School stops teaching about the Holocaust so as not to offend Muslim students...

this is why religion must be kept out of public schools, not really "kept out" but not discussed in anything other than a world religions class. On the other hand, everything in history these days, in the western world, has been written by the winners, in other word, the English. So, as much as i trust the writing, i also dont trust the winners. if we see both sides of the story, then we can get the full perspective and thats how schools should be.

In America I guess we don't make a big deal out of these things, because it is history; history gives us the truth about the world. No matter where you live you should be given a fair chance to learn about what happens around you. I suppose it's nicer to be able to at least be allowed to have faith that history has happened and that people can develope wise decision making abilities from what they are taught now and in the future. That's why we have equality, freedom of religion, and freedom of speech in America. We have been given the ability to make good or bad choices through our educational system. We have not been "held up" by fears of discussing issues like other countries have quieted nations for.

The truth must be known. That's it. The only way to offend someone is by hiding them the truth. It is what it is! Awareness is the most important thing! Acting like nothing never happened won't change anything, it will only be worse.

I think they should be more offended at the notion that they might get offended from learning factual information. I agree with possibly modifying the way something is taught to cater to a large group which may not absorb things as well. But this isn't some sort of art that some might find offensive. These are facts. Maybe certain methods of teaching will offend. e.g. a re-enactment, but there is no excuse to be offended by knowledge. "Seek knowledge from cradle to grave" - Prophet Muhammed "Seek knowledge, even if it is in China" (paraphrased best to memory) - Prophet Muhammed

It makes me sad to think that we live in a world where PC garbage and feelings are more important than reality and the truth.

While I have little sympathy with revisionists, especially considering how long I have battled with them, your OP does not accurately represent what is going on in England. I could find no university that has dropped teaching the holocaust. You are actually referring to two different stories. 1. A British study that found a few teachers at the high school level had removed it from the curriculum. As a student of the period myself I don't have a problem with that, it bears only passing mention in history at that level. 2. Leeds University canceled an anti-Islamic speaker. Muslims as a whole do not have a problem with holocaust history. As in every population you have a minority who deny the history for their own racist purposes. The country that produces, by far, the most anti-holocaust literature is actually the United States. It is the home of the IHR (Institute for Historical Review), the American Free Press, Nico Haupt, and an array of other nutters, generally linked to white supremacy groups. Frankly I don't see much of a problem here.

I'm in the UK and my understanding is this story originated from the findings of a study produced by The Historical Association. Apparently it found that some teachers were dropping controversial subjects because they didn't want to cause offence to children of some races and religions and two of the examples it cited were The Crusades and The Holocaust. There were a lot of other findings in the report but this one was obviously deemed a juicier story by the British Press so they picked up on it. Maybe they've managed to dig up a couple of schools where they have made these decisions and that could be the stories you've read. Personally I have to say I was fairly surprised that the holocaust was on the agenda to be taught in any schools as part of the history curriculum. When I was at school history was one long dreary tale of the Industrial Revolution and it hadn't changed much by the time my daughter took it as a subject. I don't think we should shirk from the truth of history (no matter how well-intentioned the motives are) and let's face it - every country and every religion will likely have their own shameful episodes which perhaps don't fit well with their modern image. I think history as a subject should be taught "warts and all" even if it doesn't make pleasant reading. That's the only way we will ever learn from it - although unfortunately it seems we rarely do learn any lessons from history. Particularly with regard to the consequences of racial and religious intolerance and hatred.

They do it because they are afraid of the Musilums. They don't care to offend the Germans by teaching it. Do they teach the US Revolutions as the US being the good guys doing the right thing? No they are doing it because they are afraid if they Musilums get angry they might hurt them. They are giving the Musilums the status of a bully and will give in to it every time. The way to stop a bully is to stand up to him.

History is History and It should all be taught. And all side's of it should be taught. If we don't learn from it as humans we are fool's. And Education cartering to Fear! is History repeating itself. And that really is Scary!!

I thopught the point of history was to learn from it and never to make the same mistakes again. By omitting fundamental parts of history you will never give young minds a chance to form a well balanced view on the world as it is today. In my country it's impossible not to teach about the holocaust because we were occupied territory and about 60.000 jews were murdered (including Anne Frank and her family).

Hi nicolec. My opinion is I strongly think it is not right to stop teaching about the Holocaust because it offended some Muslim students. I believe and I have no doubt that the Holocaust happened. This is a very sad part of history and we should not forget about it. That's why we should teach it in our schools so something similar doesn't happen again. I already received an email about this and I just couldn't believe it. I really thought it was some kind of a joke and it wasn't true. I can't believe that a school stops teaching the Holocaust or the crusades just because some few students might be offended! This is history it happened and we can not deny it.

Apparently, in their quest for political correctness, they didn't realize that they could offend Jewish and Christian students by rewriting history in order not to offend Muslim students. Rewriting history is never a good thing... those who fail to learn history, and learn from it, are bound to repeat it. I hate political correctness. It's gone too far.

No, I unequivicobaly believe it is wrong to stop teaching about the Holocaust because it might offend some students. I don't care whether it is German students or Muslim students, or whoever. It was a tragic event on a barbaric scale and we must never forget it. 'm not even Jewish, but it was such a horror for Jews, Poles, other Eastern Europeans, menally infrim and physicaslly infirm people...that sort of thing can't be winky-winky'd out of memory. I have a German friend who I have coffee with and the subject has been brought up in her presence, and I have felt a bit akward. It would have been her parents generation who were adults during WWII and I have no idea where her family stands on the issue. I don't believe they would go so far as to deny it, though.

even for those who do not believe in holocaust, it should be taught, just as the content of bible should be taught to atheists. it has had historical impact, no matter whether its true or not. btw, anti-semitism is really a wrong term to use for muslims, as arabs are a semitic nation just like the jews. so it would mean they hate themselves.

I'm of the opinion that it is not right to stop teaching some historical incident that really happened, just because of the fact that a section of the students may get offended. But this cannot be said about the religious myths. By the way what is 'Holocaust'?