Texas education board approves curriculum changes that state 'radical Islam' behind 9/11 attacks

The Texas Board of Education approved changes to the social studies curriculum, impacting what students in the state's high schools are taught about Christianity and Islam. 

The new language states that "radical Islam" was the motivation behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, whereas the previous language focused on the terrorist groups involved in the attack, Fox News reported. 

High school students in Texas will also study early Muslims' "brutal military campaigns against Jewish and Christian tribes," the "normalization of slavery," including the taking of female captives to use as "harem slaves."

The changes received pushback from several Democratic members of the education board. Muslim groups and students, as well as curriculum experts also criticized the changes.