ORTHODOX JEWISH WOMAN TO HEAD MUSLIM MADRASA. Only in America--and for sure not in Saudi Arabia:

A Jewish educator who can't utter a phrase of Arabic has been tapped to head the city's controversial Arabic-themed school, officials announced yesterday.

In a shocking move, the Department of Education named Danielle Salzberg interim acting principal of the Khalil Gibran International Academy in Brooklyn. Salzberg will replace Debbie Almontaser, who resigned under pressure last Friday because of her remarks to The Post defending "Intifada NYC" T-shirts.

Debbie Almontaser	Danielle Salzberg

Salzberg, a member of the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance, will be the interim acting principal. Stop The Madrassa, which is opposed to the way the Khalil Gibran International Academy has been set up, has issued a statement on Salzberg's appointment.

The controversy surrounding KGIA is unlikely to stop quite yet.

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