More Islamic Studies classes only a problem for ‘some people’, says Idris

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SHAH ALAM: Complaints that more hours have been allocated for Islamic Studies lessons over core subjects are only the views of some, said religious affairs minister Idris Ahmad.

He said he found the complaint “strange” as the matter had never cropped up.

“However, it is normal in our large community (for some people to complain). Perhaps, it is because they don’t understand or do not want to understand,” he said at the opening of Madrasah Tahfiz OKU Ata ‘bin Abi Rabah here today.

He was commenting on a tweet by a Malaysian father who expressed shock to find out that his daughter’s school had allocated more hours for religious studies and other related classes than for Mathematics and Science classes combined.

Writing in a Twitter thread, the man posted a photo of his daughter’s school timetable and said there were 5.5 hours of Pendidikan Agama Islam and other related classes in a week compared to Mathematics and Science, which had been allocated 2.5 hours and 1.5 hours respectively.

Source: FMT