Skip to comments.
Muslims claim curriculum on Islam is inaccurate ["Disrespectful to Mohammed"]
North East Booster ^
| Dec. 20, 2006
| Julia Wilson
Posted on 12/20/2006 10:41:49 AM PST by Alouette
Some Muslims in Baltimore County say lessons involving Islam being taught to seventh- and 10th-graders in public schools are inaccurate.
Bash Pharoan, president of the Baltimore chapter of the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, says resource sheets, called "Islamic Life," given to seventh-graders studying world cultures and "World Religions" for 10th-graders in world history classes, not only misrepresent Islam, but show disrespect to the prophet Muhammad.
For three years, Pharoan says, he has unsuccessfully petitioned the Baltimore County school board to review the way Islam is presented in public school classrooms.
Joe Hairston, county school superintendent, said his "teachers do not use materials that contain inaccurate information."
Pharoan disagrees, saying the resource sheet on Islam belittles the prophet by referring to him only as "Muhammad."
"We always say 'Prophet Muhammad,' " Pharoan said. "Omitting the word 'prophet' is disrespectful."
(Excerpt) Read more at news.mywebpal.com ...
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 2bad; baltimore; islam; mohammed; mohammedmohammed; publicschools; throatslashers; womenbeaters; wot
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-40, 41-60, 61-80 ... 101-110 next last
1
posted on
12/20/2006 10:41:50 AM PST
by
Alouette
To: 1st-P-In-The-Pod; A_Conservative_in_Cambridge; af_vet_rr; agrace; albyjimc2; Alexander Rubin; ...
FRmail me to be added or removed from this Judaic/pro-Israel/Russian Jewry ping list.
Warning! This is a high-volume ping list.
2
posted on
12/20/2006 10:42:14 AM PST
by
Alouette
(Psalms of the Day: 140-144)
To: Alouette
Hopefully, the local Christians will file a claim IMMEDIATELY afterward if this gets any traction at all.
3
posted on
12/20/2006 10:43:54 AM PST
by
ROTB
(Our Constitution...only for a [Christian] people...it is wholly inadequate for any other.-J.Q.Adams)
To: Alouette
Wonder if they teach about how old MO was a slave master, rapist, murderer, thief and pedophile?
And any muslim saying "Jesus Christ" without saying "Our Lord and Savior" is being very disrespectful...
4
posted on
12/20/2006 10:44:56 AM PST
by
2banana
(My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
To: Alouette
Awesome! Stop teaching about it altogether.
5
posted on
12/20/2006 10:44:58 AM PST
by
inkling
To: Alouette
Yes, give an accurate depiction. Planes into buildings that kill 3000 people. Bombing trains in Madrid. Bombing subway cars in London, chopping thousands of heads off. Be sure to include those things, cuz you want to be accurate.
To: Alouette
Something else to lose your head over...
7
posted on
12/20/2006 10:45:14 AM PST
by
darkwing104
(Let's get dangerous)
To: Alouette
8
posted on
12/20/2006 10:45:35 AM PST
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3rd Bn. 5th Marines, RVN 1969. St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
To: Alouette
I personally attended Baltimore county public schools. It was overwhelmingly biased towards islam. My oldest son confirms to me that it still is biased.
9
posted on
12/20/2006 10:45:51 AM PST
by
kinoxi
To: Alouette
"We always say 'Prophet Muhammad,' " Pharoan said. "Omitting the word 'prophet' is disrespectful." Isn't including 'prophet' in a public school mixing church and state? Maybe CAIR and the ACLU can have a no holds barred cage match over this. (Yes, I know it won't happen, but I can still dream about it.)
10
posted on
12/20/2006 10:45:51 AM PST
by
KarlInOhio
(Baker's Iraq Surrender Group - warming up the last helicopter out of Baghdad.)
To: Alouette
Here's a suggestion for a 'respectful' way to refer to him:"mohamedans worship a syphilitic pedophile as a prophet of God. This prophet tells them to kill or enslave everyone who isn't a mohamedan."
It's accurate and it conveys the respect that spawn of hell deserves.
L
11
posted on
12/20/2006 10:46:06 AM PST
by
Lurker
(History's most dangerous force is government and the crime syndicates that grow with it.)
To: 2banana
And any muslim saying "Jesus Christ" without saying "Our Lord and Savior" is being very disrespectful... I like it!!!
12
posted on
12/20/2006 10:46:44 AM PST
by
MortMan
(I was going to be indecisive, but I changed my mind.)
To: Alouette
I always call him the pedophile mohammed.
13
posted on
12/20/2006 10:46:50 AM PST
by
Big Guy and Rusty 99
(proud sponsor of the "helmets for democrats" foundation)
To: Alouette
"the resource sheet on Islam belittles the prophet by referring to him only as "Muhammad."
Yeh, right....Like having your bible thrown in the trash can at the Saudi airport is OK?
I am for RECIPROCITY!
14
posted on
12/20/2006 10:47:07 AM PST
by
litehaus
(A memory tooooo long)
To: Alouette
I always say "Piss Be Upon Him" and then spit on his image.
To: Alouette
There will be no end of this if the folks in Baltimore give an inch.
Mo is respected quite enough simply by being mentioned.
16
posted on
12/20/2006 10:48:29 AM PST
by
muawiyah
To: Alouette
"We always say 'Prophet Muhammad,' " Pharoan said. "Omitting the word 'prophet' is disrespectful." So is omitting the PBUH or whatever it is in Arabic. Bash Pharoan indeed.
17
posted on
12/20/2006 10:48:52 AM PST
by
RightWhale
(RTRA DLQS GSCW)
To: Alouette
"We always say 'Prophet Muhammad,' " Pharoan said. "Omitting the word 'prophet' is disrespectful." Hey Pharoan, just be thankful the word 'Muhammad' isn't preceeded by 'camel humper' or 'pedophile'.
18
posted on
12/20/2006 10:49:13 AM PST
by
Mr. Mojo
To: Alouette
This is like complaining that that history lessons are inaccurate about National Socialism and disrespectful to Hitler.
To: Alouette
Pharoan disagrees, saying the resource sheet on Islam belittles the prophet by referring to him only as "Muhammad."I agree. It should be, "That lousy murderous muhammad".
20
posted on
12/20/2006 10:51:27 AM PST
by
taxesareforever
(Never forget Matt Maupin)
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-40, 41-60, 61-80 ... 101-110 next last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson