UNC course on 'literature of 9/11' blames U.S. for attacks

[Viligant_Warrior]

Skewed view: UNC's ‘Literature of 9/11’ course blames America, say critics

A University of North Carolina English course on the 9/11 attacks comes with a lengthy reading list of works that critics say portray Americans as the bad guys and radical Islamists as sympathetic, but some of the professor's former students warn those taking the class not to disagree with the professor.

According to a posting by a UNC student on higher education blog The College Fix, “Literature of 9/11” offers a syllabus of reading assignments that include poems, memoirs and graphic novels widely perceived as presenting terrorists in a sympathetic light and the U.S. as an imperialist nation. The course is taught by associate professor Neel Ahuja, and according to a review of his course syllabus, most of the reading focuses on justification.

Some of the required reading is a book of poetry by Guantanamo detainees, a fictional work in which the "hero" is a successful Pakistani who emigrates to the U.S. but eventually comes to see the nation as "evil," and the last book of a trilogy that focuses on Islamic fundamentalism.

Yeah, nothin' biased about that professor's viewpoint. Nosiree, perfectly above board.

 

[Billyd]

Some of the required reading is a book of poetry by Guantanamo detainees, a fictional work in which the "hero" is a successful Pakistani who emigrates to the U.S. but eventually comes to see the nation as "evil," and the last book of a trilogy that focuses on Islamic fundamentalism.

Yeah, nothin' biased about that professor's viewpoint. Nosiree, perfectly above board.

Nothing new with this character. In my 7 years of college, I crossed path with a lot of them. They are why it is imperative that we begin at home and in our churches to develop young people who take the garbage that they attempt to teach for what it really is. GARBAGE.

 

[crossnote]

You wonder why the Pakistani 'hero' who left Pakistan in the first place.
I mean if a place is so great, why leave? Or...why not go back?

 

[Viligant_Warrior]

You wonder why the Pakistani 'hero' who left Pakistan in the first place.
I mean if a place is so great, why leave? Or...why not go back?

Heck, we'd even take up a collection to send him back, all expenses paid!

 

[dcontroversal]

You wonder why the Pakistani 'hero' who left Pakistan in the first place.
I mean if a place is so great, why leave? Or...why not go back?

No doubt for sure.........

 

[Utah]

Nothing but treason and sedition. Line em up. Let em smoke a cigarette. Extinguish both.

 

[Desdichado]

Nothing but treason and sedition. Line em up. Let em smoke a cigarette. Extinguish both.

Anjem Choudry and those like him should be dead.

 

[Bushido8000]

The unfortunate thing about the course is that it still teaches the next generation that Muslims attacked us on 9/11

 

[Viligant_Warrior]

The unfortunate thing about the course is that it still teaches the next generation that Muslims attacked us on 9/11

The only problem with your statement is that it leaves out the word "radical" to describe Muslims. Radical Muslims did attack us on 9/11, a fact proven by the hundreds of thousands in the Arab world that took to the streets in celebration after the attacks.