Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Public Schooling!

From NRO's Corner and Powerline comes this major news story that you will most likely never see or hear about!

Public Madrassa in Minnesota?

Looks like a charter school in Minnesota may actually be taking public funds and operating as a madrassa:

Recently, I wrote about Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy (TIZA), a K-8 charter school in Inver Grove Heights. Charter schools are public schools and by law must not endorse or promote religion.

Evidence suggests, however, that TIZA is an Islamic school, funded by Minnesota taxpayers.
TIZA has many characteristics that suggest a religious school. It shares the headquarters building of the Muslim American Society of Minnesota, whose mission is "establishing Islam in Minnesota."

The building also houses a mosque. TIZA's executive director, Asad Zaman, is a Muslim imam, or religious leader, and its sponsor is an organization called Islamic Relief.

School officials declined to arrange a visit for the reporter, and a substitute teacher at the school claims she saw students compelled to perform religious activities.

Outrageous!!!

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