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...families are living in a slum in Lagos, and are often too upset to speak on the phone, people in Athlone say. "We're not going to give in on this," says Frank Young, a retired farmer who met Odunsi and Nwanze when they were students in a class taught by his wife. Young says his antideportations group, Athlone Families Together, is prepared to take a case to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg: "People are fiercely determined that justice will be done." While much of Europe is considering restricting immigrants, the Irish, it seems, want to keep...
...Principal Siddiqui, 35, a mother of three whose parents came from India, contends that the strain of Islam taught at Universal is one that is free of provincial baggage. Certain features of regional Islam - arranged marriages, a ban on women driving - are not part of the program here. "It's a constant battle, separating cultural issues from religious values," says Siddiqui. The school does teach how to avoid being seduced by those parts of American culture many parents consider un-Islamic. "What we're up against in movies, television and music," she says, "is profanity, sex and violence. The whole...
...What's being taught to children inside the Universal School, however, is based on a moderate philosophy that puts an emphasis on assimilation "to prepare them for their future roles in society as responsible citizens," says the handbook. (Tuition ranges from $4,500 to $4,900.) The school has a mainstream curriculum and a wholesome range of activities: school newspaper, science-fair club, volleyball, math league, spelling bees. The boys'varsity basketball team won the championship trophy in the Chicago Unity league, an interfaith conference. Students take part in community-service outings with other private schools, bag food twice...
...second order of business is creating what Universal calls an "Islamic environment." The Koran and the sayings of Muhammad are taught two days a week, Arabic three days a week. Grades 2 to 12 break for prayer once a day. Beyond Scripture, a Muslim approach influences the traditional curriculum as well. When teacher Fuzia Jarad's English class read Romeo and Juliet, the girls wanted to know, "Is it love at first sight?" "Yes," the teacher answered. "As Muslims, we don't do that. The difference is lust versus love; appearance versus knowing. Islam protects you from mistakes." For assistant...
...very strong sense of integrity,” says Sociology Department Chair Mary C. Waters, who has co-taught Social Analysis 54, “American Society and Public Policy,” with Skocpol for about 10 years. “She really stands up for what she believes in…if she didn’t, she wouldn’t be here...