Arabic in US high schools will aid recovery from moral decay

Daniel Pipes:

So argues Akhtar H. Emon, president of an outfit called the Arabic Language Institute Foundation (or ALIF, which is the name of the first letter of the Arabic alphabet), based in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. His interesting argument can be found on an undated webpage, "Bringing Arabic to U.S. / Canadian High Schools" [I've extended the excerpts]:

"We must make Arabic as prevalent in the United States as Spanish. Or at least as commonplace as French and German. The Arabic Language Institute Foundation (ALIF), a Los Angeles-based organization is committed to introducing the teaching of the Arabic language into public high schools.

. . . Europeans are closer to the Middle East and have been ahead in terms of teaching Arabic. . . Getting Arabic into American schools will be a more difficult task, but it could prove to be beneficial.

ALIF is already working with several Southern California high schools to get the program installed . . . ALIF has launched a recruitment drive in which a mosque will "adopt" a high school, funding and providing an Arabic teacher. . . . Most of the universities we contacted, including UCLA, Berkeley, Harvard, Yale, Colombia, U of Michigan, UTA, USC and other schools, are excited about having students taught the Arabic language in high school. . . .

. . . about 30 years ago soccer was hardly known or played at public schools in North America. Today, soccer moms get to choose who will be the next U.S. President. The big auto makers are competing to design cars in order to please the soccer moms. The AYSO organization deserves the credit. ALIF has a similar role to play for popularity of Arabic language like AYSO did the job for soccer in North America. We can do it in 30 years, and make Arabic as the "soul" second language, while reinforcing the spirituality in the west. . . .

Arabic is the language of the Qur'an. In order to convey the message of Qur'an in North America and Europe, we have to first deliver its language. Knowledge of Arabic can then help the Western countries recover from the present moral decay. Shootings of the likes in Columbine High School, and an Diego schools are the symptoms and the signs (Ayah) from Allah. High School students in North America deserve better than the metal detectors to protect them. The whole system of education needs a moral shake-up. The Arabic Language Institute Foundation (ALIF), a Los Angeles-based organization is committed to this goal.

So there you have it – "Knowledge of Arabic can then help the Western countries recover from the present moral decay."

[DP] Comment: Even innocuous-looking groups like ALIF (a project partially sponsored, wouldn't you know it by the Council on American-Islamic Relations) has an intent to transform the United States into a majority Muslim country. (November 26, 2004)

I get it... ban the Declaration of Independence in the fifth grade, and then teach Arabic in high school. I can see the "documentary" now: Raising Jihadis

UPDATE: IslamiCity.com hosts the ALIF webpage, so check them out too. Their homepage has a series of "Highlights" including the UN's upcoming seminar on Confronting Islamophobia, with opening statement by Kofi Annan. You don't want to miss it.

Comments

[LotharBot]

"Shootings of the likes in Columbine High School ... are the symptoms [of moral decay]", but knowledge of Arabic will help give us the message of the Quran, which will reverse the moral decay. Then, instead of shooting classmates (a clear sign of moral decay), we'll learn to shoot Jews and behead westerners (clear signs of moral excellence.) Ugh.