If you don’t love this, you’re a racist, bigoted “Islamophobe.”
“Uproar over ‘IS reading material’ at a school in Wiener Neustadt,” translated from “Aufregung um „IS-Lektüre“ an Schule in Wiener Neustadt,” Freilich, March 19, 2025 (thanks to Medforth):
Wiener Neustadt. – In Wiener Neustadt, German lessons at a new middle school are causing some excitement among some parents. The second semester of a fourth-grade class is supposed to focus on a book that deals exclusively with the Islamic State (IS). The FPÖ Lower Austria strongly criticizes this lesson plan.
Michael Sommer, education spokesperson for the FPÖ Lower Austria and member of the state parliament, described the school’s actions in a press release as “kowtowing to radical Islam.” He calls for an immediate change in the curriculum, explaining: “German lessons should teach students our language, both written and spoken, and not spend an entire semester working on a book about ISIS and the Holy War.”
Some parents have concerns about the book’s subject matter and consider it unsuitable for 13- to 14-year-olds. “Some mothers and fathers are downright desperate,” Sommer says. One affected mother describes her impressions: “My son is in middle school. They were given a book they have to read. I looked at it and felt sick.” Although the parents expressed their concerns, the school dismissed them. The school emphasized that the selection of reading material and topics was their sole responsibility.
The book’s content is being criticized, which, according to Sommer, “glorifies radical Islam and ISIS and paints Christians as enemies.” He is outraged that students “have to put themselves in the shoes of such people in school work and write texts from their perspectives.” This is “almost scandalous,” said the FPÖ education spokesperson.
Sommer announced an inquiry to the Lower Austrian Education Directorate to investigate the incident. “There must be a complete investigation and consequences,” he said. He added that it is particularly worrying that the book’s content is the only material for the next school assignment, even though it causes some children “massive discomfort when reading it.”
According to the Heute report, the book is titled “Crescent Moon over Raqqa.” The description states: “Nico’s former girlfriend, Leila, ran away from home and went to Syria to fight in the jihad. How could this have happened without anyone in the class noticing anything unusual about her?” During his research, Nico meets Ahmed, a young man he used to play soccer with, in a mosque. Nico spends a lot of time with Ahmed and his friends, but he finds himself increasingly entangled in the network of radical Islamists and, at the same time, in the sights of state security.
Later, he and Ahmed want to travel to Syria, but Nico’s mother prevents her son from doing so. So Ahmed travels alone. From Syria, he sends Nico “enthusiastic emails.” But then, as the book description goes on to say, “the situation changes, and soon it’s no longer clear to Ahmed whether the enemy is coming from outside or from within ISIS.”
Sick Of It says
Sadly,seeing how things are,War in the West is coming.Removal of Liberal sick and twisted ideology is a must.Things are gonna get very violent Oneday and Liberals will have caused it all!
Billy says
The deceitful Leftists are allies with Islam’s Muslims using Islamization, discrimination, hatred, terrorism, and violence against all Non-Muslims to help further gain more power and control.
Non-Muslims CANNOT have peace with Islam, a Terrorist-Criminal Enterprise, and its deceitful Muslims because Islam and its murderous god, Allah, demand a continuous Muslim war, a RELIGIOUS DUTY, against unbelievers where Non-Muslims are CRIMINALS under Islam due to illegal UNBELIEF and unlawful BLASPHEMY against Allah when despicable Allah in Qur’an 8:39 says, “And engage in war with them[Non-Muslims] until there will not be sedition and the religion will be completely to Allah…” HENCE, NON-MUSLIMS MUST MAKE ISLAM, ITS MOSQUES, ITS SCHOOLS, ITS COURTS, ETC. ILLEGAL UNDER THE LAW.
Similarly, Islam and its many Organizations must be identified and publicly declared to be MUSLIM TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS(MTO) for their funding, teaching, and support of terrorism, violence, and discrimination against Non-Muslims as taught in Islam’s Quran(eg. Quran 3:151; 9:5,29,111; 60:4; 98:6-7 and more).
abu taleb says
The students and parents should make some wrtiing about the kiling, rape and sex slavery by ISIS, then throw the writing to the leftist accusing the leftist as accomplice to the heinous crime by ISIS
gravenimage says
Spot on, abu taleb.
Westman says
The seeds of future civil strife are being planted by “educators” too lazy to learn the doctrine and read the serious texts of Islam, the Quran and Hadith. Educators with willful blinders over their eyes, assuming they will never be considered as redundant air breathers, ripe for plucking.
In the Quran, Allah says he/it/we hates the unbelievers and polytheists – that’s you, dear Austrians. What do you think Allah’s followers, who consider themselves slaves of Allah, think of you and will do if in control?
The revolutions that have both brought benefit and destruction to societies originated in the educational systems. Is it worth gambling to find you will not be accepted by Islam no matter how much social groveling is extended?
Westman says
The seeds of future civil strife are being planted by “educators” too lazy to learn the doctrine and read the serious texts of Islam, the Quran and Hadith. Educators with willful blinders over their eyes, assuming they will never be considered as redundant air breathers, ripe for plucking.
In the Quran, Allah says he/it/we hates the unbelievers and polytheists – that’s you, dear Austrians. What do you think Allah’s followers, who consider themselves slaves of Allah, think of you and will do if in control?
The revolutions that have both brought benefit and destruction to societies originated in the educational systems. Is it worth gambling to find you will not be accepted by Islam no matter how much social groveling is extended?
jerry glenn says
Austria surges in the international Islamopandering derby.
OLD GUY says
The West will be lost if we continue allowing the Muslim/islamic migration invasion of our countries to continue. Close the Mosques as they are the control and training centers for JIHAD.
Chrisevan Axel says
This kind of jihad will rise in the Western world, as they’ve done in academia a long time ago, now they can reach schools and another educational place both physical and material. Planting sympathy for the Islamic cause.
In Indonesia, Islamic propaganda about non-Muslims is common in Islamic schools but now rising in state schools where they manipulating or twisting other religions and at the same time glorifying Islam. These can be found in topic like civic education which is compulsory to all students.
gravenimage says
Austria: Middle school students assigned book that glorifies jihad and the Islamic State
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This is particularly perverse in Austria, historically so threatened by Islam. See Siege of Vienna.