Serious India: School bans national anthem, says it’s un-Islamic
 

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he Muslims at the school are saying they owe allegiance to Allah only. This incident should therefore be instructive for Western authorities, as they consider bringing in large numbers of Muslim migrants. But it won’t be. https://www.jihadwatch.org/wp-conten...dian-flag-.jpg
“Allahabad school bans national anthem, says it’s against tenets of Islam,” August 7, 2016:

ALLAHABAD: A school here has refused to allow recital of the national anthem by students and staff members on Independence Day, claiming that its words violated the tenets of Islam, following which eight teachers, including the principal, have quit in protest against the diktat.
Authorities said that a probe has been launched against M A Convent School based in Baghara locality of the city in the matter and maintained that it was not recognised by the education department.

Zia-ul Haq, the school manager, told the teachers that singing of the national anthem could not be allowed as the phrase ‘Bharat Bhagya Vidhata’ in its first stanza went against the tenets of Islam, according to the teachers who resigned two days ago.

The manager said that if they were not in agreement with this “policy” of the school, they could leave.
“Most of us have been working here for not a very long time. We were shocked to learn from the management that the school has never allowed the singing of national anthem in the last 12 years.
“Since we had been asked to fall in line or leave, we chose a decision based on our conscience,” Ritu Tripathi, who was the principal, said.
The school has around 300 students.
She said, “Seven of my colleagues have put in their papers in protest against this attitude of the school management”.
Haq, on his part, stuck to his guns asserting “only Allah can be the Bhagya Vidhata, which means the one who decides our destiny. How can we call Bharat our Bhagya Vidhata?”…




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