Iftikhar,

There is no gene or 'virus' responsible for racism, or prejudice, or 'culture', or religious persuasion. These (as with so many other 'values') are learned - essentially by example (primarily from parents - particularly in the early 'formative' years of a child's life), and by further 'education' - in 'society', wider family and peer-group/social-group, school, workplace, religious institutions, internet and books, etc.
And, 'values' and beliefs are further moulded and developed (and may be turned upside-down) by life experience.
Every individual is unique (and is born with only innate intelligence, aptitudes, primal-instincts and the 'promise' of inherited physical and neurological attributes), but various forces/influences strive to aggregate individuals into 'collectives' - of clan, tribe, ethnic-group, culture, nation, or religious-group.
As we humans are a gregarious and social species, these various influences play upon the human need 'to belong' - with various beneficial as well as potentially detrimental resultants.
'We' all need to learn to think for ourselves to be able to identify and respond appropriately to the 'con' and to the 'truth'.

Prejudice and intolerance (irrespective of 'source') are the primary negative and destructive influences on human behaviour, and it is these which require careful and concerted attention - by the teaching of ethics, morals, virtue, understanding, compassion and life-philosophy and universal behavioural 'mores' - in the common interest of global human relations and respect.

Religion may play a constructive role in individual development, but can unfortunately also be divisive and destructive. Hence, religion should only play a supportive and accompanying role to that of foundational 'life-learning' structured to provide all with the means to become responsible members of the 'global village'.

Tolerance and respect, not 'labels' or divisiveness.

Dear Saltpetre,

Brilliantly put.

Thank You.

I am not going to constantly feed this Gent.
His stated wishes and wants are far from his true wishes.
We can if we wish fall for the Idea his faith is treated in education less than the rest.
Or more closely look at resent great financial loss, cash paid by us the Australian tax payer to education institutions just for Muslims, that was STOLEN/DIVERTED to other Muslim things unrelated to education.
Too in the desperate effort this man and SOME from with in his community have
*to feel hard done by even if they must make it up* remember not every Muslim would even talk to him leave out share his view.
What is left out of the education these folks want may be freedom to think and develop ones own paths.
I contend we look hard at just what SOME subsidized Muslim Schools are teaching.