Concessions to Muslims is the theme of this blog.
How about this concession http://nceis.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/459376/LFOA.pdf ?
Titled Learning from One Another - Bringing Muslim Perspectives into Australian Schools, this PDF document is sponsored by the Myer foundation (a Jewish family and retail empire in Australia).
Here is an excerpt
Issues to look out for
Despite its importance in the curriculum, some Muslim students and/or their parents may be
sensitive about particular content studied in the English classroom. The moral and religious
aspects of some texts may be disputed by Muslims. While most will take no issue, some will
express their concerns.
For instance, in Australian schools, particularly at the secondary level, there are many student
texts that contain references to:
◆ sex (including sexual exploration among adolescents, extra-marital sex, sexual promiscuity
and sexual orientation)
◆ drug use (even if it is not condoned by the text)
◆ music (refer to the Arts section in Part A for an explanation of Muslim sensitivities toward
music)
◆ immorality and crime
◆ non-Islamic religious celebrations (especially Easter and Christmas)
◆ other celebrations (such as birthdays and parties, which some Muslims do not condone,
believing that Muslims should not follow the ways of non-Muslims)
◆ religious bias (particularly when information about Islam and/or Muslims is misrepresented
or one-sided)
Being sensitive to Muslim responses to such issues listed above has nothing to do with "Learning From One Another" but rather an adverse form of censorship that accommodates Muslims.
Here is a response from the Q (Anti Muslim society) of Australia by Vickie Janson
http://www.qsociety.org.au/LGRTX.pdf
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