Storm brewing between state officials and Muslim school

Minneapolis (Red) Star Tribune ^ | 9-10-08 | katherine kersten

[Terriergal]

Last week, Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy (TiZA) and the Minnesota Department of Education appeared to reach an understanding in the controversy over whether Islam is being promoted at this public school.

But behind the scenes, a storm may be brewing.

TiZA officials have "taken a confrontational road" in discussions with the department, according to Deputy MDE Commissioner Chas Anderson, the department's No. 2 official.

Anderson says that the two sides have not yet reached an agreement on one key issue and that MDE will be closely monitoring TiZA's performance in future months.

[Terriergal]

Little Fallujah in the Twin Cities...?

[Tzimisce]

MN is a big lib state. I’ll be surprised if this school is punished in any way...

[Islander7]

“....TiZA officials have “taken a confrontational road” ...”

Confrontation is the only way they know.

[Cracker Jack]

Don’t worry. The ACLU will file suit this week to close down this unconstitutional combination of church and state. (/sarc)

[Vaquero]

perhaps a better name would be:

Minneapolis Star (and Crescent) Tribune

[Cicero]

I don’t think that headline describes what happened.

“Timid Liberal Bureaucrats Back Down Once Again in the Face of Muslim Threats” would be more accurate.

[The Lumster]

Change every mention of Muslim in this article to Christian and there would be howls of outrage frm the media and the ACLU.

Like this:

Public school run by a fundamentalist Christian pastor sharing a building with a church, breaking several timea a day for prayer and the school buses don’t leave until after school bible studies are completed.

[Oatka]

TiZA is a K-8 charter school in Inver Grove Heights, financed by taxpayers. (my emphasis) . . . But like all public schools, it may not encourage or endorse religion, or favor one religion over another.
and
School buses do not leave until after-school Muslim Studies classes, which many students attend, have ended for the day.

Case closed. Conform to OUR standard or be thrown off the public dole. Little Fallujah indeed.

[JeepInMazar]

Do our leaders understand that Islam is incompatible with the United States Constitution? Check out the Truth For Muslims 2008 Voter Leadership Guide!

[JeepInMazar]

The Hijacking of America's schools

[WOBBLY BOB]

probably the same lawyers as the Flying Imams.

[WOBBLY BOB]

EEOC did this (IE our government)

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Instead of coming down hard on the “school” when it became obvious what they were actually doing there....they lightly tapped them on the wrist. The school was given the inch and now they’re going for the mile...

[onedoug]

Some war, eh?

[VOA]

TiZA officials have "taken a confrontational road" in discussions with
the department, according to Deputy MDE Commissioner Chas Anderson,
the department's No. 2 official.

Given that this is The Twin Cities, my money is on the Islamics.
I won't be shocked when Chas Anderson is forced to issue an
apology to the Islamics.
And/or resign.

Yeah, the Twin Cities area is just that much of a nutty,
bend-over-and-take-it liberal white guilt place.

They'll eventually allow the Islamics to take over the place.
And smile at their politically-correct spirit of "diversity"
and that they've showed they "value diversity".

[nuadvntur]

If the pig molesting mo-ham-heads want more recognition, why don’t they just stay home and wallow in the pig sty countries that have she-rra law. But no, they want to spread their pig and goat molesting perverted lie of a religion all over the rest of the world. Wake up America before it is too late!

[Zionist Conspirator]

All I can say in my current state of mind is that fundamentalist islam is better than the positivistic materialism so popular in the West both among liberals and Randian conservatives. Maybe G-d is going to use islam to give the fight to secularism that Jews and chr*stians are afraid to give it.

[sheik yerbouty]

A metastatic cancer site..

[Zionist Conspirator]

“Timid Liberal Bureaucrats Back Down Once Again in the Face of Muslim Threats” would be more accurate.

Do you suppose if rednecks converted en masse to islam (G-d forbid!) that liberals would be equally as timid about attacking them?

[sheik yerbouty]

The Anointed One’s acolyte, Deval Patrick, a true race racketeer..

[dennisw]

This schools pupils are just about all Somali Muslims. It is the brainchild of Arab Muslims and provides many jobs for them. This is a Muslim jobs program using taxpayer monies

Similar to the bi-lingual education programs. Lots of jobs for Hispanics on taxpayer dime

[RedMonqey]

Ar least at Fallujah we put up a fight.

Let’s see:

a)Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy(TiZA)(America name not good enough?)

b)Executive director, Asad Zaman, is an imam

c)School shares a building with a mosque and the Minnesota chapter of the Muslim American Society. (Religion and Politics?)

d)School breaks daily for prayer, its cafeteria serves halal food

e)Arabic is a required subject.

f)30-minute Friday communal prayer event,

I’d say the state has bent over so far as to see it’s own belly button and STILL it’s not enough for the Muslims.

Minnesota, the state that gave us Gov. Jesse Ventura, and possibly SENATOR Franklin, will collapse on it’s knees and kiss Arab butt.

Minnesota is done.

[Terriergal]

I hear ya.... time to find an uncharted island...

[Terriergal]

You know, if there was more than one way to God I might agree with you.

But ‘any’ religion is not better than ‘no’ religion, because there is ONE truth — and the rest, whether posing as secular or religious, are lies.

[Terriergal]

Ohm.....Islam is a paceful and loving religion.. ohmmm.....

[Zionist Conspirator]

You know, if there was more than one way to God I might agree with you.

But ‘any’ religion is not better than ‘no’ religion, because there is ONE truth — and the rest, whether posing as secular or religious, are lies.

Well, I'm going to be very disappointed if they teach "homophobia" and creationism and the libs let is pass as "multiculturalism." But if the libs and the moslems get mad and start butting heads, it's going to be fun to watch!