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Katherine Kersten has noted that "Evidence suggests...that TIZA is an Islamic school, funded by Minnesota taxpayers."  <ref name="Kersten05192008">Kersten, Katherine (May 19, 2008) [http://www.startribune.com/local/17406054.html ''Teacher questions Muslim practices at charter school''] Startribune</ref>

Katherine Kersten has noted that "Evidence suggests...that TIZA is an Islamic school, funded by Minnesota taxpayers."  <ref name="Kersten05192008">Kersten, Katherine (May 19, 2008) [http://www.startribune.com/local/17406054.html ''Teacher questions Muslim practices at charter school''] Startribune</ref>

Outrage erupted after it was disclosed that the school did not fly the U.S. flag, as is required by Minnesota law.  The school's director, Azad Zaman, explained "Frankly I actually don't know how to work that flagpole. For five years it has sat empty."<ref name="Muehlhausen04102008">Muehlhausen, Nicole (4-10-2008) [http://kstp.com/article/stories/S408718.shtml?cat=1 ''Charter school makes changes after Islamic accusation''] KSTP</ref>  Azad Zaman is also an Islamic Iman--a Muslim cleric, who founded the Muslim American Society.<ref name="Featherly032007">Featherly, Kevin (March 2007) [http://www.minnesotamonthly.com/media/Minnesota-Monthly/March-2007/Brothers-Keeper/ ''Brothers' Keeper'']</ref>

Outrage erupted after it was disclosed that the school did not fly the U.S. flag, as is required by Minnesota law.  The school's director, Azad Zaman, explained "Frankly I actually don't know how to work that flagpole. For five years it has sat empty."<ref name="Muehlhausen04102008">Muehlhausen, Nicole (4-10-2008) [http://kstp.com/article/stories/S408718.shtml?cat=1 ''Charter school makes changes after Islamic accusation''] KSTP</ref>  Azad Zaman is also an Islamic Iman--a Muslim cleric, who founded the Muslim American Society.<ref name="Featherly032007">Featherly, Kevin (March 2007) [http://www.minnesotamonthly.com/media/Minnesota-Monthly/March-2007/Brothers-Keeper/ ''Brothers' Keeper''] Minnesota Monthly</ref>

The Minnesota ACLU has been working with Tarek Academy in dealing with allegations that they are violating establishment clause.<ref>ACLU-MN (3-14-2008) [http://www.aclu-mn.org/downloads/LettertoTarekAcademy.pdf ''Letter to Tarek Academy''] aclu-mn.org</ref><ref>ACLU-MN (March 18, 2008) [http://www.aclu-mn.org/home/news/aclumnopensinvestigationof/ ''ACLU-MN opens investigation of Tarek Academy''] aclu-mn.org</ref>  The ACLU's "investigation" has been termed "coaching" by conservative bloggers.

The Minnesota ACLU has been working with Tarek Academy in dealing with allegations that they are violating establishment clause.<ref>ACLU-MN (3-14-2008) [http://www.aclu-mn.org/downloads/LettertoTarekAcademy.pdf ''Letter to Tarek Academy''] aclu-mn.org</ref><ref>ACLU-MN (March 18, 2008) [http://www.aclu-mn.org/home/news/aclumnopensinvestigationof/ ''ACLU-MN opens investigation of Tarek Academy''] aclu-mn.org</ref>  The ACLU's "investigation" has been termed "coaching" by conservative bloggers.