Meanwhile officials from the local government obtained copies of the textbooks and class schedules and found that it had insufficient class hours devoted to academic subjects , an excessive amount of class hours devoted to religion , and textbook material that was for Islamist beliefs and against non-Muslims . In 2003 North Rhine Westphalia regional commissioner Jürgen Roters stated that he wished to close the school , accusing it of having connections to Islamist groups , including Mamduh Salim . German politicians were sensitive to Islamism since it was revealed that some September 11 attacks hijackers had spent time in Germany . Area politician Jamal Karsli and parents at the school opposed the planned closure . Some parents accused the area politicians of trying to stop the influx of Muslims into Bonn . Otto Schily , the Minister of the Interior , criticized the anti-King Fahd media and stated that the German government would continue to support the school . A high-ranking official in the German federal government told '' The Wall Street Journal '' that German officials did not want to lose cooperation with the Saudis and were afraid that if they closed this school , the Saudis would retaliate and close the German International School Riyadh
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
King Fahd Academy (Germany)