« Home | No chance an "interfaith discussion" would work fo... » | Everyone watching to see what happens to Rifqa Bary » | Legal appeal made against construction freeze » | Terrorist attack on train in Russia » | Switzerland votes to ban minaret construction » | A different apostate in Ohio has been saved from a... » | A 10-month building freeze is a bad move » | Front Page interviews Lucy Mashua » | Obama administration calls for return to 1967 borders » | Malik Nidal Hasan had ties to Rifqa Bary's mosque » 

Wednesday, December 02, 2009 

Some US schools revising their textbooks on Islam

The Weekly Standard reports that Texas and Florida's school system are revising how they deal with teaching about the Religion of Peace:
In the past, American textbooks were prone to two great pitfalls: Either they dealt with Islam superficially or they presented it in the manner preferred and promoted by well-funded defenders of Islamic extremism. A hallmark of that latter view is an emphasis on the unity of Islam, which is portrayed as simple, monolithic, and benign. The wide range of belief and practice between Sunni, Shia, and Sufi Islam, to name only the best-known variations, is downplayed, and the problems of Islam, especially violent jihad, are simply left out. Some of the current efforts at revising textbooks successfully avoid these mistakes.
Really? We can only hope. However, there are still some likely problems, including, as some of the textbooks feature, that the students:
understand the impact of the rise of Islamic fundamentalism and terrorism and the ongoing conflict between the Palestinians and the Israelis in the second half of the twentieth century. The student is expected to: (A) explain the rise of Islamic fundamentalism in the second half of the twentieth century; and (B) explain the origins and global consequences of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; and (C) explain the global response to terrorism from September 11, 2001 to the present.
As TWS says:
Islamic fundamentalism and terrorism are properly considered in the context of modern totalitarianism. But if this addition to the Texas standards is positive, it also elicits one caveat. The new language could suggest a causal link between the conflict over territory in Israel and the Palestinian lands and the emergence of Islamic fundamentalism. Some Westerners have come to believe the Israeli-Palestinian wars are motivated by religious hostility and that actions by the West and Israel have brought about the growth of Islamic fundamentalism. It is appropriate for American students to be exposed to the alternative view: that Islamic fundamentalism has been introduced into the Israeli-Palestinian confrontation by powerful radical interests, especially those financed by Saudi Arabia and Iran, aggravating the Israeli-Palestinian problem.
Yes, this, more or less, is what students need to understand, that Islam is the main problem with this "race" called palestinians, though they could also learn where the name originated, and that it was the Romans who came up with it as a delegitimizing term for Israel at the time of Bar-Kochva.

If there's anything I'd like to know about these textbooks, it's if they'll actually deal with Mohammed's marriage to the 9-year old Ayesha. I realize this is a very grisly and frightening subject to have to deal with, but sooner or later, students are going to have to learn about these "cultural" and barbaric aspects that litter the Religion of Peace, and are just as harmful as jihad itself.

Labels: , , ,

Y'know, I have a problem with anti-Semitism in ANY form, but particularly the assertion of "the Jews" having been responsible for the Crucifixion - historical records show that the residents of Israel/Palestine had NO control over "decisions" made for/about them - it was the Roman Empire, embodied in Pontius Pilate, who could have stopped it at anytime ........................ THAT said, I don't understand the Israeli acceptance of ANY Palestinian "rights", other than the right to move to Jordan or Syria or Saudi Arabia - those people want to KILL you - and yet, Israel is hounded to provide 'humanitarian aid' by the UN & other groups ................... hell's belles, give'em all moving trucks & take over ALL the land of Israel.

Far as schoolbooks - nuns taught me to respect all belief systems - but I don't think they counted on one of them deciding *I* needed to undergo FGM/child marriage/being beaten/being one of many - and I have NO patience for Western females who romanticize such practices ................... I look on Western women who embrace Islam as the type who found vampires 'wonderful' when they were younger - it's GREAT to abrogate all personal responsibility {"it's not MY fault - it's HIS!" (finger pointing) }

Semper Fi'
DM
Diamond Mair | Homepage | 12.03.09 - 12:57 pm |

In this era of web 2.0, we easily get nice & updated information for research purposes... I'd definitely appreciate the work of the said blog owner... Thanks!
................................

write term paper-Essay Writing Help

Post a Comment

About me

  • I'm Avi Green
  • From Jerusalem, Israel
  • I was born in Pennsylvania in 1974, and moved to Israel in 1983. I also enjoyed reading a lot of comics when I was young, the first being Fantastic Four. I maintain a strong belief in the public's right to knowledge and accuracy in facts. I like to think of myself as a conservative-style version of Clark Kent. I don't expect to be perfect at the job, but I do my best.
My profile

Archives

Links

    avigreen2002@yahoo.com See also my collection of Link in Bio pages: Realtime Website Traffic
      telchaidrawing

      I also contribute to

    • The Astute Bloggers
    • Infidel Bloggers Alliance
    • Which also includes (open menu)

      My other sites

    • The Four Color Media Monitor
    • The Comic Book Discrimination Dossiers
    • Hawkfan
    • The Greatest Thing on Earth!
    • The Outer Observatory
    • Earth's Mightiest Heroines
    • Puzzle Paradise
    • The Co-Stars Primer
    • Cinema Capsule Cavalcade
    • Food Diner
    • News/Opinion sites (open menu)

      Writers and special activity groups (open menu)

      Media Watchdogs (open menu)

      Columnist bloggers (open menu)

      Research on terrorism (open menu)

      Other bloggers: Israel and Asia (open menu)

      Other bloggers: Europe (open menu)

      Other bloggers: American continent (open menu)

      Museum sites (open menu)

      Bloggeries Blog Directory blog directory Blog Directory & Search engine View My Stats
    • W3 Counter stats
    • eXTReMe Tracker
      Locations of visitors to this page  
      Flag Counter

    This page is powered by Blogger. Isn't yours?

    make money online blogger templates

Older Posts Newer Posts

Tel-Chai Nation is powered by Blogspot and Gecko & Fly.
No part of the content or the blog may be reproduced without prior written permission.
Join the Google Adsense program and learn how to make money online.