Monday, September 23, 2019

Govt.May End Funding Univ. Mideast Program; Says It Backs Islam,Not Christianity or Judaism

The Trump administration has threatened to cut federal funds for a college program promoting Islam, the Clarion Project website reports today (Septemer 23, 2019).

The Duke University--University of North Carolina Consortium for Middle East Studies received $235,000 last year from the government for the program which was to promote foreign language instruction to prepare students for careers in diplomacy.

An investigation showed that the program unfairly promoted "the positive aspects of Islam" but not Christianity or Judaism.

The investigation into the program was ordered by Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos due to its "severe anti-Israel bias and anti-Semitic rhetoric."

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