The controversial book “Allah has nothing to do in my class”: “To name things wrong is to add to the misfortune of the world”

In France, 6 out of 10 teachers have seen their teaching called into question, with regard to the theory of evolution or even their vocabulary in the EVRAS course. In any case, this is what emerges from the work “Allah has nothing to do in my class” written by Laurence d’Hondt and Jean-Pierre Martin. The latter was the guest at 12:30 p.m.

In this book, we learn that teachers would feel abandoned in the face of the rise of Islamism which would invade their classes. With more than 60 testimonies, Jean-Pierre Martin judges that they are representative of what all teachers experience. “There is suffering experienced by teachers, who have their hearts on the left, who are progressive, who love children… This is why they did not dare to talk about it, the weight of guilt prevented them from doing so. ”he confides.

Upon its release, the book received many reviews, but for its authors, it is a book: “Very caring. We make a distinction between religion, personal faith which is a fundamental right and Islamism.”

“Allah has nothing to do in my class” was to be presented at Fnac in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert two weeks ago, but groups of young people prevented the event from taking place. Among what is disturbing, the title is at the forefront. “The title is challenging, but it says things. Badly naming things adds to the misfortune of the world (Editor’s note: Quote from Albert Camus)”adds Jean-Pierre Martin.

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