Muslims want their syllabus reviewed for better education

A group of Muslims on Friday called on the government to assist enact the right Islamic syllabus that will be acceptable to all Muslims through the Islamic scholars.

Supkem Council of Kenya Secretary General Omar Said Omar said that they are in dialogue with the authority on how the Islamic syllabus can be streamlined to avoid alleged hateful teachings.

He said this would protect the youth from wrong Islamic teachings that sometimes radicalize them and eventually lead them to joining terror groups.

Sufi urged the parents to constantly watch the progress of their children so as to be in a position of noting whenever there is change in their behavior.

The group is planning a massive cleansing exercise in Garissa town following the killing of innocent people by suspected terrorists.

The exercise which is being planned by the Alsufi Wal Jamaa will see a number of camels, cows and goats slaughtered as a way of unity among the residents.

Abdilkadir Aladhal, the chairman of the council, said that the agreement was reached following a request from elders to mainstream the syllabus that takes into considerations the teachings that best suits children to accommodate people from other religions.

Addressing the press after a two days conference in Garissa that brought together clerics, community elders, women and the youth from both faiths, the chairman commented on the security apparatus in the region for restoring peace in the town with the help of the residents but regretted for hundreds of innocent lives that had been lost through terror attacks.

The conference which covered topics such as radicalization has seen the sect hold conferences in Kwale, Tana River, Kilifi, Mombasa, and Taita Taveta.

This comes barely a week after the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) initiated a campaign targeting students and pupils in countering radicalization.

NCIC vice chair Irene Njeri said the commission had visited 12 counties and the move was aimed at advising the youth not to fall trap to radicalization and terror groups.

The NCIC in its report had noted that the youth have in the past been used to perpetrate violence between various communities and need guidance to evade such vices.