This article covers how the history of Islam and the Middle East is covered in the latest K‐12 Texas textbooks. The study examines three world histories, four world cultures and geography and six American history textbooks published by major publishers. This article demonstrates that Islamophobic attempts to present Islam as a violent religion has been successful in Texas textbooks. On the other hand, the “Islam spread by sword” narrative is contradicted by the same textbooks with a recognition of non‐Muslim communities that have lived in the Islamic world throughout Islamic history. The study aims to guide publishers and educators before the next cycle of textbook renewal is initiated in 2019–2010.

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德州教科书中的伊斯兰教与中东

本文介绍如何在德克萨斯州最新的K-12教科书中介绍伊斯兰和中东的历史。该研究考察了三大世界历史，四种世界文化和地理以及主要出版商出版的六本美国历史教科书。本文证明，在德克萨斯州的教科书中，以伊斯兰恐惧症为首的伊斯兰教为暴力宗教的尝试已获得成功。另一方面，同一教科书与“伊斯兰教通过剑散布”的叙述相矛盾，因为教科书承认在整个伊斯兰历史上一直生活在伊斯兰世界中的非穆斯林社区。这项研究旨在在下一个周期的教科书更新于2019–2010年开始之前，指导出版商和教育者。