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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 />
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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 />
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