Salient features of Muslim schools

Our children deserve the best effort that we can muster to insure their success. Islam guarantees it - Allah demands it. There is no more time left for Muslim families in a community to give a few thousand dollars in a half-hearted effort to educate their children.

Yahiya Emerick, a prolific author and seasoned Muslim school teacher, offers a candid view of the problems faced by Muslim schools in the United States, along with an explanation of why these institutions are so necessary. 

It is unfortunately true to say that most kids who graduate from an Islamic school in North America cannot understand Quranic Arabic. And this is after years of study. But do they know what they are reading? And do we care?

What if we could direct our tax dollars to a school of our choice? What if we could use our tax dollars towards tuition for our children in Muslim schools? And yes we can-through the educational choice program. 

There are a number of concerns, myths, and objections that are raised vis-a-vis Islamic schools. These usually focus on whether or not they offer adequate academics, and how Muslim children will relate to non-Muslims in the long run. This article seeks to address these concerns.