Stop the Madrassa Coalition
Stop the Madrassa Coalition was formed after the opening of Khalil Gibran International Academy, a charter school that focuses on teaching Arabic.
Region: United States of America
Elinor Pierce
Elinor Pierce is a senior researcher at Harvard University’s Pluralism Project.
Edina Lekovic
Edina Lekovic is the Director of Policy and Programming of the Muslim Public Affairs Council.
M. Zuhdi Jasser
M. Zuhdi Jasser is founder and chairman of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy, which promotes separation of mosque and state. He has said that “unusual accommodations” for one faith is not pluralism. AIFD is based in Phoenix, Ariz.
“During Ramadan, Attending Class on an Empty Stomach”
Read an Aug. 18, 2011, Patch.com article about students balancing school and their religion.
“Back to School: Ramadan in Public School”
Read an Aug. 31, 2010, story from The National about celebrating Ramadan in public schools.
“How to get religious accommodation in the public school system: a 6-step guide”
The Islamic information website Sound Vision posts a page describing six steps to getting religious accommodation in the public schools.
“Schools juggle holidays for different faiths”
Read a July 21, 2006, Associated Press story posted by USA Today about public schools juggling the holidays of various religions, including Islam.
Wesley A. Kort
Wesley A. Kort is a religion professor at Duke University in Durham, N.C., who wrote C.S. Lewis: Then and Now (Oxford University Press, 2001).