May 13, 2008 - San Francisco, CA - PipeLineNews.org - Branding Minneapolis Star writer Katherine Kersten an "Islamophobic Columnist" in its May 12 newsletter, the Council on American Islamic Relations, CAIR - a Saudi funded unindicted co-conspirator in the nation’s largest terror prosecution - is championing a campaign to censor a critic of Islamic radicalism in Minnesota, led by State Representative, Mindy Greiling [DFL].
The controversy stems from a series of reports made by Ms. Kersten, critical of the operating practices at Minnesota's Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy [TIZA], a taxpayer-funded charter school for kindergarten through eighth grade pupils.
As Kersten wrote in a April 9, 2008 column:
The controversy stems from a series of reports made by Ms. Kersten, critical of the operating practices at Minnesota's Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy [TIZA], a taxpayer-funded charter school for kindergarten through eighth grade pupils.
As Kersten wrote in a April 9, 2008 column:
"...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. Students pray daily, the cafeteria serves halal food - permissible under Islamic law -- and 'Islamic Studies' is offered at the end of the school day..."Read more ...
Source: PipeLine News
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