“Gay, get out of here. Islam rules here,” is what they say to a teacher in Berlin.
A teacher on sick leave due to stress describes his experience after years of harassment in a state school with a majority of Muslim pupils.
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Germany. State school. 21st century. But for Oziel Inácio-Stech, a teacher in Berlin, the scene has resembled a theocratic regime more than a European democracy. For years, This openly gay Jewish teacher has been the victim of insults, contempt and threats from pupils, mostly from Muslim families.. One of the phrases I had to hear most often summed up all the rejection: “Faggot, get out of here. Islam rules here.”
The case, published by Remix News, shows to what extent Religious intolerance can leave those who live according to Western values helpless.. Far from receiving institutional support, this teacher has ended up with a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress. Not because he was in a war, but because he tried to teach in a school where democratic values are systematically humiliated by those who believe they have the right to impose their religion.
Islamism imposes the law of silence.
Inácio-Stech has not been the only one. Other teachers at the same centre have described an atmosphere of ideological censorship. and fear. Questioning the macho, homophobic or fanatical attitudes of some students is perceived as “Islamophobia.”. According to the same article, other teachers at the centre have denounced a lack of institutional support in similar cases. This moral blackmail has achieved its aim: to silence the victims and whitewash the perpetrators.
The professor states that, despite having reported the situation, The school authorities did not take effective measures.. The case escalated to the point of causing her mental health problems and the need for medical leave.
The Berlin City Council responsible for the centre has not made any public statements about this specific case. It does admit that In recent years, several complaints have been recorded concerning coexistence in multicultural educational centres.. The majority are due to issues of religion, gender and sexual orientation.
The multicultural tension in German schools
According to a report by the teachers' union GEW (Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft), several schools in Berlin and other German cities They have reported an increase in cultural and religious tensions in the classroom.. In some cases, teachers have reported pressures to avoid talking about sex education, to avoid references to the Holocaust or to omit content related to LGBT diversityAnd.
Similar situations have been reported in other European countries. In France, teachers have denounced pressure to avoid content on freedom of expression, sexuality or the Holocaust. Sweden, Teachers at public schools have warned about the influence of religious rules on the education of boys and girls in neighbourhoods with a high concentration of migrants. In Austria, teachers at reception centres have reported scenes of cridicule in Arabic, football matches inside the classroom and no respect for authority., all generating concern for the future of school life together.
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