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382 Nazenin Ruso The last pie chart below reveals the literacy level of people who attend to mosques and the chart demonstrates that the majority of people who attend to mosques are educated. Only a small ratio is uneducated, who don’t know how to read and write. The written data of Imams reveal that the major participants of their mosques are students from Turkey and Arabic countries as well as workers from Turkey. Missing 4 LITRERACY Literate illiterate Religious Education in the Past When Imams were asked how religious education was in past, almost all confirmed that it was much better and more effective. In primary and secondary schools, teachers used to take their students to mosques and inform them about their religious requirements there. In summer holidays, there were religious courses and Koran courses offered by Imams and parents used to send their children to these courses. All teachers used to give more emphasis to religious lessons. The teachers who used to offer religious courses in past were more serious and more effective as they used to try their best to make children really love religion. Only a few Imams feel that religious education is better now by claiming that it used to emphasize only a set of rules in past and students used to memorize everything. In past this education was one sided, there was no communication, no interaction between the teachers and the students. Students used to afraid of their teachers. However now students can question everything and accordingly understand more. Suggestions for Improving Religious Education Then Imams made a lot of suggestions to improve the religious education of students at schools now. These include: • The weekly hours for religion courses should increase. Now it is 40 minutes a week, however it should increase at least to 3 hours a week. • Information given in class should be followed by practice. Students should be taken to mosques and should practice how to pray which is one of the most important requirements of Islam. both
Islam and Education from Religious Man’s Perspectives 383 • In each school a room can be converted into a praying room where students can practice praying there. • It should be a must to take pedagogy courses for the teachers who offer religion courses to be able to make students love religion. It would be perfect if Imams themselves study pedagogy and offer these courses. • The credit of religion courses should be increased. Religion courses should be a must course like mathematics course and like mathematics and Turkish courses, a high grade should be required to pass religion courses. • The books studied at school are very useful as the authors are professors from Turkey who studied religious issues in depth. However, the religion teachers do not show any attempt to cover all the topics in detail and skip a lot of important issues. Those topics which are studied in class are covered in a very surface • level without going into details. This method should change. • In summers or at the weekends, special religion courses should be held with the permission and cooperation of the government and children should be sent to these courses. In this way, we may have youth who both give importance to their government and to their religion. • If girls and boys study separately, our religion will be affected in a very positive way and things will be better in many ways. • Opening religious schools should not be banned. Suggestions made for Families to improve Religious Education Imams then provided insights for what families do to improve the religious education of their children. • Firstly Imams all agreed that the young parents themselves first should be given training on growing well behaved, decent children first by attending to seminars, conferences and discussion groups which need to be supported by government officials. • Families should work cooperatively with the religious establishments to be able to help their children grow in a morally acceptable ways. • According to Imams, the best school is home and the best teachers are the parents so after getting enough experience and knowledge on our religion, the parents should inspire their children about the beauties of Islam and the importance of behaving in a decent manner. • Families can also hire private religion teachers for their children at an early age. • It is also suggested that families should encourage their children for drinking a cup of tea once a week with Imams, retired elders in mosques to chat on certain topics in a supportive atmosphere. This would be highly effective to guide the youth to a desirable direction. The Effect of European Union on Religious Values Imams were asked to comment on what will happen to our religious values if we join to European Union. Data indicate that a sizeable majority of Imams believe that our religious values will be affected positively if we join to European Union. They claim that the quality in religion education will increase because in order to be able to explain our religion to foreigners, we will definitely feel the need to study our religion in detail. As there will be continuous contact with Christians, our people will master their religion more. On seeing that Christians are more devoted to their religion, our society will start to realize the values they lost. A few Imams gave Turks living in Germany as an example at this point. They discussed that Turks living in Germany together with European people are more religious than Turks living in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus or Turkey because of observing the importance foreigners show to their religion. One Imam said we will be more free, so we will be able to wear whatever we want. If the girls who are studying in the universities here want to cover their faces, they
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382 Nazenin Ruso<br />
The last pie chart below reveals the literacy level <strong>of</strong> people who attend to mosques and the chart<br />
demonstrates that the majority <strong>of</strong> people who attend to mosques are educated. Only a small ratio is<br />
uneducated, who don’t know how to read and write. The written data <strong>of</strong> Imams reveal that the major<br />
participants <strong>of</strong> their mosques are students from Turkey and Arabic countries as well as workers from<br />
Turkey.<br />
Missing<br />
4<br />
LITRERACY<br />
Literate<br />
illiterate<br />
Religious Education in the Past<br />
When Imams were asked how religious education was in past, almost all confirmed that it was much<br />
better and more effective. In primary and secondary schools, teachers used to take their students to<br />
mosques and inform them about their religious requirements there. In summer holidays, there were<br />
religious courses and Koran courses <strong>of</strong>fered by Imams and parents used to send their children to these<br />
courses. All teachers used to give more emphasis to religious lessons. The teachers who used to <strong>of</strong>fer<br />
religious courses in past were more serious and more effective as they used to try their best to make<br />
children really love religion.<br />
Only a few Imams feel that religious education is better now by claiming that it used to<br />
emphasize only a set <strong>of</strong> rules in past and students used to memorize everything. In past this education<br />
was one sided, there was no communication, no interaction between the teachers and the students.<br />
Students used to afraid <strong>of</strong> their teachers. However now students can question everything and<br />
accordingly understand more.<br />
Suggestions for Improving Religious Education<br />
Then Imams made a lot <strong>of</strong> suggestions to improve the religious education <strong>of</strong> students at schools now.<br />
These include:<br />
• The weekly hours for religion courses should increase. Now it is 40 minutes a week, however it<br />
should increase at least to 3 hours a week.<br />
• Information given in class should be followed by practice. Students should be taken to mosques<br />
and should practice how to pray which is one <strong>of</strong> the most important requirements <strong>of</strong> Islam.<br />
both
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