In Whitewashing Islamism, K-12 Programs Advance Jihad

In an article at the Daily Wire, CW Fellow Mitchell Bard demonstrates how K-12 education has become the new battlefield upon which Islamists and their left-wing allies are attempting to rewrite history, erase any mention of Islamic extremism, and silence critics by smearing them as “Islamophobes.” This “Islamophobia industry” is aided in its efforts by government-funded Title VI Middle East Studies centers at major universities and hence, unwittingly, by U.S. taxpayers.

We have seen this effort on college campuses, which have received nearly $3 billion since 2012 from Arab/Muslim states and individuals who hope to influence the next generation of Americans to adopt their view of the Middle East. These investments have paid off in the hiring of apologists for Islamist terror who teach, write textbooks, and serve as sources for the media.

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Cinnamon Stillwell analyzes Middle East studies academia in West Coast colleges and universities for Campus Watch. A San Francisco Bay Area native and graduate of San Francisco State University, she is a columnist, blogger, and social media analyst. Ms. Stillwell, a former contributing political columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle, has written on a wide variety of topics, including the political atmosphere in American higher education, and has appeared as a guest on television and talk radio.
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