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[email protected] Paigaam Editorial parents outside the school and different. would all agree on. one parent asked a pertinent Rather than making parents The consultation asks about Schools, question ‘what has a hijab on the feel victimised and made to online and digital safety against head got to do with teaching and look backward, schools should predators and child sexual parents learning?’ Parents were outraged. be engaging with parents and exploitation. I don’t think any This wasn’t a decision based on empowering parents to have parent will say they don’t want educating the child but a decision a say in their child’s education. their child to be safe. With this and the by a governor without taking Remember parents will come age group you would hope the parents views onboard. from many different backgrounds there is a much closer eye by child pupil Ultimately the decision was and different careers. Their views parents outside of school and There’s a sense of divide between reversed. But not without making will differ. If two parents from teachers inside school. Maybe parents and schools when it parents seem unreasonable. the same faith choose to act this is something that should be comes to teaching. Some subjects Add to the conversation Amanda differently then let them. After discussed with the parent so that are now taught differently, like Spielman, the chief inspector all, it is their child and we should the parents feel confident with long division or phonetic letters of schools all understand what is being taught and also rather than naming the letters. in England, that. alerted to the danger. Parents will smile through parents and her By respecting Maybe this is what should be evenings, nod politely and walk controversial the rights of done for Sex & Relationship away asking, why? backing for a parents you Education and PSHE as a whole, But these will not concern them ban on girls open the door for parents to be made aware as much as some other topics. wearing the to cooperation. of what is going to be taught Like Sex & Relationship Education hijab. Again the This is where and be put at ease to choose and PSHE (Personal, Social and hijab. Why is it the parent feels whether they want their child to Health education). girls are always the school is be exposed to it or not. The recent call for evidence by targeted more? not nullifying It is unfair for schools to negate the government on changes to In answer to them but the views of parents and then for the teaching of Sex & Relationship the parent’s empowering authorities and society to blame Education and PSHE in primary question them. That the parents when something goes schools has caused concern. Not of what a hijab has to do with school is not making the parents wrong. After all, when was the because parents blindly object to teaching or learning, I would say look foolish in front of their own last time a criminal was identified it but the age groups this is to be quite a lot. We live in a society child. by which primary school or even taught to and the uncertainty of where we are different in faiths, There are three factors high school he or she attended. what is going to be taught. race, colour, gender - we are to educating a child, the Oh, and the sooner items of There’s a feeling of parents different. So why not embrace establishment, the parents and clothing stop being used to make having their children taken over, that? Why not share and view the child. These need to work headlines the better. educated in matters that should difference in action rather than together to achieve the best really be their responsibility and try to eliminate it. After all, the results. We’re told this in every Got something to say? Want to being told that their faith or best lesson is to show differences parents evening. share your view or opinion? beliefs are outright wrong. can coexist and the best place to Coming back to the consultation Email the editor at: Take the kafuffle over the hijab start this lesson is in school. on teaching Sex & Relationship [email protected] ban in St Stephens primary Isn’t that one of the aims of Education and PSHE in primary or post you r letters to: school in Newham, London. Sex & Relationship Education schools, there are some areas of Al-Hikmah Centre, 28 Track Road, Batley, News reporters interviewed and PSHE? To accept people are concern whilst there are areas we WF17 7AA Inside this Issue @paigaam2 Paigaam Reaching out and Free adult courses Ismail inspires in Editorial letting in at Kirklees College 10k achievement Page 5 Page 8 Page 9 Page 11 paigaam publications IMWS 60th AGM MCB launch Have your say Page 6 National Listening before it’s too late Exercise Page 10 Work begins Page 8 01924 500 565 on new plot for Half-term fun at MI Page 12 burials in Batley Local lad Al-Hikmah Adults Corner Page 13 Health Page 19 Page 7 organises truck- Page 10 imws.org.uk Kids Page 20-21 IEst. 195M7 WS pull in Batley Gujarati Page 22-26 Page 9 Urdu Page 27-28 [email protected] March 2018 Paigaam 5 What’s on at the IMWS 6oth AGM Al-Hikmah IMWS REACHED a milestone to modern day. Following his centre as the committee shared some presentation awards were of the achievements of the presented to elected and past and the challenges of the executive members who had Monday: Friday: future at the societies 60th remained with the organisation Ladies Lunch Group Men’s Intense Circuit Training AGM. It also elected Dr Imtiyaz for 25 years or more. Recipients (over 55s) light exercise by a qualified instructor Patel as the organisation’s included Rafik Dabhad, Aziz 11:30am – 3pm 8pm - 9pm Chair. Daji, Ismail E Daji, Ismail M Daji, Saied Laher, in his address Ahmed Lunat OBE and Gulam Tuesday: Saturday: as Chair, spoke briefly on the Maniyar. ESOL E2 Class Boys Youth Group position of the organisation Aziz Daji also gave a recap 9:30am – 11:30am 5:30pm - 7:30pm regionally and on the new and update on the challenges staff appointees of Billy Tindle facing the burial committee Ladies Aerobics (FREE) Sunday: and Hanif Bhai Mayet. He over the past year with by a qualified instructor Girl Guiding Brownies mentioned that in a difficult proposed increases and burial 5:15pm – 6:15pm 7 - 10 years old climate for third sector plots. 10:30am - 11:45am organisations IMWS was Four of the existing elected Men’s Circuit Training (FREE) managing well. members were up for election. by a qualified instructor Girl Guides Key areas of work for the Saied Laher, Siraj Mayet and 7pm – 8pm 10 - 14 years old organisation remain in Hafz Usman Daji all stood 10:30am - 12:00pm attracting new and young down. Newcomers to the Wednesday: people into leadership roles committee are Mohammed Beginner’s ESOL and to better involve women in Laher, Rashid Abed and Ismail 9:30am – 11:00am the working of the society. Suleman. For events visit our He concluded by thanking In a vote for chair Dr Imtiyaz Thursday: the staff, elected members Patel, formally the vice chair, Beginner’s ESOL E2 website at: imws. and executive trustees in their was elected with no contest 9:30am –11:30am commitment to the Society. following strong support in org.uk Saied himself decided after the room. Dr Imtiyaz has been some 15 years he would not be the vice chair of the Society standing for re-election as an for the past year and takes the elected member this year. chairmanship for the first time. Burial contact Ahmed Lunat OBE presented His involvement with the IMWS a brief history of the spans across decades and is a organisation over the 60 years. well known popular figure in numbers Going back to the founder the community. FOR DEATH AND BURIAL RELATED ASSISTANCE PLEASE CONTACT: members, the first Masjid on Bradford Road and through AREA CONTACT PHONE PERSON NUMBERS DAWATAL ISLAM EBRAHIMBHAI CHOPDAT 07980381197 Elected Members NOORUL ISLAM MASJID-E-NOOR Chair: Dr.Imtyaz Patel MADINA MASJID GULAMBHAI MANIYAR/ 07801825691 Vice Chair: Mohammed Laher MASJID-E- MAHMOODIYA ISMAILBHAI LUNAT 07405195558 Secretary: Jafar Daji Assistant Secretary: Ismail Suleman JAME MASJID ISMAILBHAI E.DAJI 07779227947 Treasurer: Rafik Dabhad ILAAHI MASJID AYUBBHAI BISMILLAH 07988800450 Vice Treasurer: Mol Hashim Sacha The current cemetery charges are: Abdul Aziz Daji Rashid Soni Correct at the time of print Adult Timber Grave: £1999 Emtiaz Yoosoof Child Timber Grave (under 18) £1303 Rashid Abed Infant Timber Grave (under 1) £1139 Ahmad Lunat OBE Still Born (Multiple burial in Angel’s Corner) £81 Mohamed Mulla 6 Paigaam March 2018 Work begins on new plot for burials in Batley WORK HAS begun on the cemetery.