Muslims claim curriculum on Islam is inaccurate ["Disrespectful to Mohammed"]

North East Booster ^ | Dec. 20, 2006 | Julia Wilson

[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."

[rabidralph]

Explore the Prophet
Mohammed

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

Nope! Never seen one. Do they make hot dogs with them?

[Red Badger]

Potted meat and stuff like that. They look like corkscrews.......

[Red Badger]

http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_060.html

[newcthem]

As long as they always say "Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ" then they can refer to the head sand-maggot however they wish.

[Convert from ECUSA]

Memo to Bash Pharoan from Virginia:

Kiss my country ham and red-eye gravy!

[verity]

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[word_warrior_bob]

Why waste time teaching about Islam to 7th-10th graders?

Religion probably shouldn't be taught in school, who's doing the interpreting?

A gutter religion like Islam has no place in American History anyway, except if you're talking about terrorism, this has been their largest "contribution" to mankind, that and the crusades.

[Steve_Seattle]

"Do history books still talk about Jesus Christ or do they use "Jesus of Nazareth?"

I don't know, but you are probably aware that academia has replaced BC and AD (Before Christ/Anno Domini) wirh BCE and CE (Before Common Era/Common Era). Of course, no one can really explain what "common era" means, and the pivotal date still remains the estimated (and slightly incorrect) time of the birth of Jesus.

[nmh]

#58 Agree!

[jackieaxe]

"We always say 'Prophet Muhammad,' " Pharoan said. "Omitting the word 'prophet' is disrespectful."

The Pedophile Muhammad. There do you feel better now?

[Ieatfrijoles]

I'm initially frosted by stories like these but reassured that for every inroad the throatcutters see themselves making, they're actually taking twelve steps back.

[11B40]

I always call him the pedophile mohammed.


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Good idea.

[windsorknot]

"We always say 'Prophet Muhammad,' " Pharoan said. "Omitting the word 'prophet' is disrespectful."

I prefer Muhammad the Ripper.

[j_tull]

I say LORD Jesus Christ. Shall I sue, too?

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

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."

Oh, get over it, already...

[TheeOhioInfidel]

"We always say 'Prophet Muhammad,' " Pharoan said. "Omitting the word 'prophet' is disrespectful."

I always say, "Pedophile Mohammed." So I suppose I should file a grievance to the school board as well.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

I don't think you're allowed to even say "Jesus Christ" in a school are you????

As long as it's done in vain, you should be OK.

[TheeOhioInfidel]

{ "always say 'Penises be up him!'"

QFTMFT.


"Jihad" is defined in the resource sheet as a "struggle." Pharoan says that is a true depiction. But it's "a struggle to be a good person, a struggle to help the community and mankind. It does not mean a holy war."

The last person to publicize his "struggle" killed 1/3 of the world's Jews. We know what the Jihadist struggle is, and it starts with deception.

[Honorary Serb]

Where I come from, we call him the precursor of Antichrist Muhammad.