Posted on 05/20/2008 9:50:58 AM PDT by BufordP
| Yesterday, the Board of Supervisors of Fairfax County, Virginia, near Washington, DC, unanimously voted to continue leasing county property to the Islamic Saudi Academy, which is funded by the Saudi government. The school had been criticized for using textbooks which included virulently anti-Semitic and anti-Christian language and teachings. The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom issued a report last year urging the State Department to shut the school down unless it materially changed the textbooks to remove the hateful language. To quote the Commission, "Moreover, a 2006 report analyzing some Saudi textbooks from the 2005-2006 school year found that 'a ninth grade Saudi textbook on Hadith teaches teenagers in apocalyptic terms that violence towards Jews, Christians and other unbelievers is sanctioned by God.' For example, the textbook reads, 'the hour [of judgment] will not come until the Muslims fight the Jews and kill them.'" ISA's 1999 valedictorian was Ahmed Omar Abu Ali, who was convicted and sentenced to prison for joining Al Qaeda and plotting to assassinate President Bush.
Apparently, the Board of Supervisors is satisfied that the textbooks were changed - "apparently," that is, because it commissioned a report to translate the newest version of the textbooks, but the Board refuses to release the report. That secrecy is unacceptable in this instance, especially considering that the report was paid for by taxpayers' dollars.
Either the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors must release the report, or Congress should subpoena it and release it for them. |
Islam in the Classroom: What the Textbooks Tell Us
More on the Islamic Saudi Academy valedictorian Abu Ali at Captain's Quarters
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Sorry.
This is America 2008
Saying hateful things about Christians and Jews is okay, at least according to most of our Politicians, many of our Courts, the Major News Media and of course the ACLU. Oh I’m sorry, I forget Academia.
You just can not say anything hateful about the murderous, scumbag, oppressive, Islamists.
Somehow I am not surprised to read this...
How do we stop this use of taxpayer sponsoring?
If it isn’t legally or politically possible to shut the school down permanently and prevent it from reopening elsewhere in the US, I think it’s better that it operate on county-owned leased property, than buying its own property. The property owner can retain some control, right to inspect the property, etc., and the Fairfax County government has no direct relationship with the Saudi government (unlike the federal government) and can politically afford to be a bit pushier.
Islam is a terrorist organization with religon used as a screen.
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Let the Board of Supervisors - Fairfax County know what you think about refusing to release the report.
BTTT
We must EXTRACT this cancer from our country.
...from The U.S. Commission On International Religious Freedom report.
BOLD MINE...The study concludes...
SHEESH!
bttt
gnip...
The State Dept is the most cojonesless of all of government. Populated by a bunch of liberal whiners, they ain't gonna do diddly about this.
Call the BOS?
Specific POCs?
Ideas?
I’d start with the Board. See my post 9.
The barbarian are way past the gate. What are we going to do about it? Anything?
One thing at a time. Let’s push to get that report released.
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