Madrid, Spain, Jul 5, 2004 / 22:00 pm
The Chair of Arabic Literature at the Autonomous University of Madrid, Serafin Fanjul, is expressing his fear that the Spanish government is not taking the necessary measures to control the content of classes on Islam, after the minister of Justice announced the possibility of subsidizing Islamic classes for Muslims at public schools.
Speaking on the Cope radio network, Fanjul recalled that in France this type of funding has already occurred and has brought accusations of “reverse discrimination” in favor of Muslims.
Fanjul said he was worried not because of the subsidies for teaching Islam but rather because of “what is going to be taught in their classes, who will be the teachers and who will hire them.” “I suspect the proper measures are not going be taken to control this,” he said.
Regarding Islamic commercials aired on State-run media, Fanjul said he didn’t think they would touch upon “the heart of the question,” which is the “ideological and organizational nature of Islam.”