Iowa Professor Assigns Students 9/11 Essay — Through Eyes of Terrorists

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This is everything that’s problematic with America’s college campuses, in one short story. An Iowa State Unniversity professor, apparently feeling the need to see things from the eyes of terrorists — and to have his students do the same — assigned his class an essay that requires them to go over the events of September 11, 2001, but from the perspective of the attackers.

An Iowa State University professor wants his students to understand September 11, 2001, from the views of the terrorists.

The College Fix first obtained a copy of the assignment, which was then widely reported.

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It went like this: “Write a paper that gives a historical account of 9/11 from the perspective of the terrorist network. In other words, how might al-Qaeda or a non-Western historian describe what happened.”

Here’s a thought: Who cares?

America was attacked by terrorists — and the terrorista were committing acts of jihad. Jihad, based on their Islammic teachings.

What else does America need to know?

From Townhall:

“A university spokesman assured The College Fix that the assignment in no way diminishes the tragedy.

“Yet, this class assignment is another example of campuses trying to emphasize globalism and inclusiveness while pushing patriotism under the rug every time we recognize a September 11 anniversary. Instead of doling out their politically correct agendas on 9/11, schools should encourage students to remember the fallen and understand why we say ‘God Bless America.'”

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vb
vb
6 years ago

Don’t be surprised if one day, when you are old, your grandchildren come up to you and say – Grandpa, osama bin laden was a misunderstood freedom fighter.

And when you ask how do they know this, they will tell you they read it in the mainstream media websites, like WaPo, CNN, NYT and the like. And of course, true to form – None of the owners and staff of these websites will be beaten up and imprisoned – Ever.

Richard
Richard
6 years ago
Reply to  vb

“Don’t be surprised if one day, when you are old, your grandchildren come up to you and say – Grandpa, osama bin laden was a misunderstood freedom fighter.”
Young lefties say that today of Che Guevara,

J Ian
J Ian
6 years ago
Reply to  vb

The children today are very well programed. If muslims blow up a building, they say, Not all muslims. Islam is peace. The United States is a terrorist country. its very bad. My favorite..?? We dropped the Nuclear bomb on Hiroshima, so we are the Terrorists. Nothing to do with the fact we were in a world war, and the Japanese never signed the potsdam agreement – no no no !! We are evil .

Drew the Infidel
Drew the Infidel
6 years ago
Reply to  J Ian

Agreed. The reason Truman said dropping the atomic bombs would actually save lives, both military and civilian, was the “fight to the last man” attitude of the Japanese soldiers, but more importantly the civilian suicides that an invasion of their home islands would precipitate. This became obvious as early as the invasion of Okinawa, in which mothers, with babies in arms, were bailing off the cliffs to the ocean breakers below.

pandainc
pandainc
6 years ago

They were bailing off cliffs because they were told that Americans were rapists and child cannibals. My wife was 7 years old during the invasion. She was wounded during a firefight and taken off by a Navy corpsman. My mother-in-law was sure she was in a stewpot until she showed up with fresh bandages saying “These Americans are good guys!!”

Red Bee
Red Bee
6 years ago

I was under the impression we, the anti-Islam camp, are advocating people investigate the motivating ideology behind jihad terrorism.

Students who have to make this assignment are welcome at my websites: http://www.redbee.website

This might give them a start:)

J Ian
J Ian
6 years ago
Reply to  Red Bee

Not a bad webite – keep up the good work

Richard
Richard
6 years ago

This is the comment I left at Gateway Pundit.
This is an assignment I could have sunk my teeth into.

I am enjoying some of the comments, but keeping in mind that this was an assignment in a university level course, one or two snarky paragraphs would rightly deserve a failing grade. Much better approach would be to write a carefully researched paper that would have taught the rainbow warrior of an instructor a lesson in Islam.

BTW, the TGP headline gives the instructor the title of professor however the article describes the instructor as a lecturer. Not everyone teaching at a Uni is a professor and not every phD is a professor. Professor is a job title and that is not the position one was hired for then that person is not a Professor. Unless currently so employed or granted emeritus status the title is not applicable.

Back to the assignment. Hmm, from the perspective of the terrorist. Depending on the length of the paper and the appropriate depth that would be responsive one could explain, citing chapter and verse of the Koran and applicable Hadith, the difference between dar al Islam and dar al harb. Then go on to explain the religious obligation for devout Muslims to place their lives in the service of Jihad, followed by an honest description of what Jihad truly means. Then some examples of Jihad behaviors could be described, in including Hijrah, demographic jihad, litigation jihad, and especially terror Jihad. This would be a perfect place to quote the Koran as to ‘striking terror into the hearts of the unbelievers’.

As a conclusion the paper would wrap it all up by explaining, truthfully and from the terrorists perspective, that the actions of 9/11, namely that of murdering infidels, was the fulfillment of a religiously sanctioned obligation placed on all Muslims to fight the unbelievers for the sin of failing to submit to Islam until the entire world is dar al Islam.

Robert Spencer, Steve Coughlin, Pamela Geller, David Wood, Andy Bostom could all knock all it out in less than an hour off the top of their head. And absolutely no matter how well written, the approach to the assignment I have described would receive a failing grade and further persecution for not being politically correct. The instructor was obviously fishing for responses that would blame the victims and I’m sure nothing else would be found acceptable. That’s why I studied engineering and not liberal arts.

santashandler
santashandler
6 years ago
Reply to  Richard

Perhaps the instructor came up with this assignment so he could furnish names of students to his handlers who needed “programming.”

J Ian
J Ian
6 years ago
Reply to  santashandler

This is insanity. Just like the so-called Professor in Orange County. When we vote, its an act of terrorism. When she votes, its patriotism. LOL

Mahou Shoujo
Mahou Shoujo
6 years ago

Stupid teacher, stupid assignment, stupid system that allows it.

Ron Cole
Ron Cole
6 years ago
Reply to  Mahou Shoujo

Yet most parents , or in the case of the no daddy welfare units, pay for this indoctrination.
Who is stupid there?

Mahou Shoujo
Mahou Shoujo
6 years ago
Reply to  Ron Cole

There is lots of stupid to go around.

Richard
Richard
6 years ago
Reply to  Mahou Shoujo

Someone once said, “There is a limit to genius, but the possibilities with stupidity are limitless”
Or something like that, maybe it was Einstein though it sounds more like Mark Twain.

Mahou Shoujo
Mahou Shoujo
6 years ago
Reply to  Richard

Einstein came up with that one, possible the most profound of his many brilliant statements.

J Ian
J Ian
6 years ago
Reply to  Richard

Maybe it was Bevis & Butthead?

J Ian
J Ian
6 years ago
Reply to  Ron Cole

the “daddy” part is important. Imagine if, like in “The matrix” we could duplicate thousands of Sheriff David Clarke Jr,’s, and put them as teachers in every elementary school in the union. Well? needless to say, things would straighten up real fast. But today, the feminin mind says, “one man’s starbucks barista is the same as a Islamic terrorist” – there is no difference. Play soccer? Your team never loses! everyone gets a trophy! (feminism at its best – void of reality, reason, and logic)

J Ian
J Ian
6 years ago
Reply to  Mahou Shoujo

I have no problem with this assignment. The student, could take the position in a diologue between the terrorists, and quote the Quran, Hadiths, Sunah, etc. to illustrate who evil political Islam can be. Dont assume that the assignment was to express empathy for the terrorists from some political viewpoint

Mahou Shoujo
Mahou Shoujo
6 years ago
Reply to  J Ian

The the teacher should say so, the road to hell is paved with good intentions.

CC1980
CC1980
6 years ago
Reply to  J Ian

Love to hear the words of the muzzies that were overtaken by the passengers of the plane that crashed in the PA countryside instead of the targeted white house.

55thparallel
55thparallel
6 years ago

How about the college professor join up with Isis or al Qaeda and get a first hand experience.

santashandler
santashandler
6 years ago

This is unbelievable. Pamela is right, who gives a s**t what it was like from the perspective of the terrorist. Maybe for extra credit, they could invite a jihadi to class and have him demonstrate the proper way to cut off someone’s head.

R. Arandas
R. Arandas
6 years ago

What’s next, an assignment that asks students to think from Hitler’s perspective during the Holocaust? My God, this country is truly changing.

J Ian
J Ian
6 years ago
Reply to  R. Arandas

A student can reverse the intent of the assignment. It’s an open playing field

Plain Jane
Plain Jane
6 years ago

He should be untenured and fired.

Drew the Infidel
Drew the Infidel
6 years ago

I would flunk this assignment. I could not get drunk or drugged up enough to author a justification for 9/11.

J Ian
J Ian
6 years ago

I guess the teachers assingment , is simple – he is asking the students to view the attack from the terrorist point of view (showing empathy for their political grievances?? LOL) – What he is really asking, is for the students to become culpable, in the crime.

Drew the Infidel
Drew the Infidel
6 years ago
Reply to  J Ian

My paper would get an “F” because it would be pure satire.

Midniterider
Midniterider
6 years ago

This is,to be honest,Fking BS and ANYONE taking the side of those who DECLARED WAR ON THE USA should be FIRED,PROSECUTED and JAILED for giving “Aid and Comfort to the enemy”.
OK then let’s have SAs that are thru the eyes of the VICTIMS of the attack.
Let’s also have SAs thru the eyes of those who lost loved ones on 9/11 and the long term effects of the COWARDLY attack.
The leftards prove daily their TOTAL lack of any LOYALTY and PATRIOTISM to anything other than their dementia and delusions.
Semper Fi
http://www.silverbulletgunoil.net

GovtGetOffMe!
GovtGetOffMe!
6 years ago

Our Taxpayer dollars at work. If there ever was a use for a Federal department of schools it would be to eradicate $hit like this.

CC1980
CC1980
6 years ago

This is the kiss Muslim ass narrative instituted during Obama’s NEA, divide the country with diversity makes it easier for Islam to conquer.

joe1429
joe1429
6 years ago

The professor needs to be suspended

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