The omitted instructions covered the origins of Islam and the life and teachings of the prophet Muhammad, as well as the religion’s historical connection to Christianity and Judaism.
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By Antonia Blumberg | September 27, 2016
The revision comes after claims that schools are proselytizing for the faith.
In a time of rising Islamophobia and anti-Muslim bias, the Tennessee State Board of Education is poised to approve new social studies standards for middle schoolers that would dramatically reduce instruction on Islam.
During a revision process that took place over the summer, members of an educator advisory team adjusted the social studies standards for seventh graders to remove a section on the “Islamic World, 400 A.D./C.E. - 1500s,” according to local newspaper the Kingsport Times News.
The newspaper reported that the discarded section covered the origins of Islam and the life and teachings of the prophet Muhammad, as well as the religion’s historical connection to Christianity and Judaism. It also included information on the Quran, the history of the Sunnis and Shi’ites, Muslim art and scholarship, and more.
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Antonia Blumberg is Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post
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