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Followup: Saudi-funded school suspends teacher in Bonn
A private Saudi-funded school near the western German city of Bonn has suspended a teacher who allegedly urged students to wage a holy war against the west. The teacher, who has not been identified, was suspended after the King Fahd Academy came to the attention of the German authorities as being a suspected magnet for Muslim extremists. He reportedly used Friday prayers at the school mosque to urge his young listeners take part in a jihad, or holy war. The news magazine Der Spiegel has identified the teacher as Anas B.
| Yeah. That nails down who he is pretty tight... |
German education officials are concerned that the school is increasingly emphasising religious instruction over academic studies. They said some hardline Muslims have moved near to Bonn to enroll their children at the school, including several who are allegedly being investigated by federal prosecutors for links to the al-Qaeda network. The parent of one King Fahd Academy student was put on trial in September on suspicion of being linked the al-Tawhid group and its plot to attack Jewish targets in Germany. Al-Tawhid's aims include killing all Jews and overthrowing the state of Jordan.
| Other than that, they're just regular Joes... Or Abdullahs... |
After the September 11 attacks in New York and Washington, German police began tracking the movements of many Muslim militants. Three of the suicide hijackers lived in Hamburg undetected for years. German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder expressed concern about the school during his visit to Ridyah earlier this month. Saudi officials guaranteed the chancellor that they would review the matter.
"Oh, yasss... We'll certainly look into it. Don't worry about a thing, infidel dog... |
The school enrolls 470 children of all ages and opened in 1995. About 200 of its students are Germans.
Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-10-24 |
