It is not just that the lesson "positively slants toward Islam" to the exclusion of other religions, which would be bad enough. The letter excerpted below, along with other components of the lesson, amount to dawah, or Islamic proselytizing, and children in a public school were made a captive audience to a sales pitch for Islam.
More on this story. "School’s curriculum on Mideast adjusted after parent protests," by Lindsay Field for the Marietta Daily Journal, September 22:
MARIETTA – Campbell Middle School has adjusted its curriculum on the Middle East after a parent complained that material provided for one assignment “positively slants towards Islam.” The creator of the materials, though, said she doesn’t understand the objection.
Hal Medlin said the assignment, sent home with his seventh-grader in late August, was aimed at helping students outline the pros and cons of school uniforms. The material includes a letter from a woman who is explaining why she is “proud and happy” to be Muslim and a list of seven conditions for women’s dress in Islam.
Neither Medlin nor district officials would identify the teacher.
But he's... "conservative!" (On cue, lightning flashes, and a horse neighs in the distance.)
“I thought this was absurd,” said Medlin, who describes himself conservative. “(The teacher) was trying to compare Islamic rules of dress and how they compared to school uniforms, which I thought was a stretch. The principal and the (superintendent) agreed with me … but they wouldn’t agree with my premise that it put Islam in a positive light because of the (statements).”
Here are excerpts from some of the material Medlin objected to, titled “My Name is Ahlima” and copyright by InspirEd Educators Inc. It is printed here with permission:
“My name is Ahlima and I live in Saudi Arabia. … Perhaps two differences Westerners would notice are that women here do not drive cars and they wear abuyah. An abuyah is a loose-fitting black cloth that covers a woman from head to toe. I like wearing the abuyah since it is very comfortable, and I am protected from blowing sand. … I have seen pictures of women in the West and find their dress to be horribly immodest. … Women in the West do not have the protection of the Sharia as we do here. If our marriage has problems, my husband can take another wife rather than divorce me, and I would still be cared for. … I feel very fortunate that we have the Sharia.”
Said Medlin: “If you take these three pieces of paper at face value and stick them out there, how can you not say that it’s positively promoting religion, particularly Islam? I want them to agree that it should not go out.”
But Sharon Coletti, the founder of Roswell-based InspirEd Educators and the creator of the material at issue, said she does not see Medlin’s objection.
“This particular sequence is a two-day social studies lesson. They read this letter and then examine stereotyping. The next lesson is a compare and contrast on the role of women in the middle East. Yes, the Muslim girl stereotypes Western women, but are there ways we stereotype Muslims? I have no idea what the objection is,” she said.
All public middle school students in Georgia spend 12 weeks learning about the Middle East, and that includes religions in that region, including the dominant Islam, she said.
“It’s important for kids to have some empathy for other people in the world. Some people think we’re trying to teach their children to be Muslims, and that could not be more ridiculous,” Coletti said.
The double standard becomes clear if one plugs any other religion into the material being pushed here for the sake of Islam, especially on the level of the contents of that "letter" quoted above.
Her company’s lessons have helped raise test scores in at least one south Georgia district, she said.
“We teach kids to think and to reason. The letters are fictitious, and we present it in different way rather than just a textbook,” she said.
Dale Gaddis, who is the area superintendent over Campbell Middle, acknowledged, “The use of that material could have been served in a better way.”
“The dad was correct in what he was talking about, but since then we’ve decided to select better materials. The issues that we had, we actually took care of. We worked with the teacher. The material would be used but we worked with our curriculum folks to verify the material and how it should be used,” he said....
There's a huge amount of this stuff going on in schools throughout all the Western countries that the Muslims are trying to subvert. Patriotic parents should stay vigilant for attempts to brainwash their children: http://crombouke.blogspot.com/2010/01/islamic-infiltration-and-subversion-of.html
“(The teacher) was trying to compare Islamic rules of dress and how they compared to school uniforms, which I thought was a stretch."
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Since we are nearing the pagan high holiday of Halloween perhaps the school is entirely on target in focusing on the outlandish costumes of Muslimas since it prepares them at a moment's notice to deal with the appearance of a haboob, a common occurrence in southeastern US.
School uniforms can be put away at the end of the school day. The prison uniform of the Muslima, be it burqa, niqāb, abuyah, must be worn at all times outside the house.
Why is Islam, it's culture, religion being used as examples in our schools?
Why is it considered relevant to American culture?
What other religions and associated cultures are students being taught about?
Since Wiccans out number Muslims is the culture and religion of Wicca being used as examples for classwork?
This is the type of thing David Horowitz talks about in Indoctrination U.
It would've been just as relevant to compare the wearing of school uniforms and uniforms worn on the SS Enterprise. How would Cap'n Kirk have kept order if Scotty, Bones, Mr Spock and Uhuru were waltzing around in Bermuda shorts and high-fiving?!
Heavens, even the Klingons have uniforms! :)
Every Muslim has to like polygamy as Muhammad did (I think 9 wives), Allah allow "normal" Muslims to marry 4 wives 4:3 "...marry women of your choice, two, or three, or four"
Word of the coward, lunatic sadist & misogynist Allah:
5:38 "(thiefs) cut off hands"
24:2, 4 "(adulterers) flog with 100, 80 stripes"
5:33 "(unbelievers) crucifixion" "mischief in the land"
i.e. 7:103 "reject Allah's signs (Quran/Islam, pay jizyah 9:29)"
... more on http://newstime.co.nz/sharia-in-action.html
All public middle school students in Georgia spend 12 weeks learning about the Middle East, and that includes religions in that region, including the dominant Islam, she said.
What ever happened to the three R's? How old are these students? Is this age appropriate material?
'Women in the West do not have the protection of the Sharia as we do here. If our marriage has problems, my husband can take another wife rather than divorce me, and I would still be cared for. … I feel very fortunate that we have the Sharia.”
This is blatant dawah...It is designed to put a positive meme in the heads of kids that sharia is just great and will protect you...What a crock that is...
"I like wearing the abuyah since it is very comfortable, and I am protected from blowing sand."
Right.....blowing sand in those posh, women-only shopping malls.
"I have seen pictures of women in the West and find their dress to be horribly immodest. Women in the West do not have the protection of the Sharia as we do here. If our marriage has problems, my husband can take another wife rather than divorce me, and I would still be cared for. I feel very fortunate that we have the Sharia.”
Western women are immodest, unprotected and so unfortunate, because we do not have shariah law.
What the f**k does this have to do with school uniforms?
It's nothing but slimy, sneaky indoctrination of the worst kind!
Polygamy should be universally outlawed.
It's not fair that Mohammedans over-breed millions of more Mohammedans each year than everyone else combined. It's obvious that's a means to conquer the world some day, and should be regarded as such. It's a war tactic - "the wombs of our women will give us victory." - Boumedienne
duh,
Yeah and one of the problems is that it doesn't actually protect women from being divorced does it? It just makes it easier for the guy to do the divorce where as the democratic court system, even with its problems, has the ability to rule that the woman may obtain full custody (as well as other privileges they will never be permitted under Sharia).
i wonder whether or not there was a question, or two, on the quiz something like: do women where anything else than basic black; does the second wife have more influence than the first?
i do wish that the intellects of the land would come away from their cozies and cuddle up to real life of the sands.
When the students study "India" is Hindusim given equal attention? Do the student discuss the 300,000 million Hindu gods. Hindu life is different and unique affecting the lives of Indian people.
What about Christianity, through out Europe. Christianity is still listed in European countries as the dominant religion. How did the lives of European's change because of Christianity? How does Christianity affect European lives today?
Asia .... Japan or China the religions of Shintoism, Taoism, Buddhism, Hindusim come to mind and they have and do affect the peoples lives yesterday and today? The question ..... how are the lives the Asian people affected should be at least discussed. You could start with, what did it mean in WWII to the Japanise? what Japanise cultural changes have come about since WWII???.... China, religious beliefs before "Mao" ande communism? And how this is signaficant in the lives of the Chinese people?
Every country and their people have had and now have religious beliefs. Muslims are not unique in that they believe in a supreme diety. So, unlesss it's the politically correct version of multi-culturalism which completely forgets all other cultures and elevates islam above ALL other beliefs, this is type of religious teaching is totally intolerable towards ALL other people of religious faiths and beliefs.
It is also not legal in the United States! So why are we tolerating this inlegal form of "multi-cultural intolerance" - Yes, it's multi-culturalism which is plural right? teaching one religion, is singular, teach them all or teach none at ALL, period. And make it mandatory that muslim students can't opp out they need the tolerance training, big time.
Divorce...All the hubby actually has to do is the triple talaq routine...The woman has to go to sharia court where most likely she will be discriminated against...
dear courreges,
you say that "Polygamy should be universally outlawed. "
my view is slightly different.
in your approach, outlawing polygamy is used as a defense against the breeding-like-rats musloids.
i say, let them have 1000 wives for all i care....
but not in my backyard, not in my city, not in my country!
once again, let us call it as it is without mincing words:
islam and western culture do not mix and the two cannot coexist.
thus!
do everything possible to create a strong one way current of musloid exodus back to their dar al islam....AND STAY THERE!!!
back to this thread, i also think that deluded westerners that have wittingly or unwittingly helped advance sharia in ANY which way, MUST be punished. severely.
as a deterrant to other western 'noble souls'
come on folks!
islam = naziism and as such should and MUST be treated in the very same way.
From the article:
"The issues that we had, we actually took care of. We worked with the teacher. The material would be used but we worked with our curriculum folks to verify the material and how it should be used,” he said...."
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Notice the indication that they will not discontinue the "use" of the "materials".
HOW, EXACTLY, did you "work with the teacher?"
I'll bet a six pack of whatever beer Robert likes that the teacher in question is a MUSLIM FEMALE CONVERT.
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"we worked with our curriculum folks to verify the material"
WHO, EXACTLY, are the "curriculum folks"?
WHAT, EXACTLY, does "verify the materials" mean?
Didn't anyone bother to read the books sent home with kids and teachers?
"how it should be used"
I'm telling you, folks - there's a Muslim in that school/school district that is behind this.
We need to get to the bottom of it and file a lawsuit. Thomas More? Please? ACLU? Please? Any lawyer with cojones, PLEASE?
Dale Gaddis, who is the area superintendent over Campbell Middle, acknowledged, “The use of that material could have been served in a better way.”
Yes, like not at all. Another good reason to home school.
Where are our "friends" in the aclu who would normally be screaming church and state, and filing lawsuits?
It is what it is, teaching Islam as acceptable. The government is impimenting the continued efforts to stop discrimination, but with the use of Polictical correctness which blinds them from any or all attempts to erradicate this wrong way of treating others. But, how they particully appease Islam to the point of allowing lies to be taught for their taget agenda and use the platform of moral dessing as a tool.
All they had to do was use a country without violations against humans, don't promote illegal practises and don't use any religion or it's ideologies. They should be teaching the US Constitutional values of human rights, which if taught, as is, without any outside influences,will teach our youth the value and worth of a human being, how they should be treated, and not to be last the value of freedom. These American values as taught to all will teach our children the vaue of knowing what is right and what is wrong in treating others. Our children will grow up to be well balanced young adults, who have a deep conviction of equality for all, love og freedom and a love and respect for America. Indeed, this would make them a better American.
Polygamy is fine, you have four wives, as many children with each wife, probably can't support 57 children so you go on welfare at the expense of the taxpayer! Brilliant, I say brilliant!