Organisers of the National Jawi Congress today said that they do not wish for Jawi to be a mandatory pass subject, but they will leave the final decision on how to make Jawi lessons in primary schools an elective option up to the Education Ministry.
NGO Seni Khat Action Team's (Sekat) secretary Arun Doraisamy said the group's role, as organiser of the function that gathered various groups against the government's implementation of Jawi lessons in the Year Four Bahasa Malaysia syllabus, was only to make proposals on the matter.
"We are not out to take over the Education Ministry's role.
"Maybe the Education Ministry, the minister (Maszlee Malik) or other parties have a better idea... so that's up to the ministry (to decide)," he told a press conference after the conclusion of the congress at a hotel in Petaling Jaya here.
"What we know is we don't want Jawi as a mandatory pass subject (Bahasa Malaysia)... that's all," he said when quizzed on the proposal raised by speakers today.
The current primary school syllabus does not offer any elective subjects, but activist Siti Kassim (below), who was also present, insisted that the government and Education Ministry have the power to make changes.
"They are the government and they can do anything. If they don't have an elective subject now, they can always create an elective subject.
"How they implement is really up to them - that's their job!," said Siti who, however, credited the present Harapan administration with being more approachable and amenable to dialogue with their critics, than previous regimes.
The Education Ministry has maintained that the three pages of jawi lessons it plans to introduce will not be part of any examination.
Arun said the Education Ministry has shown positive signs of being open to further engagement with all stakeholders.
"We will advise the Education Ministry on how we can arrival at a solution that is applicable to all parties, including Sabah, Sarawak, Chinese, Indians and Malays," he said.
At the same time, Arun (below) cautioned that a dead end to the dialogue could see Sekat and its allied groups seeking a legal recourse to fight for their rights.
"If we go to court, it will be a collective case by Sekat and other NGOs.
"This is a national issue and we want to have a joint representation in court," he stressed.
The question of a possible legal challenge was earlier raised by Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Jawi Teaching Special Committee coordinator Eddie Heng Hong Chai in his speech at the congress.
"We want the ministry to hear what’s on our mind. If they still refuse to listen to us and make the necessary changes, then our final recourse is to take action through our legal system.
"This is not ultimately what we want. What we hope for is engagement with the Education Ministry, and to reach a consensus. But if that fails, then we will take the matter to court," he said.
Sekat hosted the congress with a view to asking the government to review its decision to introduce Jawi in the Bahasa Malaysia syllabus at Chinese and Indian vernacular schools.
This will appear in three pages of the Year 4 Bahasa Malaysia textbooks for 2020.
At present, the Education Ministry's policy is that this section is optional for vernacular schools, subject to approval from parents and parent-teacher associations.
On Friday, Kajang police obtained a court order barring Dong Jiao Zong's event on a similar theme.
The call for the congresses also resulted in threatened opposition by Malay NGOs, although today's congress took an unexpected turn when several protesters from the Gelombang Rakyat Malaysia, led by its president actress Ellie Suriati Omar, joined the congress at a special table at the side of the hall. - Mkini
How to Trust the Edu. Minister MESSLI, This is a Islamic-agenda all along to brainwash non-Muslim students as can be seen through this EXPOSE. YADIM TO CONDUCT DAKWAH AGENDA.
ReplyDelete" The Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism and Taoism (MCCBCHST) is greatly alarmed by the leaked Education Ministry memo to all state education directors which appears to allow Yayasan Dakwah Islamiah Malaysia (Yadim) to carry out religious propagation activities in schools and institution of higher learnings.
"The MCCBCHST looks at the letter with “alarm” because dakwah activities are planned to be carried out on such a wide scale amongst students who are young and impressionable, innocent to worldly ways and very vulnerable," it said in a statement today.
"It also views the letter with disbelief because the schools are places of learning, to acquire knowledge, to enhance competitiveness, to learn science and technology, etc., but what is being planned appears to be the promotion of Islamic missionary activities amongst students which should not be the concern of national-type schools," it added."
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"MCCBCHST also challenged the Education Ministry's claim that the move does not involve non-Muslim students.
"The ‘pendakwa’ trainers will be Malays. Who will be their target for propagation? It appears the target will be non-Muslims as there is no need for dakwah activities amongst Muslims who are already learning Islam as a subject," it said.
It also rubbished Ministry guarantees that Rakan Siswa Yadim will be responsible for obeying existing rules and regulations, saying it would be impossible for its officials to monitor thousands of schools, and the guarantee given is meaningless.
"As such, the MCCBCHST calls upon the Minister of Education to withdraw the permission given to Yadim to carry out dakwah activities in schools and other institutions of higher learning. The schools are places of learning and equipping children with proper skills. They are not places for propagation of any faith," it added. - Mkini"