WHAT is happening in Gaza even as we speak is heartbreaking. Many of us around the world are angry and in solidarity with the tens of thousands of innocent Palestinian men, women and children who are currently being exterminated in Gaza by a vicious and evil colonial power, Israel.
Perikatan Nasional (PN) lawmakers have panned Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek (Nibong Tebal-PH) after the ministry barred schools from allowing students to chant the takbir and recite 'Qunut Nazilah' prayers throughout the Palestine Solidarity Week programme.
Lawmakers from both sides of the political aisle have been told to refrain from “interfering” with the Education Ministry’s Palestine Solidarity Week programme as teachers are the only ones who know how to properly implement such events in their respective schools.
Opposition lawmakers have urged the Education Ministry to avoid taking action against teachers who allegedly used toy weapons during pro-Palestine activities in schools recently.
