Free speech fight

Culture | Public school sparks debate with classroom presentation on Islam | Jamie Dean

High-school social-studies classes aren't usually the stuff of national news, but they don't usually involve this combination: a public-school classroom and a Christian evangelist who lectures on the dangers of Islam.

That unusual mix propelled a Raleigh, N.C., high school into the national spotlight late last month and sparked an acrid debate over the nature of Islam and the limits of free speech in public schools.

The controversy erupted on Feb. 16 when Kamil Solomon, an Egyptian-born Christian, spoke in an Enloe High School social-studies class at a teacher's invitation. Solomon is the founder of Kamil International Ministries Organization (KIMO), a Raleigh-based ministry that teaches Christians how to discuss their faith with Muslims. The ministry also "raises an awareness of the danger of Islam," according to its website.

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