US Textbooks: Muslims Discovered America

Saudi-funded textbooks being used in America's K-12 classrooms.

Teaching, among other things, that Jesus was a "Palestinian," the state of Israel never existed, and that the Muslims discovered America before Columbus. At this rate, perhaps even Saudi grade-school textbooks, complete with jihadi and dhimmi declarations, will come to instruct American school-children.

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"Public Schools Teach the ABCs of Islam," by Erick Stakelbeck for CBN News, October 9, 2008:

CBNNews.com - Several recent studies have shown that American students are alarmingly ignorant about U.S. history and world events.

Experts have contributed the problem to everything from failing schools to substandard teachers.

But what about content?

For instance, did you know that Muslims discovered America? Or that Jerusalem is an Arab city? That's just some of the "history" that students in America's K-12 classrooms have been taught in recent years--with the help of taxpayer money.

A new report by the non-profit Institute for Jewish and Community Research finds that American high school and elementary textbooks contain countless inaccuracies about Christianity, Judaism, Israel and the Middle East.

The Institute examined 28 of the most widely-used history, geography and social studies textbooks in America. It found at least 500 errors.

One book ignored the Jewish roots of Christianity, saying the faith was founded by a "young Palestinian" named Jesus.

Another stated as fact that the Koran was revealed to Mohammed from God.

Yet another said ancient Jewish civilization contributed "very little" to to the arts and sciences.

Textbooks like these are used by millions of schoolchildren in all 50 states.[...]

Harvard is one of 18 universities that receives government funding under Title VI of the Higher Education Act of 1965. To qualify for that funding, the universities are required to conduct outreach to K-12 teachers, helping them to shape lessons for schoolchildren. Elementary and secondary teachers have taken full advantage of the arrangement: after all, they believe they're getting expert insight on Islam and the Middle East from distinguished university scholars.

"You have a lot of politically naive teachers--well intentioned teachers who do want their students to learn more about Islamic history," says Stotsky. "It has not been well covered in most history courses they've ever taken, so they do genuinely want to learn more for themselves and teach their students more."

In some cases they may be getting more than they bargained for: the Saudi government has donated millions of dollars to Middle East Centers at universities that receive Title VI funding.

The Harvard Middle Eastern Studies Center--whose recommendations to the Massachusetts Board originally drew Stosky's concern--is one of them. As CBN News reported earlier this year, the Harvard Center received a $20 million donation from Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal in 2005. Georgetown University--another title VI recipient--also received $ 20 million from the Prince that same year.

It's through these Title VI university centers--all of them government-sanctioned and taxpayer supported--that Saudi-funded materials find their way into K-12 classrooms.

"Saudi donations to American universities should be seen in a much larger picture of Saudi promotion of a Saudi point of view," said Daniel Pipes, Director of the Middle East Forum in Philadelphia. "Whether it be Islamic or political, the Saudis have a point of view. And they have been very clever and very generous over the decades to promote that point of view."

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[rkniess]

@Death4ALLAH Allah is Satan. Mohamhead was his pedophile false prophet. The Q'oran is the road map to hell. All who follow it will suffer the consequences of rebelling against Jehovah.

[tenyardrambo]

they need to show how the muslims helped kill jews and helped the nazis :)

[AbuFatimah206]

@SalahuddinBakr Alhamdillillahi Rabil Alamin

[AbuFatimah206]

@patriotliz deen al haq

[AbuFatimah206]

@schuylermahdihunter deen al haq

[AbuFatimah206]

@22sheilamahon do you know anywhere where this is happening?

[AbuFatimah206]

@rkniess Good luck in life

[AbuFatimah206]

Only Israeli approved textbooks should be allowed in America!

[ninehoursful]

@22sheilamahon Buddy, If you have a legit and TRUE answer why does your Bible contains so much errors and Why does your POPs issue new testaments of Bible every year. HUH! Do you have any answer why did Deciple of your so called "SOn of God" Betray him? Why does your Scholars say "WE DON'T KNOW WHETHER BIBLE IS THE WORD OF GOD, AS IT CONTAINS FABRICATIONS MADE BY PEOPLE". Buddy is your God unable to protect His own book from fabrications? See your history before Cursing others religion..

[SalahuddinBakr]

22shiel what's your point that there dummies out that distorting a religion. Like the Christians and Catholics during slavery and the crusades. Do you blame christianity for that. What about the una-bomber tim mc veay. " killing one human is like killing all mankind, to save a human is to save all mankind" that's what the Quran teaches.

[22sheilamahon]

@SalahuddinBakr why are mulims in african countries killing the non mus blks? what about no mus genocides in eastern europe? What about the murders of Christians in mus countries?

[22sheilamahon]

@ninehoursful when ignorant people have nothing TRUE to say they curse. Also, learn how to spell.