honesty, loyalty, and honoring parents, as well as other noble values in society. Al-Azhar scholars and professors can contribute to this by holding a number of workshops, and presenting the content to students in a modern and easy way that is easy to understand and suitable for different age groups.