{"id":2619683,"date":"2026-06-26T17:24:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T21:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-proposed-school-standards-blasting-brutal-islam-spark-battle\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T17:25:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T21:25:55","slug":"texas-proposed-school-standards-blasting-brutal-islam-spark-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-proposed-school-standards-blasting-brutal-islam-spark-battle\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas proposed school standards blasting &#8216;brutal&#8217; Islam spark battle"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftexas-proposed-school-standards-blasting-brutal-islam-spark-battle%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2619683&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A proposed modification to Texas&#8217;s high school social studies standards has generated controversy by including content about &#8220;the Prophet Mohammed\u2019s brutal military campaigns.&#8221; The Texas Board of Education, which is controlled by Republicans, approved an amendment that introduces guidance on Islam-related history, delaying a final vote on the broader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-dems-eliminate-requirement-that-high-schoolers-prove-they-can-read-write\/\" title=\"Oregon Dems Eliminate Requirement That High Schoolers Prove They Can Read, Write\">high school standards<\/a> until September. Activists have urged Texans to contact board members to oppose these standards, which some critics say are biased and unfairly portray religious groups, particularly Islam.<\/p>\n<p>The Texas chapter of American Muslims for Palestine criticized the standards, claiming they present an unbalanced view of history and are anti-Palestinian. They call for the removal of biased language and for the standards to reflect accurate past scholarship. The proposal has sparked broader cultural debates, including Texas&#8217;s efforts to include displays of the Ten Commandments in classrooms, which is currently under court consideration.<\/p>\n<p>The originator of the controversial language,Republican board member Brandon Hall,initially proposed more explicit content about Islamic history and violence,but this was rejected. The controversy also involves issues surrounding the group American Muslims for Palestine and its alleged connections to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-consider-enacting-statute-to-increase-punishments-for-domestic-terrorism\/\" title=\"Lawmakers consider enacting statute to increase punishments for domestic terrorism\">foreign terrorist organizations<\/a>, which the group denies.The changes to the curriculum are set to go into effect in 2030.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A proposed change to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\">Texas<\/a>\u2018s high school social studies standards is sparking outrage by requiring teaching about \u201cthe Prophet Mohammed\u2019s brutal military campaigns.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Texas\u2019s Republican-controlled Board of Education passed an amendment that included the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/islam\/\">Islam<\/a>-related history guidance on Thursday while postponing a further vote on high school standards until September, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonchronicle.com\/projects\/2026\/social-studies-education-standards-hearing\/\">according<\/a> to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chron.com\/news\/houston-texas\/education\/article\/texas-education-curriculum-bible-islam-22320551.php\">multiple<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/education\/article\/texas-board-islam-standards-22319935.php\">reports<\/a>. Activists <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/letsaddresstexas.substack.com\/p\/texas-is-about-to-codify-christian\">encouraged<\/a> Texans to contact board members to advocate against the standards before a Friday meeting scheduled to address other <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/sboe.texas.gov\/state-board-of-education\/teks\/social-studies-teks-review-2025\">social studies proposals<\/a>, such as the inclusion of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/sboe.texas.gov\/state-board-of-education\/maynard-litworks-figures.pdf\">biblical stories<\/a> for study.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4623282\/kansas-ends-in-state-tuition-illegal-immigrants-doj\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Kansas ends in-state tuition for illegal immigrants in deal with DOJ<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/4621778\/student-loan-changes-july-what-borrowers-need-to-know\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Student loan changes coming in July: What borrowers need to know<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/4620795\/michelle-obama-releases-behind-the-scenes-footage-presidential-center-opening\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Michelle Obama releases behind-the-scenes footage of presidential center opening<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is not an objective or balanced presentation of history,\u201d the Texas chapter of American Muslims for Palestine said in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DaBkW3gpMCU\/\">Thursday Instagram post<\/a> about the standards, calling them \u201cAnti Palestinian.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is one of several examples of inaccurate and biased language in the proposed standards that unfairly singles out one faith,\u201d the post says. \u201cTexas students deserve social studies standards that educate \u2014 not stigmatize.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The post linked to a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/secure.ngpvan.com\/_29fTVbr7kWkFLcF7U6NGw2\">page<\/a> showing a way to contact board members, saying they should \u201celiminate inaccurate and biased language throughout the proposed Social Studies [standards], and ensure the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >standards reflect sound historical scholarship<\/a> and treat all religions and cultures fairly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republican board member Brandon Hall, a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/sboe.texas.gov\/state-board-of-education\/sboe-board-members\/sboe-member-district-11\">pastor in Parker County<\/a>, originally proposed the critical teaching about Islam. His stance reflects a broader cultural push by conservative Texans as the state battles in court to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4538264\/texas-classrooms-ten-commandments-appeals-court\/\">require a Ten Commandments<\/a> display in classrooms. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/second-amendment-activists-prevail-in-federal-court\/\" title=\"Second Amendment Activists Prevail in Federal Court\u00a0\">federal appeals court ruled<\/a> in favor of Texas in April, potentially pushing the issue <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/constitutioncenter.org\/blog\/supreme-court-showdown-over-ten-commandments-likely-after-federal-court-decision\">to the Supreme Court<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The board rejected an earlier version of Hall\u2019s language that went further, which had described \u201cthe Prophet Mohammed\u2019s brutal military campaigns against Jewish and Christian tribes\u201d and Islamic slavery, <em>The Dallas Morning News<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4622549\/darializa-avila-chevalier-advocated-pro-hamas-group-columbia-university\/\"><strong>RISING DEMOCRAT DARIALIZA AVILA CHEVALIER ADVOCATED PRO-TERRORIST \u2018DEATH TO AMERICA\u2019 GROUP AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">American Muslims for Palestine has repeatedly <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2445385\/anti-israel-charity-investigated-in-virginia-for-possibly-violating-state-law\/\">come under fire<\/a> over leading members\u2019 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/12\/22\/hamas-linked-activist-org-sets-up-shop-in-americas-capital\/\">past ties<\/a> to foreign terrorists, though the group denies supporting such radicals. AMP\u2019s Instagram post was also shared by the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cair\/\">Council on American-Islamic Relations<\/a>, which the Department of Justice and a federal judge <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3894120\/cair-sues-abbott-over-foreign-terrorist-organization-designation\/\">linked to Hamas<\/a> in the 2000s. Texas designated CAIR a terrorist organization in November, echoing the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The changes to Texas\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-carolinas-first-black-lt-gov-leads-fight-against-radical-curriculum\/\" title=\"North Carolina\u2019s First Black Lt. Gov. Leads Fight Against Radical Curriculum\">social studies curriculum<\/a> would <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/sboe.texas.gov\/state-board-of-education\/teks\/social-studies-teks-review-2025\">take effect<\/a> in 2030.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas social studies change sparks outrage over Islam history<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1239,"featured_media":2619684,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP20145642232116.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[50410,5152,26161,81808,3694],"class_list":["post-2619683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-controversy-2","tag-education","tag-islam","tag-school-standards","tag-texas"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP20145642232116.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2619683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1239"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2619683"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2619683\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2619687,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2619683\/revisions\/2619687"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2619684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2619683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2619683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2619683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}