Abstract:
Interfaith education has gained increasing attention in recent years as a means
to promote harmony and understanding among individuals of different religious
backgrounds. This study explores the role of interfaith education in promoting
children’s awareness of harmony in primary schools, specifically in the context
of Dhaka City. The purpose of this study is to highlight the collected data from
primary school teachers and students through interviews and focus group
discussions. The findings reveal that interfaith education is an effective tool for
promoting children’s awareness of harmony, which is essential for building a
peaceful and inclusive society. The study also identifies the key challenges in
implementing interfaith education in primary schools and provides
recommendations for addressing these challenges. This will contribute to the
development of a more harmonious and peaceful society, free from religious
intolerance and discrimination. Thus, this study tends to identify the role of
common themes, religious teachings, and moral lessons of interfaith education
in
promoting children’s awareness of harmony in primary schools.
Methodologically, the current paper follows discourse analysis as a qualitative
and interpretive method of analyzing secondary sources. Thus, it is primarily
conducted by taking help from interviews and secondary sources such as books,
articles, news, features, websites and journals. The mandatory portion of
information will be collected both from primary and secondary sources. The
study concludes that interfaith education should be integrated into the
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curriculum of primary schools to promote children’s awareness of harmony and
tolerance towards different religious beliefs and practices.
