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382 Nazenin Ruso<br />

The last pie chart below reveals the literacy level <strong>of</strong> people who attend to mosques and the chart<br />

demonstrates that the majority <strong>of</strong> people who attend to mosques are educated. Only a small ratio is<br />

uneducated, who don’t know how to read and write. The written data <strong>of</strong> Imams reveal that the major<br />

participants <strong>of</strong> their mosques are students from Turkey and Arabic countries as well as workers from<br />

Turkey.<br />

Missing<br />

4<br />

LITRERACY<br />

Literate<br />

illiterate<br />

Religious Education in the Past<br />

When Imams were asked how religious education was in past, almost all confirmed that it was much<br />

better and more effective. In primary and secondary schools, teachers used to take their students to<br />

mosques and inform them about their religious requirements there. In summer holidays, there were<br />

religious courses and Koran courses <strong>of</strong>fered by Imams and parents used to send their children to these<br />

courses. All teachers used to give more emphasis to religious lessons. The teachers who used to <strong>of</strong>fer<br />

religious courses in past were more serious and more effective as they used to try their best to make<br />

children really love religion.<br />

Only a few Imams feel that religious education is better now by claiming that it used to<br />

emphasize only a set <strong>of</strong> rules in past and students used to memorize everything. In past this education<br />

was one sided, there was no communication, no interaction between the teachers and the students.<br />

Students used to afraid <strong>of</strong> their teachers. However now students can question everything and<br />

accordingly understand more.<br />

Suggestions for Improving Religious Education<br />

Then Imams made a lot <strong>of</strong> suggestions to improve the religious education <strong>of</strong> students at schools now.<br />

These include:<br />

• The weekly hours for religion courses should increase. Now it is 40 minutes a week, however it<br />

should increase at least to 3 hours a week.<br />

• Information given in class should be followed by practice. Students should be taken to mosques<br />

and should practice how to pray which is one <strong>of</strong> the most important requirements <strong>of</strong> Islam.<br />

both

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