Civic Education
\r\nCommitment to truth and justice, avoidance of rash judgements, and remaining patient in the face of adversity must take a high priority in Islamic values. Yet at times of conflict and situations when one is exposed to divergent voices, the individual may find it hard to determine the sense of truth, balance and justice in all of them. This has now become a problem that Muslim societies face almost everywhere.
\r\nOne would expect the media and organized education to provide the needed guidance on matters of concern to the community. Media and education planners should, perhaps, take more specific measures to identify clear agenda on civic education in their programmes. The schools may consider introducing a subject on civic education that provides perspectives on the ethical teachings of Islam, on nasihah, moderation, the meaning of Jihad, civil society matters and the crucial importance of peace for economic development that informs and sensitizes the people on what it takes to be a good citizen.
\r\nCompiled From:
\r\n\"Shariah Law - An Introduction\" - Mohammad Hashim Kamali, pp. 218, 219