Here's one thing to bring a smile (or a grimace) to your face as you contemplate the education of young people round the world. Turkey's State Education Ministry (under direction of the AKP religious-right government) has negotiated the publication of 100 'essential' kids's literary works of Western Literature - that, while being translated into Turkish, are being Islam-itized.
However, because of the liberties taken by the publisher in translation, the books don't meet international standards, And that they won't carry any type of Seal of Approval. The unaccredited publisher, Damla Yayinevi, was in a position to avoid the requirement for such Approval by printing abridgements of the books -- with page counts of but the 96 pages required for approval.
The youngsters's books, which seem on the Ministry's Suggested Reading list for Elementary School students, contain such unlikely story and character representations as:
A) A Prayerful Tom Sawyer -- In the Islam-itized abridgement of that namesake classic (that would possibly set Mark Twain a'handing over his grave), Tom devoutly memorizes prayers that he totes around with him -- and receives a present as reward for his efforts.
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B) La Fontaine's Religious Fox -- The wily fox that steals fish right off the fisherman's line does not forget to supply his victim a pious blessing, "May Allah keep your path free. Haydi bana eyvallah!" before he runs off with the man's catch.
C) A Reverent Pinocchio -- In the interpretation of Carlo Collodi's youngsters's classic, when the wooden-boy becomes real he swoons "Ben eskiden ne kadar komik bir haldeymisim. Simdi ise Allah'a s?k?rler olsun ki, ger?ek bir cocugum." I was once in such a comical condition. But now... let God be praised, I'm a real boy.
D) A Moralizing Pollyanna -- The condensed version of Eleanor Porter's children's tale includes the subsequent dialog between the incapacitated Mr. Pendleton and young Pollyanna...
Pendleton: "I am going to remain in bed till Doomsday." (Bildigim tek sey kiyamete kadar yatacagim.)
Pollyanna: "You can't, because consistent with the Holy Book, Doomsday can strike when you least expect it. Whether or not Doomsday will really strike that swiftly is uncertain, however it surely will occur."
Robin Hood, Gulliver's Travels, Heidi, Oliver Twist, Treasure Island, and Andersen's Fairy Tales are among the opposite famous kids's books of Western Literature that have conjointly been given an Islamic slant in preparation for the new college year.
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