{"id":116886,"date":"2013-12-16T16:36:55","date_gmt":"2013-12-16T11:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=116886"},"modified":"2013-12-19T04:38:09","modified_gmt":"2013-12-18T23:08:09","slug":"islam-segregation-our-secular-values-need-to-be-protected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/islam-segregation-our-secular-values-need-to-be-protected\/","title":{"rendered":"Islam Segregation: Our Secular Values Need To Be Protected"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>All the more reason, then, that a fearless debate is encouraged to protect the fundamental values of a secular society. Teachings and practices in some faith schools that undermine\u00a0women&#8217;s freedoms also ill prepare boys for the challenges of a modern mixed workplace. Issues such as forced arranged marriages, and domestic violence condoned by the extended family, have to be confronted, not because they are exclusive to any particular religious group, but because they are out of step with our civic life.<\/p>\n<p>Read more in the Observer UK Editorial <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2013\/dec\/15\/islam-gender-segregation-universities\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">here<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_116805\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Muslim-segregation-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-116805\" class=\"size-full wp-image-116805\" alt=\"The training course at Leicester University (left), featuring guest speaker Saleem Chagtai (right), was held by the same Islamic society which put up a sign separating women and men at a public lecture \/ Photo Daily Mail UK\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Muslim-segregation-1.jpg\" width=\"590\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Muslim-segregation-1.jpg 590w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Muslim-segregation-1-300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-116805\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The training course at Leicester University (left), featuring guest speaker Saleem Chagtai (right), was held by the same Islamic society which put up a sign separating women and men at a public lecture \/ Photo Daily Mail UK<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":116805,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,3402],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-116886","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-colombotelegraph","category-editors-choice"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - 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