Muslims want uni classes to fit prayer times

More demands. The tactic is to continue tom pepper society with more and more demands till they get their way little by little, if for no other reason than to quiet them down. Eventually, in the face of whatever are the outrageous demands of the moment, those older demands will seem mild and will be acceded to.

The counter tactic to this is to never give in to any Muslim demand that is not guaranteed by the constitution. So far La Trobe University International has refused to grant any of the special accommodations demanded by Muslim students.

FROM NEWS.COM.AU:

Muslims want uni classes to fit prayer times
By Richard Kerbaj and Milanda Rout
February 25, 2008 03:50am

MUSLIM university students want lectures to be rescheduledto fit in with prayer timetables and separate male and female eating and recreational areas established on Australian campuses.
International Muslim students, predominantly from Saudi Arabia, have asked universities in Melbourne to change class times so they can attend congregational prayers. They also want a female-only area for Muslim students to eat and relax.

But at least one institution has rejected their demands, arguing that the university is secular and it does not want to set a precedent for requests granted in the name of religious beliefs.

La Trobe University International chief executive director John Molony said several students had approached the Bundoora institution about rearranging class times to fit in with daily prayers.

Mr Molony said the university was attempting to "meet the needs" of an increasing number of Muslim international students, including doubling the size of the prayer room on campus.

La Trobe University International College director Martin Van Run said that although it was involved in discussions with the Muslim students who had made the requests, the university was not planning to change any timetables.

"That would seriously inconvenience other people at the college and it is not institutionally viable," he told The Australian.
"We are a secular institution ... and we need to have a structured timetable."
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