Without making any effort to determine whether there was really any constitutional threat from the growth of Islam in Alabama, AL.com quoted Stacy Abdein, the assistant principal of the Islamic Academy of Alabama: “Not one word of these allegations reflects the teachings, values, curriculum or culture of our school. They are irresponsible fabrications that fuel fear, prejudice and division.”
Abdein also leaned heavily into victimhood mode, claiming that “statements made by Tuberville and others jeopardize the safety and wellbeing of her students.” Summoning up all of the self-righteous indignation she could muster, she said: “When public officials spread dangerous myths about innocent students and families, they embolden hostility and increase the likelihood of harassment or targeted threats, undermining the safety and well-being of our entire school community. At a time when our community should be coming together, statements that demonize innocent children and families are not only false, they are dangerous.”
It wasn’t just Tuberville. Abdein was also outraged that state Rep. Mac Butler (R-Rainbow City) had said: “We really just don’t have a place for such here. Where you’re screaming ‘kill the infidel, death to America.’ That’s just not welcome here. There are plenty of Muslim countries that would welcome that.”
To that, Abdein responded: “Most of our students would not even know the word ‘infidel’ outside of hearing it in the news this week. Our curriculum focuses on academic excellence, character development, compassion, leadership, respect and dignity of every human being, regardless of background or belief.”
AL.com makes no effort whatsoever to explain why Tuberville and Butler are saying these things, or what they may have against Islam. It’s all just “fear” and “prejudice.” Islam’s jihad imperative and its institutionalized devaluation of women and non-Muslims isn’t even alluded to. Instead, the author of the AL.com article, one Joseph D. Bryant, highlights Abdein making her claim that the Islamic Academy of Alabama teaches the “dignity of every human being, regardless of background or belief.” Nothing here about how the Qur’an calls non-Muslims “the most vile of created beings” (98:6).
Meanwhile, notice that all this is taking place in the context of a controversy in Hoover, Alabama. In 2014, a Muslim woman named Hoda Muthana went from Hoover to join the Islamic State (ISIS). Later, her sister and her sister’s husband went also.
Was the Islam that Hoda Muthana and her sister and brother-in-law practiced completely different from the Islam that was taught in Hoover, Alabama? If it wasn’t, has anything changed since those days, or is the divine call to wage jihad against the infidels still taught in Hoover? It looks as if Sen. Tuberville has ample reason to be concerned.
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