"Why is Richard Dawkins described as an 'infamous' atheist?"

"Salaam It is not Islam and Muslims who are creating problems, actually it is British society creating problems for the Muslim community. The Muslim community has been vicitm of Paki-bashing in all walks of life by the British society and Establishment for the last 60 years. Now it is vicitm of terrorism by the British Establishment. Thousands of Muslim youth are being serched in the streets and hundreds of them are behind the bar without any trial. State schools with non-Muslim monolingual teachers are not suitable for Muslim children. This is the reason why majority of them leave schools with low grades. Bilingual Muslim children need state funded Muslim schools with bilingual Muslim teachers as role models. Muslim schools are not only faith schools but they are more or less bilingual schools. Bilingual Muslim children need to learn standard English to follow the National Curriculum and go for higher studies and research to serve humanity. They need to be well versed in Arabic to recite and understand the Holy Quran. They need to be well versed in Urdu and other community languages to keep in touch with their cultural roots and enjoy the beauty of their literature and poetry. Bilingualism is an asset but the British schooling regards it as a problem. A Muslim is a citizen of this tiny global village. He/she does not want to become notoriously monolingual Brit. Pakistan is only seven hours from London and majority of British Muslims are from Pakistan. More than third of British Muslim have no qualifications. British school system has been failing large number of Muslims children for the last 60 years. Muslim scholars see the pursuit of knowledge as a duty, with the Quran containing several verses to the rewards of learning. 33% of British Muslims of working age have no qualifications and Muslims are also the least likely to have degrees or equivalent qualifications. Most of estimated 500,000 Muslim school-aged pupils in England and Wales are educated in thestate system with non-Muslim monolingual teachers. Majority of them are underachievers because they are at a wrong place at a wrong time. Bilingual Muslim children need state funded Muslim schools with bilingual Muslim teachers during their developmental periods. There is no place for a non-Muslim child or a teacher in a Muslim school. As far as higher educationis concerned, Muslim students can be educated with others. Let Muslim community educate its own children so that they can develop their own Islamic, cultural and linguistic identities and become usefull members of the British society rather than becoming a buden. We are living in an English speaking country and English is an international language, therefore, we want our children to learn and be well versed in standard English and at the same time well versed in Arabic, Urdu and other community languages. Is there anything wrong with this approach? It is not only the Muslim community who would like to send their children to Muslim school. Sikh and Hindu communities have started setting up their schools. Last week. British Black Community has planned the first all black school with Black teachers in Birmingham. Scotland's first state funded Muslim school could get the go-ahead within months after First Munister Alex Salmond declared he was sympathetic towards the needs and demands of the Muslim community. Iftikhar Ahmad www.londonschoolofislamics.org.uk "

"What do you mean by describing Professor Dawkins as "the infamous athiest and scientist," Mr Dent? Why, "Infamous" exactly? Betraying some prejudice of your own, perchance?"

"Richard Dawkins received a standing ovation here in "Holy" Ireland last Thursaday night after his talk on the book in question. He is a breath of fresh air. "

"I was more concerned about the slur on Keynesian children."

"Perhaps Professor Dawkins should now explain why parents who teach their children to distinguish right from wrong are not indoctrinating and abusing their children"

"As opposed to being indoctrinated in atheistic values such as evolution which by the way is based a great leap of faith in a pseudo-religion called Darwinianism, some mediocre natural historian deified as a great "scientist"."