UK teachers ‘scared’ to teach lessons on 9/11 terror attack for fear of appearing “Islamophobic”, Camilla Turner.

Some teachers are too scared to discuss 9/11 with their pupils as they fear a backlash from Muslim parents, a leading expert in counter-extremism education has warned. …

Sir Steve Lancashire, the chief executive of a multi academy trust which is piloting the materials in its 55 primary schools, said a lot of teachers feel “uncomfortable” about the legacy of 9/11. …

The superhead said teachers are scared that they will be accused by their students of being Islamophobic if they try to teach about 9/11 and its legacy.

“It’s children saying ‘you are attacking Muslims, you are attacking our faith’, that kind of thing,” he said.

Self-censoring to not upset Muslims. Remember, “Islam” means “submission.”

hat-tip Stephen Neil