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Jasser, M. Zuhdi – Academic Questions, 2011
In the nearly ten years since the attacks by Muslim terrorists on 9/11, people have seen an exponential growth in homegrown radical Islam, or Islamism. Insufficiently recognized and acknowledged, this metastasis has produced its natural, deadly effects: jihad against American citizens on their own soil. Some analysts cite "the narrative"…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Muslims, Democracy, Islam
Barack, Lauren – School Library Journal, 2010
Between recent threats by a Florida pastor to burn the Quran, the nation's ongoing presence in Afghanistan, and protests at the planned site for Park 51, an Islamic community center and mosque set to be built two blocks from the World Trade Center site, the topic of Islam is a tricky one, especially in K-12 schools, say many educators. For…
Descriptors: Muslims, Elementary Secondary Education, Islamic Culture, Islam
Fair, C. Christine – United States Institute of Peace, 2006
On March 21, 2006 Christine Fair spoke about her recent trip to Pakistan. Fair's fieldwork was conducted with her Pakistan-based colleague Syed Rashad Bukhari and in collaboration with the National Bureau of Asian Research. Fair and Bukhari spent nearly three weeks visiting administrators at ten of the most prominent post-secondary madaris…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Islam, Religious Cultural Groups, Interviews