Obama Admin Urges Schools To Teach Islam According to recent reports, bureaucrats in Washington, D.C. are busy working to uncover ways that teachers can focus more on teaching Islam. A recent blog posted to Home Room, The official blog of the U.S. Department of Education articulate that terrorist attacks in Paris and California sparked anti-Muslim incidents in schools and elsewhere. Muslim students, the blog notes, are at risk of being bullied and the government is determined to create an anti-bias learning environment. This means incorporating the experiences, perspectives and words of Muslim people into the curriculum through social students and current events instruction, childrens literature, in order to learn about different cultures, the blog continues. When you teach about world religions, be sure to include Islam, it instructs. Its also important to be aware that some Muslim students may feel relieved and comfortable discussing these issues in class and others may feel nervous, scared or angry to be talking about a topic so close to home. Perhaps most disturbing of all is the fact that the blog encourages teachers to spread awareness about Muslim cultural traditions by encouraging events like Hijab days. This comes at a time when parents are already concerned about indoctrination in the classroom. It is doubtful that Islam and Christianity will be given equal weight and transparency. What do you think? Are you tired of Islam getting special treatment in this country? 