
The Texas State Board of Education approved a rewrite of high school social studies lessons despite objections from Muslims who testified that schools should highlight positive contributions of Islamic faith to world history. According to the Associated Press, the Republican majority adopted changes including a requirement that students learn "radical Islam" motivated the 9/11 attacks, rather than focusing more narrowly on al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden. A Muslim-American EMT was among those killed in the attacks.
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