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| Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands |
Two Muslim students have filed a case against Erasmus University
Medical Center in Rotterdam after a request for an exemption from the
physical examination requirement was turned down. The curriculum
requires a cross-sex physical exam by course mates.
The two Muslim girls
filed a case against Erasmus MC at the Board of Appeal for Higher
Education in The Hague, De Volkskrant daily reported
Tuesday.
All students in the course must go through a physical examination
provided by their fellow students.
The exam involves looking at
the chest, abdomen, and legs, and must be performed both by a
male and female student.
The requirement raised concerns among the Muslim students, who
did not want to be examined by a male.
However, they stressed
that in the future they would practice without making such
distinctions.
One of them initially applied for an exemption, but her request
was denied. Although the other student has already completed the
subject, she decided to support her colleague at the Board of
Appeals.
David Drexhage from Erasmus MC says the practical experience
student gain during such exams is important for their
professional skills. “
The students also have to experience
how an examination feels for a patient. That promotes
understanding.”
Students are aware that this part of the studying process is
required during enrollment, he added.
Erasmus MC believes that if the Board of Appeals makes a decision
in favor of the students, it will have profound implications for
the entire course procedure. The Board of Appeals is expected to
make a decision in about six weeks.
Note EU-Digest:
Lets hope the 'Board of Appeals' does not cave in to this utterly
incomprehensible request by students who have chosen the medical
profession, where these procedures are common day practice.
Reading this you also realize that Islam is in "deep need" of
reformers like the Christians had in the 16th century with Martin Luther
and John Calvin. They brought religious, political, intellectual and
cultural renewal that splintered the radical Catholic Europe of those days, setting in
place the political structures and beliefs that would define the
continent in the modern era.
Come on, it's 2015
now and Muslims are still hanging on to medieval customs and rituals. If Muslims
want the "others" to remove the Islamophobia label they put on them, they should "put their
money where their mouth is", or as some would say, "wake-up and smell
the roses" - do something about it. Don't blame everyone else but yourselves !
As
to the two girls who sued the Erasmus University, the suggestion would
be, why don't they go to a University in a Muslim country, or anywhere
else for that matter, if they can't live with the rules at Erasmus?
Read more: Can’t touch this: Muslim students sue Dutch medical university over physical exam — RT News
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