₦airaland Forum

Eno38151:
If English was forced on the Muslims by the British and the "Christians" didnt see anything wrong in the imposition of the colonisers language in almost all spheres of life. They should not complain if the nigerans decide to offer any student that wants to learn arabic the chance to do so.

Dont try to affiliate English with Christianity,If atall you should do so,it should be Hebrew, because the Holy Bible was written in mostly Hebrew and translated to other languages.

i agree with what he said, one has been made inferior

Kathmandu:
wow anu mpama, you went through my profie? That's so adorable. Thanks and now run to where you came out from.




You ll be banned by daybreak



I will make sure i do that

Lol. You think my life revolves around nairaland. Children of hatred. Guess that will be an achievement for you and your family to see me banned. Joblessness fall on you. Yeye dey smell

SAVEDBABA:
Dont try to affiliate English with Christianity,If atall you should do so,it should be Hebrew, because the Holy Bible was written in mostly Hebrew and translated to other languages.

Have you ever read HEBREW in your life??

How many of your pastors & CAN members actually speak HEBREW,

Have you ever been to church and then the pastor just decided to deliver his full talk in hebrew. ??

Dont run away from reality If HEBREW IS the TONGUE of CHRISTIANITY then ENGLISH must be its SALIVA.

ISLAMIC studies has not contributed to nothing but trouble. In all developed and industrialized countries it's a none starter. It's not in the curriculum in America, Canada EUROPE, Australia , Japan, China,India. Yet these are the most industrialised countries in the world.
On the other hand, it's a subject in Somalia, Sudan, Palestine, arabia, Egypt, Mali, Niger republic, guinea, Mali. Where are we heading? Who are we following. Why not follow nations that are successful rather than nations that are sinking. If it's paying, why is Buhari in London? Shouldn't he be in sokoto? This country is doomed because people are using religion to achieve their politically motivated aims.

dataking:
Just listen to yourself. Radical Christian.

That sounds odd, but check radical Islam.

Who ask for his idiotic opinion,some will just talk without reasoning

chuksjuve:
How competitive is Arabic language in the international / Global market?

Nigeria is a now officially a failed state

Smh

Arabic is the fastest growing language even in the United States and 5th in the world. Lol

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_language_in_the_United_States

I don tire for una.

prettyboi1989:
who dash arabic fourth most spoken language? this list below contain the most spoken language of the world by number of speakers

Lol. 4th 5th, what's the difference?
English is the 3rd.
Arabic is the fastest growing language in the US
Is America also being islamized?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_language_in_the_United_States

The shameless hypocrites keep isolating CRK like it's the only course affected, what of IRK.

Let me also remind u that this review was done b/w 2012-2014 when a christian was the president.
Find out ursef

U guys can make noise all u want...it will change nothing.

dataking:
Why are you also so bent against it being taught in schools. Did arabs steal your manhood

bros most Arabs are Muslims and are such potential terrorist

alBHAGDADI:
Did you pass through a government owned school or one of those mushroom 2 classrooms schools? If you had passed through a public school, you will know that students get flogged like criminals for something as little as not doing an assignment, how much more rejecting to offer a subject.

We are yet to study the over 200 languages which are indigenous to Nigeria, yet some shady people in government with an evil agenda want us to start studying Arabic, a language that hasn't benefitted the Arabs themselves.

As for those who have been deceived to think there is no imagination plot, pls think again. It will all move from just the study of Arabic to making Arabic the language franca in Nigeria.

"Oh, it can never happen". But they are already taking the first steps.

No evil agenda against the children of the Living God will succeed. Must as David destroyed the camp of the Philistines, so shall their camp be destroyed.

Amen

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WotzupNG:
https://twitter.com/toluogunlesi/status/881858556886212609


The new educational curriculum in Nigeria is still generating a lot of heat since it was announced that it includes a new subject, Arabic Studies. This new introduction has seen the collapse of Christian Religious Studies which is to now be studied as only a theme under another subject.

Many notable Nigerians have criticized this move as they see it as a form of Islamization of Nigeria, a secular Nation. Christian leaders like Bishop Oyedepo, Pastor Adeboye, members of PFN and CAN have all added voices against what is seen as an attempt to indoctrinate non-muslims students, especially the Christians.

Many have tried to explain that Arabic is not a religion in itself, but we all know that it is the language in which Muslims say their prayers and in which the Quran is written. This has led to the argument that the Educational board ought to have made Hebrew or Greek, both languages with affiliations to Christianity, an option to Arabic Instead of French, a subject that has few teachers in Nigeria. With few French teachers in Nigeria, schools without one might see students with no option but to study Arabic. The fear most people have is that the Arabic teachers are definitely going to be Muslims with fanatics in their midst.

Well, while surfing the net, I came across a tweet from Tolu Ogunlesi, the Oversee Digital Communications for the Nigeria President. In his tweet, he tried to make 3 things clear. I will shortly address those 3 things to show how shallow they are.

1. CRK has not been removed from the curriculum
Yes, it hasn’t been removed but rendered insignificant since they made it just a theme under another subject. He should note that the subject CRK is one of the reasons why our society is still witnessing a little peace. Imagine what the society will be like in few years time now that the subject that helps instill morality and religiousness in our students is removed.


2. Arabic has not been made compulsory

That’s what we hear for now, but it sounds different from what CAN spoke of when they said Christian students were beaten for rejecting the subject in one of the States that has started implementing the new curriculum.

“We have the names of the victims and their schools with us, including the text message from the parents of such students who were beaten,” Ayokunle said. – the cable



3. Decreeing boycott = Boko Haram

This last statement shouldn’t have come from someone who is a Presidential Aide. Did he make that statement on his own or he simply parroted what his masters in government told him to? Is he trying to tell us that the Nigerian Government will treat CAN, PFN, Pastor Adeboye, Bishop Oyedepo etc the same way they treat Boko Haram just cos they told their Christian faith adherents to boycott an ideology that poses a threat to their faith? On one hand, Tolu Ogunlesi claims Arabic Studies is not compulsory. On the other hand, he calls those that want to exercise their freedom to boycott the subject as Boko Haram.

I’m done with my own opinion, the rest lies in you the reader.

http://wotzup.ng/decreeing-boycott-of-arabic-is-equal-to-boko-haram-tolu-ogunlesi/

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When are these crooks going to finally add Ifa to the curriculum ? The rest is afonjas' decendant and followers.. Time to start teaching our kids the real history of Nigeria. How we are being short changed everyday..

SAVEDBABA:
Dont try to affiliate English with Christianity,If atall you should do so,it should be Hebrew, because the Holy Bible was written in mostly Hebrew and translated to other languages.

They say head you say neck.. Hebrew and English is like head and neck... The two are pure devil in the fictional book known as bible.. The two also have killed more than a million souls..
So pls.

babyfaceafrica:
oga anybody can lie..so leave that one out abeg....if they like they should introduce Hebrew to our syllabus....doesn't change anything.....can't I have the text message or videos and pictures of the students beaten

Anybody can lie plus you have a right to demand evidence which they equally have a right to withhold for now for security reasons. They could come out with it and you could also claim its fake bla bla bla; that's why I say "furk everybody, sort ur conscience" and in a case like this APC GOVT/Nigeria's own, its always wise and safe to consider precedents instead of typing denials from the comfort of your own safe zones.

Trust no baga! I figure it's presumptuously immature for you to assume knowledge, and make unnecessary avowals of trust, for every religious-punk out there in an unstable, crazy society like Nigeria which you, I'm sure, must have criticized at one time or the other on your other threads.

Nigerians are known, unlike other nationals, to make an industry, a mission and an incontestable deadlock, out of issues pertaining to religion. Pple quickly easily get edgy and pushy about their religion out here. They take things outta context too. See Aregbesola, see that furking idiat Guv who alleged meningitis outbreak was a judgment from God...mehn, furk dis Sh!thole!

In a country that's comfortably produced Boko Haram, with all the heinous crimes those motherfurkers have perpetrated, nobody should be looking for aggravatory causes to champion again?! But like we've said be4, this is a furking zoo with animals running the show, you no gree but y'all are proving the point daily.

Eventually, we Niger Delta Reppers go carry our oil leave Una.

CAN and PFN should do something about this...what is Arabic doing in our curriculum...We all know this is wring why are we been mute...now I really believe that Islam has an agender.let's rise and stop this rubbish

Well buhari na waiting self, is this all ur mission oya 2019 come make them da go. They have fail again

it is a sad development.. We should be wiser come 2019.

Arabic is not just a language... It is a vehicle for inductrination.

Blackfire:
A storm is coming....

Yes, with all the islamitization scare, this is the last thing govt should even attempt. It must be resisted by CAN.
Either abolish both religiois studies altogether or give them their equal weights as individual subjects.
Who are the dimwits and numbskulls even making these decisions knowing fully well Nigeria is a religiously charged country?
While teaching CRK and Islam under the same subject would help foster religious tolerance and integration but the timing is just wrong.

babyfaceafrica:
do you have prove that some people were actually flogged for refusing to take Arabic,or it is just a sentimental gesture to wipe up sentiments.. I actually went to a public school and I repeat no one was beaten for refusing to take a subject... You will simply fail and have zero!!!!!..like as said earlier Arabic is as useless as the p in psychology

even lier Mohammed is a saint compared to u

SaulRazor:
After misleading a lot of Nigerians to vote in Buhari this man is again trying to mislead young Nigerian Christians again by trying to sound politically correct....Make no mistake Arabic is more than just a language it's is a vehicle for the propagation of Islam , Arabic always comes with Islam as a hidden malware so please do not allow our christian children near it

ugh. Don't be daft
Arabic existed before Islam. Before Islam the arabs worshipped polytheistic gods and mind you there are arab christians and are bibles translated to Arabic. Don't makes your bigotry and hatred for other peoples beliefs make you a re tard. Ugh religion is a big problem I swear

Kathmandu:
Are you really okay? Mandarin has more speakers than Arabic.


Which kind of Neanderthal education do they imbibe in this muslim folks

Arabic is the 5th Chinese is the first. You don't have to insult it was a slight error

WotzupNG:
https://twitter.com/toluogunlesi/status/881858556886212609


The new educational curriculum in Nigeria is still generating a lot of heat since it was announced that it includes a new subject, Arabic Studies. This new introduction has seen the collapse of Christian Religious Studies which is to now be studied as only a theme under another subject.

Many notable Nigerians have criticized this move as they see it as a form of Islamization of Nigeria, a secular Nation. Christian leaders like Bishop Oyedepo, Pastor Adeboye, members of PFN and CAN have all added voices against what is seen as an attempt to indoctrinate non-muslims students, especially the Christians.

Many have tried to explain that Arabic is not a religion in itself, but we all know that it is the language in which Muslims say their prayers and in which the Quran is written. This has led to the argument that the Educational board ought to have made Hebrew or Greek, both languages with affiliations to Christianity, an option to Arabic Instead of French, a subject that has few teachers in Nigeria. With few French teachers in Nigeria, schools without one might see students with no option but to study Arabic. The fear most people have is that the Arabic teachers are definitely going to be Muslims with fanatics in their midst.

Well, while surfing the net, I came across a tweet from Tolu Ogunlesi, the Oversee Digital Communications for the Nigeria President. In his tweet, he tried to make 3 things clear. I will shortly address those 3 things to show how shallow they are.

1. CRK has not been removed from the curriculum
Yes, it hasn’t been removed but rendered insignificant since they made it just a theme under another subject. He should note that the subject CRK is one of the reasons why our society is still witnessing a little peace. Imagine what the society will be like in few years time now that the subject that helps instill morality and religiousness in our students is removed.


2. Arabic has not been made compulsory

That’s what we hear for now, but it sounds different from what CAN spoke of when they said Christian students were beaten for rejecting the subject in one of the States that has started implementing the new curriculum.

“We have the names of the victims and their schools with us, including the text message from the parents of such students who were beaten,” Ayokunle said. – the cable



3. Decreeing boycott = Boko Haram

This last statement shouldn’t have come from someone who is a Presidential Aide. Did he make that statement on his own or he simply parroted what his masters in government told him to? Is he trying to tell us that the Nigerian Government will treat CAN, PFN, Pastor Adeboye, Bishop Oyedepo etc the same way they treat Boko Haram just cos they told their Christian faith adherents to boycott an ideology that poses a threat to their faith? On one hand, Tolu Ogunlesi claims Arabic Studies is not compulsory. On the other hand, he calls those that want to exercise their freedom to boycott the subject as Boko Haram.

I’m done with my own opinion, the rest lies in you the reader.

http://wotzup.ng/decreeing-boycott-of-arabic-is-equal-to-boko-haram-tolu-ogunlesi/

The problem started when Christians conceded on inch. Now they want two miles. It is logical though unfortunate.

Tolu ogunlesi both a fool and an idiot..
......the brain he supposed to use to think that is what he is using to march the Ground

babyfaceafrica:
do you have prove that some people were actually flogged for refusing to take Arabic,or it is just a sentimental gesture to wipe up sentiments.. I actually went to a public school and I repeat no one was beaten for refusing to take a subject... You will simply fail and have zero!!!!!..like as said earlier Arabic is as useless as the p in psychology

Dude are you a nigerian,i m forced to ask you what you do on internet. Kids in primary school in cross river state were arrested and put in a police van used to carry criminals just to scare them because they did not do assignment. Its like you are ignorant of whats going on in nigerian schools.

babyfaceafrica:
oga anybody can lie..so leave that one out abeg....if they like they should introduce Hebrew to our syllabus....doesn't change anything.....can't I have the text message or videos and pictures of the students beaten

This guy is poo!

Pavore9:
Making French the only option for Arabic studies is not fair and balanced. Well, it is limited to public schools as it can't be enforced in private schools.

Which other foreign languages apart from those two do we have capacity (teachers and teacher training capacity) to teach students now?

mbhs139:
You see, I've to actually restraint my self from flying off the handle because of the sensitive nature of issues like this in the country. You know, there are quite a lot of miscreants on social media who may take what I'm about to say out of context.

You see my friend, particularly at the bold part, I think you are being sentimental and turning facts around to suit your purpose. Come to think of it, has Arabic been made compulsory so much so that any Christian student who fails to take it will be penalised? That's not the case here as far as I know. This singular argument of yours, I'm afraid, portrays you like someone with a biased intention. And as a social commentator, which I suppose you are, you ought to balance your analyse.

By the way, my take on this whole issue is why would government, in the first place, "fix it, when it's not broken"? Why the change, for what purpose?

In my days at MBHs, my friends and I do attend Christian fellowship together, and after collecting their biscuits and sweets, we'll run down to observe jumah service. That was before Nigeria was polarised along every lines you can imagine. But I still maintain, to some extent though, this polarisation, as it where, is mostly on social media, and not in real life.

Good day.

I can see you are a good dreamer and an idealist. Continue to fool yourself.

Kdon2:
Dude are you a nigerian,i m forced to ask you what you do on internet. Kids in primary school in cross river state were arrested and put in a police van used to carry criminals just to scare them because they did not do assignment. Its like you are ignorant of whats going on in nigerian schools.

Was that a public school or private school?