Bumiputera-ism in national schools a factor, too
Nick Adam Khairil ChanPublished: May 10, 2005 1:04 PM | Updated: Jan 29, 2008 6:21 PM
With regards to the letter 'Islamophobia' in national schools , I must say that I disagree.
From my experience, apart from the fear of their children not getting a quality education, many Chinese parents stay away from the national schools because of they fear the 'Melayu-ism' or 'bumiputera-ism' of these schools.
Non-Malay parents fear their children will lose their cultural identity. There is no Islamophobia. They are not 'afraid' of Islam as they know that non-Muslims pupils in national schools are not subjected to an Islamic education with the exception of History.
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