I strictly recommend not to hold back until you earn enough money to order different goods! You should just take the business loans or just consolidation loans and feel free

Stop complaining and do a demonstration! it's time for us to speak up! Im currently living in France, and schools here they don't give a shit about your religion and those who are muslims (girls) they're aren't ALLOWED to wear the tudung and everything's fine.. In our history textbooks, we learn bout general culture! No one knows where Malaysia it's because we're too quiet and too closed minded.. Come on la.. Haiz.. Malaysia's getting worst and worst! and I can't believed they didn't want Adam Lambert to perform just because he's gay! =.=

People you all forget the most Important FACT!
OVER THE YEARS MALAY CULTURE STOLE AND MADE ITSELF OUT OF OTHER CULTURES! THEN CLAIM THAT IS THEIRS!. The so called Bahasa Malaysia is 90% made out of Tamil, Sanskrit, Hindi then 10% urdu, Malayalam, Chinese, Portugis, Belanda, Farsi, Arab and all other languages.
NOTHING I MEAN NOTHING is theirs, even the clothes, the baju melayu, the cooking style, the adat bersanding, salam......songs all is stolen. So dont be suprised if they want to hide the history, especially Hinduism, that FACT that all Malays were originally Hindus and practised it. REMEMBER this Subjective Question? Berikan Sebab-sebab, mengapa Agama Islam dapat bertapak di Melaka dan menyebar keseluruh Tanah Melayu? So to answer it, we Hindus had to find fault on our own religion and give facts of its own weakness. How painful it felt they dont care......I want you MALAYS to return my Language and Culture to me, keep whatever is left....which is the Sarong!

IF THIS IS NO EVIDENCE WHAT UMNO IS TRYING TO BRAINWASH THE YOUNG, I WONDER WHAT SARAWAK MP's ARE DOING TO STOP ALL THIS.

LUDICROUS - (read on, still want to vote for BN! think twice)

This history textbook seems to seek to influence the young minds of our children who come from various faiths, to follow the prophet of one particular religion. There is a detailed study of the life of the prophet Muhammad (pg 102 – 107). He is repeatedly praised throughout the chapters. Students are then repeatedly exhorted throughout the book, to emulate him as a ROLE MODEL in life (pg 106, 111, 124, 133, 137, 138).

When one picks up a history book, one would expect to read a fair account of events as they actually happened in the past. Definitely, one would expect the most accurate record possible of history as it unfolded through the decades, written as objectively as possible.

A most reasonable expectation indeed when the book in question is a major textbook prescribed by our Education Ministry for our students nationwide. A book that is instrumental in shaping the young minds of our future generation. The issue takes even greater prominence when the content of that book is going to decide whether our students pass or fail in a major exam on which their future hinges.
Lay hold of the Form 4 history textbook that our children are compelled to digest. Read it for yourself. Take a good hard look while the storm is brewing in the teacup. And it is brewing for good reason. Be shocked at what the syllabus writers have managed to quietly incorporate into our school syllabus just a few years ago, unnoticed by most people, even parents of affected students.
This is no typical history textbook. Simply because the syllabus writers have not confined its content to history. Instead they have extended its boundaries seemingly to push a certain agenda. In the process, our history textbooks seems to have taken on a quest of its own - to win the hearts and minds of our children for that particular agenda. We have to take note that all 4 writers of the textbook comes from only one race and religion, without representation from other faiths and races.
I write as a concerned mother who cares about what my children are being fed in school. I write as a troubled citizen who cares about the younger generation that will one day helm the nation. I write based on my own personal review of the Form
4 history textbook and this review is based on the hard facts of the content of the textbook, without any intention to offend any religion, its prophet or believers. I will leave the review on the accuracy of the history to historians, who are already speaking out on the historical errors and distortions contained.

The first fact to note is the overwhelming proportion of the Form 4 history textbook being devoted to Islamic civilization (100 PAGES) while the other religious civilizations are barely given a passing mention (460 WORDS). Out of 10 chapters, 5 bulky chapters are devoted to Islamic history and civilization, which constitutes at least half a year’s study. This certainly is a disproportionate emphasis on one religion, to the exclusion of all other religious civilizations.

Most of us would not mind our children understanding more about Islamic civilization. But it has to presented fairly accurately within a balanced perspective. Do we want to mislead our children to believe that there is only one important civilization in the entire history of the human race and the rest are insignificant? Are the other major civilizations not worth studying in equal if not greater depth?

Giving our children a correct and broad worldview can only benefit our nation in the context of a globalized world. Otherwise, our nation will be producing people with an extremely narrow worldview and an incomplete and distorted view of world history. That is to our own loss.

Secondly, this history textbook seems to seek to influence the young minds of our children who come from various faiths, to follow the prophet of one particular religion. There is a detailed study of the life of the prophet Muhammad (pg 102 – 107). He is repeatedly praised throughout the chapters. Students are then repeatedly exhorted throughout the book, to emulate him as a ROLE MODEL in life (pg 106, 111, 124, 133, 137, 138).

We respect the Muslim belief in the greatness of their prophet. However, we have to respectfully suggest (with no offense intended whatsoever to the prophet) that teachings that encourage students to follow any prophet would more properly belong to a religious class meant for students who already subscribed to that particular faith. It has no proper place in a major history textbook for students of other faiths. In a plural society like ours, the religious sensitivities of other faiths must surely be respected.

Thirdly, throughout the pages of the textbook, history seems to have been written from a religiously biased viewpoint. Other religions seems to be cast in an unfavourable light. Consider some statements found in the textbook:-
(1) Islam is described as a religion easily acceptable and not confined to any race, nation or geography (pg 185).
(2) Islam can be accepted by many people because of the purity of its teaching (pg 110).
(3) The uniqueness of Islam resulted in many people embracing the religion (pg162, 163, 185).
(4) The conversion of some Arab leaders to Islam in 629 AD is described as “an act done after rational investigation into the truth of Islam??? (pg 133).
(5) Islamic social policies are described as so attractive that European Christians converted to Islam during the Byzantize era (pg 163).
(6) Islam requires rational thinking and therefore is accepted by all levels of society. (pg 185).
Sadly, biased religious viewpoints are being unfairly shoved onto our children as established facts within the framework of a narrow religious perspective.

Fourthly, the history textbook itself dwells on the teachings of the religion. Whilst the children have to study Islamic concepts (pg 185), no space is given to a balanced comparison with the teachings of other religions. Our youth are therefore taught the virtues of one religion to the exclusion of others. Why not have a balanced approach and allow our children to learn the basic tenets of all major world religions? Allow them to engage in comparative studies. Will it not be healthier to promote better understanding among the races which has positive effect on nation building?

Fifthly, the textbook also promotes Syariah law as suitable and practical for a multi racial nation. It cites the example of the success of the multi racial community in Madinah governed by the Madinah Charter. The formation of an Islamic government in Madinah is stated to thus prove that Islam can be practiced in a wholesome daily living and should be emulated by the Malaysian society. Syariah law is hailed as just, complete and perfect, and can be followed by all communities (pg 128). There is mention of social justice under Islam (pg 128); equal treatment to all people under Islam (pg 110, 128); purity of the struggles of Islam (pg 112); fairness, integrity, consideration and generosity of Islamic economic principles (pg 128).
Perhaps the fifth ground raises the most questions and rings loudest the alarm bells. It makes us wonder why our school history syllabus is written in a way that seems to be condition the minds of our youth to accept Syariah laws as the basis of our legal system in the future? Is there a deliberate political and/or religious agenda at play?
Our Education Minister owes us an explanation. We want to know why our school curriculum has been allowed to be written from such a religious slant by a group of writers of only one religious background. We want to know the reason for this sudden but quiet change in the school syllabus a few years ago. We want to know why our children are compelled to disproportionately focus and digest so much on one religion without a balanced perspective of others?
We must demand for an immediate and urgent revamp and re-writing of the entire history curriculum for our schools and universities. There should be a panel of qualified historians from all races and faiths working reviewing the syllabus. Feedback must be obtained from the public. We must insist that politics and religious indoctrination be strictly kept out of our textbooks.

History should be what it is – an objective and accurate record of past events. We must no longer allow our school syllabus to be hijacked for political and religious propoganda. Until then, it is unacceptable to even think that History should be made a compulsory pass subject in SPM.

It doesn't matter, once Johnny finished Form 5 and into whichever private college, Johnny will soon forget whatever historical conditioning he's been "subdued" by for two years.

Now, at full risk of being dismissed as a keris-wielding Malay freedom fighter, Malay-sia is an Islamic state in the first place - though one undergoing intense secularisation and "progress". How can the phrase "Islamisation" even register without connoting the faith's inferiority? How convenient is it to swallow Western academics' flimsy Flinders "papers" and affirm your own convictions?

Truth and justice works both ways. Why not express grievances subjectively? Enough with calling the kettle black, there is a silent young MINORITY out there who are onto such double-standards and proprietor-as-victim agenda.

Yes you may be partly correct...BUT I WANT TO ASK YOU WHO HOLDS THE FEDERAL GOVERMENT. BN-UMNO OR PAKATAN.Well with Pakatan we may create a two party system where the minorities will have a better negoitation power.MIC manage to get a few things done when the oppostion(PAKATAN) become stronger.Remember when MIC demand from UMNO they ask the MIC to shut up get out from BN when PAKATAN was weak.Brother raja eventually we hope a third force will bring a better balancing power among all the races.

The non-Muslims have been content to abide by the suppression of thought as long as it was perpetrated on the Muslims alone. As a result, the monster has grown and now has developed a taste for non-Muslim minds as well.

A homogenising policy is bad for everybody, Muslim and non-Muslim. Not all Muslims in Malaysia think within one clearly defined set of thoughts, nor do they want to.

No mention of holocoust is nothing. How about no real mention of Japanese atrocities during WW2? I dont rememeber the rape of Nanking mentioned at all. How about the atrocities in Malaya?

dont be too Eurocentric lah Justice. Why must OUR history be aligned to what the kids in the west are studying. It is not really that relevant to begin with. We should have more emphasis on regional history

that way we will learn more about Asian culture. If only we know more about our neighbours we will not have so much butthurt with Indonesia and Singapoor.

Btw

this article was written with the presumption that malaysia is a SECULAR state with no OFFICIAL religion like the USA

if this is the case then the article might be taken seriously

Malaysia is not secular. Tough luck my son. Read the perlembagaan. As an "Islamic state" (yeah right.. i puked just a lil there) it is imperative that Islam is EMPHASISED in every facet of the society

don't be naive

Now what we liberal left wing free thinking prats have to do is get people like us in the government. Infiltrate it. It might take 20 years or so but this is the only way to do it

Crying foul on forums and comment section using ANONYMOUS untraceable nicks are pointless

BE A MAN. Be an agent of change

The "Malay" government should learn from the Americans! From the beginning they have wisely chose to separate religion from the state. The First Amendment to the Constitution states that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof."

Look where the Americans are today!

Today the majority of the people are Malays. The way we push the Islamic agenda is such that the minds will be not only biased but will be closed. When they should be learning in a rich cultural environment right at home, they are learning how to disrespect others, how to deride others, how to pretend to be friends but all the time harboring suspicion and holding a holier than thou attitude. When something goes wrong the blame is always, we must go back to the original teaching. Instead of learning how the Americans, the Japanese, the Chinese and Koreans, how civilizations are progressing we are only interested in interpreting everything in terms of some past glories. All religious history is romanticized! Truth is sacrificed. And so the Malay mind remain close.

For proof of this just listen/view the "religious" programs promoted by the rtm!

It is sad that under the 1Malaysia slogan(said to be the brainchild of Najib),our History will be totally imbalanced with emphasis on studies of one race/religion.
If you want to emphasize islamic contributions,then have a separate subject like 'Islamis Studies' so that people have a choice to choose.
Another point is, what is the motive of the govt to appoint the panel of writers who are majority scholars of islamic studies,to write about Malaysian history instead of real historians from amongst the various races ?
Where is professionalism and wonder how our country will progress if such things keep on coming up?

I wonder how the other races would react for say if in America, hymns and praises to the LORD JEsus were included in the Histroy textbooks. I believe that after 50 over years of independence, Malaysia is headed to very dangerous waters because UMNO wants to remain in power for another 50 over years. It is not something good for the people, but for the pockets. Who can be blamed .... the people for re-electing this regime into power, year after year, after year.

Dear All,

I see a trend where UMNO is blamed for this ISLAMIZATION process but where did the opposition PAKATAN's Voice on this matter? No objections by PAKATAN. The opposition's silence is indeed deafening.

For you all novice, both Pakatan and BN are in cohoots to turn the country into an Islamic one. Please imprint it on your minds.

Raja

The Japs have been rewriting WW2 history since their defeat in 1945--- no massacre in Nanjing?

Islamisation of history is the hardening of the heart and soul of students with group identities of Us Vs. Them: Are you with Islam or are you not with Islam? Are you with this interpretation of Islam or are you with other interpretations of Islam? And ultimately, are you with Ministry of Education's interpretation of Islam or are you not?

Take it you pass, leave it you flunk - try again next year. The basic question is not about Islam nor about history. it is about whether you are with Us or with Them. Even Muslim students with critical minds must regurgitate the official version if they want to pass.

Once the heart is hardened, the empathy and compassion for others is snuffed away - at such tender age. And gone too is the golden rule of all great religions: Don't do to others what you don't want others to do onto you.

Our learning of History is a sad story of hardening of hearts - there is no other History but only the story of His story.

What is history for? Banal patriotism and mindless assertion of moral superiority. Can't it be studied for its own sake?

I've heard from a seconday school history teacher in Australia, the children learn what they call Critical History where they are taught that whatever the textbooks say, there is always more than one side to the story that they have to discover for themselves. To learn and then separate fact from perception.

I thot WOW, I wish I learnt history that way in Msian school. Instead I was told to memorise facts, copy entire paras of text directly from the textbooks. No debates. No discussion on alternative views. To just accept the facts as correct and treat the textbook as gospel. Minimal thinking required (or allowed?).

For the sake of our children, if BN loses the next election, I hope we will change our approach to teach history and promote critical thinking skills (duh!). Instead of just 'correct correct correcting' the "facts" in the textbooks.

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In class, they would discuss both sides of any conflict, debate the main characters' motivations, find out what the circumstances are and situations arising and then try to relive the past lifes through role-playing for a more holistic understanding of humanity and the rise/fall of nations.

Then be assigned a side and have to debate the issues. To be critical on perceived right & wrongs and to challenge all assumptions.

eg.
Exercise 1:
Imagine what a shirt button on this historical figure would witness on this particular eventful day.

Exercise 2:
Debate what this people could have done to avoid being conquered by the other people. And then what the others could do to counter that.

It is a well planned scheme to destroy the identities of chinese,indians and east malaysian by using religion as a tool.It looks like MCA,MIC,GERAKAN has become helpless.We non muslims are already suffering silently because of 121(1a)which was passed by parliment with the support of MCA,MIC,GERAKAN and other mosquito parties.This has already made matter worse.

WAKE UP,MALAYSIA!!! GOOD MORNING or is it GOOD NIGHT!!??

UMNO has no interest in making Malaysia a multi-racial,multi-cultural, multi-lingual nor multi-religious country.........>>>>>haven't you people realised it yet? It is only a tourism jingle, Malaysia Truly Asia! my foot!

So many Prime Ministers have declared Malaysia an Islamic nation already and you guys are still debating about how you want Malaysia to be???

You have absolutely no choice under UMNO and the subservient Barisan component parties, MCA,MIC,Gerakan,PBB,SUPP,PBS......except to accept what is been shoved down your throats.

Still in your dream world , under the spell of UMNO demons?? unless you conjure up a saviour or super hero and kill off UMNO, you have no hope in hell of achieving a civil society;you can talk till the cows come home, no one's listening to you.

Embrace what UMNO wants and integrate or migrate or perish; the choice is yours.
Malaysia is already a failed Islamic state and sooner or later will go the way of Zimbabwe under Mugabe, great friend of Mahathir.

BRAINWASHING THROUGH HISTORY?

Under colonial rule it was European history
It's common to boast of each country's glory
But let it not turn into something so very 'gory'
When totally unbalanced in telling any nation's story

(C) Samuel Goh Kim Eng - 291210
http://MotivationInMotion.blogspot.com
Wed. 29th Dec. 2010.

These so called history books should be made compulsory for all muslin students as wished by the Ed. Ministry and the present Govt.
Chinese, Indians and East Malaysians should be given the option to study a good World history textbook which has not the hands of our Malaysian so called authors who have no sense about the importance of truthful history as documented by rationale facts: A good World history study would be a proper one rather than be subjected to comply to a book that looks totally unfair to children who are Hindus and Buddhists and other religious beliefs, indirectly.

Islamisation of Malaysia's education system has been going on for decades. When I was in primary school in the 70s, a young history teacher spent a whole period glorifying Islam & then asked the students to read about other religions at home. Christian symbols were removed from mission schools due to Muslim 'sensitivity' & suraus became compulsory in schools. This is part of the Ketuanan agenda that has been introduced in small increments to the unsuspecting people. Over time, 'special rights' will be made into a historical 'fact' & schools will become Islamic mission schools. That is unless we do something about it now.

Unlike the real Talibans who suicide bomb whatever they dont like. These Malay Talibans are trying to be smarter by using softer approach. If not stopped, they will turn Malaysia into another Pakistan like failed state. Pakistan is prime example of what can go wrong with Islamisation. Not sure why Malay Talibans failed or dont want to see this. The effect of all this is that futire school going Non-muslim chidlren will be made to feel embarassed anout their own religion and culture.

There is no sound about the Holocaust as well. Not even a hint. Like as if 11 million+ people just vanished into thin air. But of course, the victims were mainly Jews, so...

I still remember how naive I am when I was in form 4 and form 5, force to memorize all the written facts. After seeing so many controversial argument regarding about sejarah. Now, I am not hoping for fair emphasize to all races and the world history too.