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Anthropology
Scientists at University of North Carolina target anthropology
May 23rd, 2009
According to recent research published in the Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, "The North American public sphere is suffused with claims and counter-claims about the relationship between Islam and violence. Schools and publishers have responded with training programmes for teachers and curriculum units for students introducing them to the Middle East and its dominant religious tradition." "Such programmes are often accused by local parents and national intellectuals of pandering to Muslim sensitivities by whitewashing distasteful historical events and even proselytizing young people. Focusing on a 2002 lawsuit filed against California's Byron Union...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2009-05-23)
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