Muslim Students taught to fly

New York: 9/11 - Islamic terrorists fly planes into twin towers!

The UK: Recently in the UK there have been warnings about the dangers of private planes being used as weapons by Islamic terrorists!

What does the University of Salford do?  Why, it supports a scheme to teach Muslim students to fly small aircraft!

Barking! Absolutely barking mad! And this scheme is sponsored by a supposed seat of learning - a University - in conjunction with a group that goes by the name of ‘Heartstone’, a UK-based non-profit organisation which builds understanding across different nationalities. Also involved are the Students’ Union and the Islamic Society and Federation of Students of Islamic Societies.

Not content with this stupidity, the organisers dare to use the “9/11″ and “7/7″ tragedies as the raison d’être for the whole affair is that these Islamic outrages have deterred the spirits of many young people, especially Muslims.

Honestly, you can’t make it up!

Read the full story below:

Students taught to fly

Neal Keeling 30/ 6/2008

STUDENTS are being encouraged to learn how to fly planes in a project by the University of Salford.

Eighty students from the University - mostly from Muslim, black and minority ethnic backgrounds - have flown a glider or trainer aircraft as part of the scheme.

The project - titled Festival of Flight - is opening doors and opportunities for students who have felt excluded from the world of flight due to their race and also aims to ground stereotype views of young people from black and ethnic backgrounds.

One student who took part is Rozaidah Abd Rahman, who co-piloted a two-seater plane in Scotland.

She said: “Flying was definitely an experience that I would not trade for anything in the world. It was just an amazing feeling when I was up in the sky. You get a different kind of excitement and a sense of freedom to go where ever you want to go.

“I really had the time of my life. When I landed I could not stop smiling and saying the word ‘awesome’. I personally recommend everyone to experience flying at least once in their life.

“Great moments are born from great opportunities. Festival of Flight will continue to give more opportunities like this to aspiring Muslim youth who have the passion, not just to fly but also to achieve their dreams in any other walk of life.

“The 9/11 and 7/7 tragedies have deterred the spirits of many young people, especially Muslims. This festival uses the theme of flight to open up their eyes, create a forum through which different people can who would otherwise not come together can meet and exchange ideas and experiences.”

Photo-exhibition

The project will go public a photo-exhibition which will be opened by Salford MP and Communities Minister Hazel Blears this Friday.

The exhibition is part of a festival of flight at the university which will also be attended by aircrew from the Royal Air Force and United States Air Force, light aircraft pilots and balloonists.

It has been organised by Heartstone, a UK-based non-profit organisation which builds understanding across different nationalities, Salford University Students’ Union and the Islamic Society and Federation of Students of Islamic Societies.

Heartstone photographer was given access to fly with frontline squadrons in the RAF and USAF capturing images taken flying across the Alps and even through a rainbow.

The Royal Norwegian Air Force also took part.

The festival will have four main themes: the exceptional skills of those who work within aviation; the construction of aircraft; the origins of flight; and aviation pioneers who fought prejudice.

The Festival of Flight photo documentary was launched in 2004 by Heartstone with the assistance of Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshall Sir Jock Stirrup via funding from BAE Systems and Rolls Royce.

It is being presented in the north west in partnership with Salford University.

Story source: Manchester Evening News