National Muslim group condemns proposed Iowa bill on the 1619 Project after TV9 story airs

February 4, 2021   

(KCRG) The nation’s largest Muslim civil liberties group condemned a proposed bill in the Statehouse after a story aired on Tuesday on the TV9 News.

House File 222 would reduce funding for public schools each day the New York Times Magazine’s 1619 Project was used as part of a history class’ curriculum. The bill is similar to other pieces of legislation introduced in Mississippi and Arkansas. Republican Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) also introduced a federal version of the bill as well.

The national communications director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, CAIR, cited our story as why the group felt like it had to make a statement.

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