CUK fodder - History not Muslim enough

[mos]

Are we similarly supposed to include contributions by figures from Poland, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nigeria etc etc (add about 400 other nations here) in the national curriculum?

We have never asked for any changes in curriculum on our account. it would be nice if you did not mix us with Pakistanis and Bangladeshis or Nigerians in your ramblings tough.

[istvan]

Muslims invented aqueducts and wolf nipple chips? Well I never.

"The first record of an aqueduct appeared in 691 B.C. in Assyria."

"The prophet Muhammad (circa 570-632 A.D.) introduced Islam in 610 A.D. after experiencing what he claimed to be an angelic visitation."

Now that is about 1,000 years apart.

[mos]

Er, define "we"?

We are Poles. We are adaptable and never asked for any changes to the judicial or educational systems in the UK.

[zeitghost]

We are Poles. We are adaptable and never asked for any changes to the judicial or educational systems in the UK.

Indeed.

Welcome.

[SueEllen]

We are Poles. We are adaptable and never asked for any changes to the judicial or educational systems in the UK.

When I studied the 2nd World War we learnt about letting Poland down. Plus in some places in the UK there is an older Polish immigrant population and one of my teachers was 1st generation, so we learnt why "they" were over here.

A bit of Polish history but in a British context.

The parts we learnt about the people around us and the buildings were the most interesting. There as learning about the Normans when there are no bloody Norman castles where I grew up was f***king boring.

[Troll]

When I studied the 2nd World War we learnt about letting Poland down.

Curious about how giving a guarantee to Poland and then declaring war on Germany once it had invaded could be seen as letting Poland down - could see the argument for the Czechoslovakia but not for Poland - what else do you think we could have done?

[sasguru]

We are Poles. We are adaptable and never asked for any changes to the judicial or educational systems in the UK.

That's because you're fresh off the boat, as it were. It's only a matter of time.

[doodab]

We are Poles. We are adaptable and never asked for any changes to the judicial or educational systems in the UK.

Also there were a more than a few polish pilots in the RAF during battle of Britain, and the poles did quite a lot of foundational work on cracking the enigma code before Poland fell. There is a reason we have a polish war memorial in north london.

No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

It annoys me when people whinge about the polish, all of the ones I've met are bloody hard working and round my way I see quite a few polish builders vans because they've started their own businesses and are doing well.

Apologies for the rant but it really annoys me how some people with no grasp of history want to demonise people that quite honestly we should be welcoming with open arms.

[xoggoth]

We are adaptable and never asked for any changes to the judicial or educational systems in the UK

I don't think most minorities do. Unfortunately the policies on such issues don't seem to be decided by the sensible majorities of minorities. We still get stuck with them, hence the necessary inclusion of minor figures like Mary Seacole in the national curriculum.