Chennai sources have stated that Islamic preacher Zakir Naik may be embroiled in a controversy, but the international school he runs here shows little sign of being weighed down by it and the members of the management of the Islamic International School exude confidence defending the institution’s outlook and are unabashed in their faith in Mr. Naik. T
The pamphlet given to The Hindu claims that the school is in the “process of being affiliated” to the Cambridge IGCSE Board and presently students take the examinations through APL Global, which is affiliated to Cambridge.
The Islamic International School run by preacher Zakir Naik is clear about its objective and it is an un-Islamic environment can result in the corruption of a virtuous Muslim child’s Islamic understanding, upbringing and values and his or her falling prey to the bad influences and immorality prevalent in society.
It is stated that there is strict gender segregation from Class 2 with separate classrooms, teachers and even administrative staff to handle the girl students, while English, Science, Mathematics and Social Sciences are offered under the “formal education” category, the school is very careful in teaching these subjects in correlation with their Islamic context.
