Won't work as long as you permit Muslims, foreign students, and foreign Muslim-state sponsors (such as Saudi Arabia) on campus.
Bruce http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/news/story/0,,1950744,00.html Tougher vetting of students needed to combat campus extremism, expert warns Read the new guidance on tackling extremism on campus <http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-files/Education/documents/2006/11/17/extrem ism.pdf> here (pdf) Alexandra Smith Friday November 17, 2006 <http://www.educationguardian.co.uk/> EducationGuardian.co.uk Clearing, the annual scramble for a university place, should be scrapped and all potential students should be interviewed to ensure campuses are not used as a vehicle to spread religious hatred, a leading intelligence expert told EducationGuardian.co.uk today. As the government today released its guidance on tackling the promotion of "extremism in the name of Islam" in universities, Anthony Glees warned that more needed to be done to ensure students were entering universities for the appropriate reasons. Professor Glees said that international students should be "vetted" to ensure they were not using study visas as way of gaining entry to the UK. All home students should be also interviewed in a similar way as students applying for Oxbridge, he said. He stressed that lecturers should not spy on students but campus security staff should be trained to detect if DVDs and flyers handed out on campus were linked to extremism. Bill Rammell, the higher education minister, said the guidance was published to help universities and colleges "tackle violent extremism in the name of Islam". However, he denied it was targeting one particular community. The guidance document says universities should "encourage exploration and debate" but consider whether there was a need to have a "policy on room bookings and contents of posters and meeting flyers." An institution should also consider whether it has the means to translate foreign language material if necessary. Multi-faith prayer rooms should have a "fair use" policy so they are seen as a shared resource and accessible, and institutions should establish a policy to ensure that external speakers do not adhere to or advocate violent extremism. The guidance says: "Universities and colleges should consider sharing information on issues such as speakers of concern or those who are deemed inappropriate to be allowed onto campus, who are involved in any form of extremism." Mr Rammell said the guidance was developed following meetings with Muslim students and university staff over the past 18 months. However, Faisal Hanjra, of the Federation of Student Islamic Societies (Fosis), criticised the government for not consulting with Muslim students about the guidelines. He said there needed to be an open dialogue between students, universities and the government to address the issue of extremism on campus and added that student organisations would continue to work to ensure that the new guidelines did not hinder relationships between Islamic societies and universities. Mr Hanjra said: "The guidance issued to universities and colleges today, whilst improved from previous leaked drafts, will however not solve all the issues, nor does it give sufficient emphasis to concrete steps to improve good campus relations. "Any implementation should recognise that demonising Muslims is unacceptable and dangerous, whether in educational institutions or in communities. "Students and staff should be assured by their institutions that there is no intention of adding to a climate of Islamophobia. A statement from Universities UK (UUK), the group representing vice-chancellors, said: "Inquiry, discussion and debate must continue to flourish in universities and colleges. Radicalism must not be conflated with terrorism. "Violence, or the incitement to violence, has no place on a university campus. In November 2005 Universities UK issued <http://bookshop.universitiesuk.ac.uk/downloads/promotinggoodrelations.pdf> advice on this to its members and it's clear that the Department for Education and Skills guidance builds on this. It provides practical and useful information for staff and students alike on recent legislation such as the Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006 and the Terrorism Act 2006. "However, UUK's earlier document focused on all kinds of extremism, not just on extremism in the name of Islam. Universities are some of the most diverse communities in the UK, and work hard to ensure community cohesion on campus across all faiths and racial groups. Universities have a duty of care to protect vulnerable groups, and they also have a responsibility to assure all their constituent communities that they are party to fundamental values of free enquiry and free expression within the law." Lecturers also warned that "although the guidance was an improvement on previous leaked drafts", it lacked sufficient emphasis on improving campus relations. In a joint statement with a number of unions, the University and College Union (UCU) said it took seriously the threat of terrorism and believed "that all those who would advocate or carry out attacks like those in London last July, must be isolated, identified and stopped." Paul Mackney, the UCU joint general secretary said: "Universities and colleges must have a robust strategy for defeating racism and Islamophobia. And they could be a lot more proactive in engaging with the communities they serve. This is essential to maintain trust and confidence between staff students and institutions. "You just need straightforward procedures on what to do if anyone suspects violent extremism or terrorist activity. But radicalism must not be conflated with terrorism. Institutions must maintain a moderating environment where discussion flourishes, where people learn about different cultures and where ideas can be explored, challenged and debated." [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. 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