Thursday 27 October 2016
Monday 17 October 2016
Weekly News 29
MUSLIM SCHOOL CLOSED
This story comes from the Sun by Lauren Fruen in October 2016.The story catches the readers attention with the headline of 'MUSLIM SCHOOL CLOSED' immediately this links the story with the media phase of Islamophobia.
The story goes on to suggest how the fee paying independent school, was teaching the young girls 'extremist Islamic beliefs' such as that it is acceptable for a husband to beat his wife and that the death penalty is appropriate for gay men. The additional information that this is a 'fee paying' school also represents the girls parents negatively as it implies they want their children to go through this extremist schooling.
These accusations come from a former student who was expelled in 2011 reportedly, for owning a disposable camera, and also claims three other girls were expelled after being accused of being lesbians.
Despite the accusations against this school being serious as the spread of extremism is significant issue in today's society, the way this story has been constructed seems to label the entire religion of Islam as extremist. It is evident that if this story was reporting about a Christian or Catholic school, the reporting would be very different, I assume the target would be on the individual priests or nuns who taught the extreme views, rather than the entire religion.
Furthermore, the article then goes on to list other schools that have been required to close under a similar pretext of the spread of extremism, which not only takes away from the sensationalist perspective of this story but also suggests that perhaps Muslim schools are being targeted as a way for the government to be seen as combating extremism.
Islamic school that taught pupils ‘gay men should be killed’ shut down ‘after pupil exposed its extremist beliefs’
The story goes on to suggest how the fee paying independent school, was teaching the young girls 'extremist Islamic beliefs' such as that it is acceptable for a husband to beat his wife and that the death penalty is appropriate for gay men. The additional information that this is a 'fee paying' school also represents the girls parents negatively as it implies they want their children to go through this extremist schooling.
These accusations come from a former student who was expelled in 2011 reportedly, for owning a disposable camera, and also claims three other girls were expelled after being accused of being lesbians.
Despite the accusations against this school being serious as the spread of extremism is significant issue in today's society, the way this story has been constructed seems to label the entire religion of Islam as extremist. It is evident that if this story was reporting about a Christian or Catholic school, the reporting would be very different, I assume the target would be on the individual priests or nuns who taught the extreme views, rather than the entire religion.
Furthermore, the article then goes on to list other schools that have been required to close under a similar pretext of the spread of extremism, which not only takes away from the sensationalist perspective of this story but also suggests that perhaps Muslim schools are being targeted as a way for the government to be seen as combating extremism.
Monday 10 October 2016
Weekly News 28
I'm not a hypocrite, claims Corbyn ally Shami Chakrabarti who opposes grammar schools despite paying for her son to attend a selective school
Shami Chakrabarti, Corbyn's new shadow attorney general, is against the proposal for more grammar schools claiming they cause 'segregation' and that she has met many people who 'carry the scar' of failing the 11 plus. This standpoint of Chakrabarti has come into such conflict as her own son attends the £18,000-a-year Dulwich college in South London, and claims she does so because she is 'trying to do what's best for her child'.
Charabarti goes on to say how she lived a 'nice and privileged life' and seems to believe that her acceptance of this fact makes it more okay to exploit the benefits of it whilst simultaneously trying to prevent the same benefits for others.
However what also makes this story interesting is that these 'Katie Hopkins' style comments are coming from a member of the Labour Party, who's campaign often champions the working and middle classes, but in this instance seems to infer that only the wealthy should have the wide amount of choice for their children's educations.
Despite not attending a grammar or private school, I am for the proposition for new grammar school's in London, as again I think it broadens the choice for parents, I also think if a child is gifted in certain areas, such as academically, then they should be given the best enrichment possible to help them to succeed.
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