Scottsdale Community College political science professor Nicholas Damask returned to Global Patriot Radio to discuss his appeals court victory in defending his academic freedom to teach about the Islamic doctrinal basis of jihad terrorism. The United States Ninth Circuit of Appeals recently upheld a district court’s dismissal of a lawsuit filed by the Hamas-linked Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) against Damask. CAIR had alleged that materials in Damask’s World Politics course concerning Islamic terrorism violated a student’s religious freedom by grading him on multiple choice questions, whose correct answers identified the ideological basis of this violence in Islamic canons. Damask joined Conservative Casual Friday show host Andrew E. Harrod to discuss the struggle for this signal victory for free speech, among other matters.
GreekEmpress says
Being in AZ, I followed this case from the start.
Classic case of CAIR intimidation, and student playing the victim card—compounded in the beginning by the school throwing Professor Damask under the bus.
Made me wonder—how many Catholics would file a lawsuit if taking a history course that discussed the inquisition???
We all know the answer—
somehistory says
when I was home-schooling my kids, I found some books I could buy, but for many, we just raided the library …not a school one, but a large one in the city. One of the books was on history and I found some things that were totally wrong when it came to the parts on Christianity and some of the art was abominable. Had this been an actual text book for school, which it may have been in some schools at the time, I’m sure that some Christians would feel like filing suit, but had they, likely any school would have taken the side of the teachers.
At least in this case, c.a.i.rats org and the student lost the suit. and the other whammy for c.a.i.rats in Florida. some good news does come.
gravenimage says
Professor Defeats Sharia Censorship in Academia
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Good for Professor Nicholas Damask!
NoLibsWelcomeHere says
CAIR is a terror organization. It’s officers, members, and supporters are terrorists. They should be treated as terrorists.
gravenimage says
Agreed.