Schools Discussing 9/11 by Teaching About 'Islamophobia,' Downplaying al-Qaeda, and Even Assigning bin Laden's Manifesto
A quarter century after 19 al-Qaeda hijackers murdered 2,977 people in New York, at the Pentagon, and in a Pennsylvania field, new leftist universities, unions, and advocacy groups are teaching American students that the story of September 11 is mainly what happened to Muslims afterward. The post Schools Discussing 9/11 by Teaching About ‘Islamophobia,’ Downplaying al-Qaeda, and Even Assigning bin Laden’s Manifesto appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
TL;DR
- New educational materials are shifting the narrative of 9/11 to focus on the experiences of Muslims afterward.
- Some curricula downplay the role of al-Qaeda hijackers, referencing them as a "group self-identifying as AlQaeda" or including them among the dead.
- Several educational programs link 9/11 to "Islamophobia," "US foreign policy," and "state-sponsored Islamophobia."
- Assignments include analyzing Osama bin Laden's "Letter to America" and discussing whether media valued free speech over offensive content.
- First responders dying from Ground Zero illness are not mentioned in some curricula.
- Only Arizona and Florida mandate 9/11 instruction, with other states encouraging it.
- Critics view these approaches as victim-blaming and an attempt to reduce America's power and sovereignty.