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Tennessee mother calls for removal of school history book 'promoting Islamic propaganda'
[Guardian] A Tenessee mother and founding member of a parents’ group opposed to Islamic "indoctrination" has asked for a history textbook to be removed from her daughter’s social studies curriculum, claiming that it "promotes Islamic propaganda".Michelle Edmisten, a founder of the Facebook group Sullivan County Parents Against Islam Indoctrination, first raised the issue in October, after her daughter was given an assignment requiring her to answer questions about the name of Islam’s holy book, and the five pillars of Islam. Edmisten told the board of education that her child "felt some of the assignments went against her beliefs as a Christian", according to WJHL.com, and called for the textbook ‐ My World History, published by UK-based Pearson ‐ to be "yanked from the school immediately". "I would like to see parents, Christians, veterans, anyone that’s anyone, stand up for this fight. How can I, as a Christian, say that I have these values?" she said at the time. According to a report from local paper Times News, she was applauded as she called for the book to be removed, and for those present to "take back our families, schools and our country". The controversy sadly reflects larger efforts to purge lessons on Islam from schools in Tennessee National Coalition Against Censorship Edmisten has now filed a formal complaint to the school district, claiming the textbook "promotes Islamic propaganda". "It gives false claims and views on Islam, trying to ’normalise’ [it] through our children," she wrote. According to the National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC), Sullivan County policy gives the school’s headteacher 15 days to convene a review committee to "determine the extent to which the [challenged] material supports the curriculum", and recommend a way forward to the head. Con't. Posted by: Besoeker 2016-11-11 |
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