Is Religious Discrimination a Problem in Schools?

Is Religious Discrimination a Problem in Schools?

Hang on, what's that?

Well, religion-based discrimination is treating a person or group differently due to what they follow, such as the way their pray. It is happening around the world .Religion such as Islam, Judaism and Christianity are being targeted for their belief. The (American) Civil Rights act of 1964 states that religions discrimination is illegal and count as harassment.

When I think of that phrase (religion-based discrimination), I first think of the terrible suggestions of all Muslims are terrorist which is wrong .It had started at on the 11^th of September in 2001, where a deadly attack on the ‘Twin Towers’ tragically killed just under  3000 people . I believe that after 9/11, Islamophobia has increased extensively as people believe Islamic ideology is violent. Therefore people have petitioned for “anti-Islamic” places – so-called Islamic State group has made the public aware of this. By doing horrendous attack, everyone and including actual Muslims believe this is not right at all, as the Quran says if you kill any innocent people, you shall pay for your sins in afterlife. This phrase from the Quran shows people like Isis are not Muslims as they are disobeying the rule.

Judaism is known as a religion that suffered terribly in World War 2. It had happened before the laws of religion-based discrimination were introduced .In world war 2, Jews were called “filthy” and other upsetting words, just because their way of life. German think they caused World War I as that killed over  one-hundred-thousand German soldiers. Well, the German’s viewpoint was they had a different  religion  and not following with the Germans or was due for someone killed. Jewish people had to wear yellow stars and made to go to concentration camps. There are still some people nowadays who do not like Jews.

But what does all of this history have to do with students at Bluecoat Academy? Well, this is a truly mixed race and background academy, with ‘minority’ groups making up the majority of the students! In a time where we are considering how to best support refugees in education, religious discrimination is a topic that is hot on everyone’s mind.

Students at Bluecoat Academy consider why we find it so hard to live in peace in the following video.