Most students in public schools struggle understanding math or basic science, but students in the oceanfront Boston suburb of Revere, Mass. are learning all about Islam — and it’s got some folks up in arms..
Part of the textbook prints the Muslim Call to Prayer..
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“I bear witness that there is no God but Allah,” it says.
The textbook portion also reverently celebrates Muhammad’s life.“Muhammad never expected to change world,” the admiring, rah-rah textbook reads.
“Muhammad later tended sheep on the dry hills like many young Arabians,” the text explains. “Later he became a successful merchant and married a wealthy widow. However, he felt as though something was missing in his life, so he went on a retreat.” h/t whdh
The founder of Islam was “upset about the cruelty of his people,” the text also optimistically explains. They “killed baby girls.” They “treated their slaves unkindly.” And “Muhammad had a strong sense of right and wrong.”
One local parent, Anthony Giannino, is upset about the textbook’s treatment of the Muslim religion.