| | On September 11, 1683, the two day Siege of Vienna commenced. The Holy League turned back the Muslim Turks' encroachment on Europe. [[John III Sobieski|John Sobieski]], King of [[Poland]], who was credited with saving [[Christendom]], said, "We came. We saw. God conquered." 330 years later, Muslims have occupied the city. Muslim students now outnumber [[Roman Catholic]] students at middle and secondary schools.<ref>[http://de.radiovaticana.va/storico/2014/03/21/österreich_mehr_muslime_als_katholiken_an_wiens_hauptschulen/ted-783480 Austria: More Muslims than Catholics at Vienna's main schools], 21/03/2014 (Original in German) </ref> Minister for Foreign Affairs and Integration Sebastian Kurz in 2016 called for the immediate closure of many Islamic kindergartens after discovering an isolation of children from the host culture, and teaching of radical [[Islamist]] ideology in the schools which recieve €30 million ($32 million USD) in state funding annually.<ref>[http://www.thelocal.at/20160229/muslim-preschools-linked-to-islamist-organisations Muslim preschools 'linked to Islamist groups'], ''The Local AT'' Austria's news in English, 29 February 2016. www.thelocal.at </ref> | | On September 11, 1683, the two day Siege of Vienna commenced. The Holy League turned back the Muslim Turks' encroachment on Europe. [[John III Sobieski|John Sobieski]], King of [[Poland]], who was credited with saving [[Christendom]], said, "We came. We saw. God conquered." 330 years later, Muslims have occupied the city. Muslim students now outnumber [[Roman Catholic]] students at middle and secondary schools.<ref>[http://de.radiovaticana.va/storico/2014/03/21/österreich_mehr_muslime_als_katholiken_an_wiens_hauptschulen/ted-783480 Austria: More Muslims than Catholics at Vienna's main schools], 21/03/2014 (Original in German) </ref> Minister for Foreign Affairs and Integration Sebastian Kurz in 2016 called for the immediate closure of many Islamic kindergartens after discovering an isolation of children from the host culture, and teaching of radical [[Islamist]] ideology in the schools which recieve €30 million ($32 million USD) in state funding annually.<ref>[http://www.thelocal.at/20160229/muslim-preschools-linked-to-islamist-organisations Muslim preschools 'linked to Islamist groups'], ''The Local AT'' Austria's news in English, 29 February 2016. www.thelocal.at </ref> |
| − | Austria is in the process of introducing new taxpayer funded textbooks for the teaching of Islam. Previously, the main textbook used in [[public school]]s was authored by Yusuf al-Qaradawi. Qaradawi teaches killing of apostates (''takfirs'') is essential for the survival of Islam,<ref>https://youtu.be/huMu8ihDlVA </ref> shariah law takes precedence over civil law, and Islam will conquer and rule Europe.<ref>https://youtu.be/eDtSqqciar0 </ref> Additionally, Qaradawi teaches women have fewer rights than men, and has praised Hitler and the [[holocaust]].<ref>https://youtu.be/VcB_DZ4YQYQ </ref> Although his books have been withdrawn from schools, the textbooks are still widely available in Vienna. | + | Austria is in the process of introducing new taxpayer funded textbooks for the teaching of Islam. Previously, the main textbook used in [[public school]]s was authored by Yusuf al-Qaradawi and translated into German. Qaradawi teaches killing of apostates (''takfirs'') is essential for the survival of Islam,<ref>https://youtu.be/huMu8ihDlVA </ref> shariah law takes precedence over civil law, and Islam will conquer and rule Europe.<ref>https://youtu.be/eDtSqqciar0 </ref> Additionally, Qaradawi teaches women have fewer rights than men, and has praised Hitler and the [[holocaust]].<ref>https://youtu.be/VcB_DZ4YQYQ </ref> Although his books have been withdrawn from schools, the textbooks are still widely available in Vienna. |