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Arkansas: Public high school students use art to learn Islamic faith

Feb 25, 2019 1:00 pm By Robert Spencer

When does the project begin that will teach students the Christian faith? Right, never. That would be unconstitutional. But this? This is fine, because Muslims are being subjected to harassment and discrimination all over the country, right? Well, “people are very nice. So far I’ve not had a bad experience.” Oops. How inconvenient for the narrative.

“Arkansas high school students use art to learn Islamic faith,” by Dave Perozek, Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, February 24, 2019:

A high school art project helped students gain a new perspective by connecting them with people of the Islamic faith.

Fayetteville High School students in Ashley Grisso’s advanced placement world history classes worked in groups of two or three. They interviewed Muslims in the community, then told their stories through art.

The students’ work was on display recently at the University of Arkansas’ Kittrell Art Gallery. Each piece of the “Putting a Face on Islam” exhibit was accompanied by a one-page artist statement about the work. Students and their subjects gathered one evening for a reception at the gallery.

“It’s really great to be able to understand a person from a different culture, because you might see stuff on the news and read about stuff, but there’s like, a person right there,” Peter Herman, a Fayetteville High School junior, said to the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette….

The high school students met their subjects during an event arranged by Cynthia Smith, assistant director of outreach programs in the university’s department of International Students and Scholars.

This is the third year Grisso has done the project as part of the ARTeacher Fellowship program. The program is organized by the university’s Center for Children and Youth in collaboration with Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and the Walton Arts Center….

Students visited a local mosque and met professors in the university’s Middle Eastern studies program.

“We found out Muslim people are living in our community, hiding in plain sight,” Grisso said. “And there are lots of high school students who are Muslim that the kids didn’t even realize were Muslim.”

Febriyanti Lestari, a doctoral student from Indonesia, was an interviewee. She thanked Grisso for giving people like her a platform to share their life experiences and to get to know the high school students.

“This is an amazing idea,” Lestari said. “I hope she does it every year.”

Lestari, who’s been in America since 2014, said she’s traveled to 27 states, adding she enjoys the opportunity to meet new people.

“People are very nice. So far I’ve not had a bad experience,” she said.

High school students Haley Jackson, Amanda Thomsen and Christina Lim — all of whom were raised as Christians — visited the Northwest Arkansas Islamic Center and guided a discussion with preteen children during Sunday school. Their artwork was paper cut and decorated to resemble a mosque; they drew small pictures within it representing what they had experienced during their visit.

Thomsen said it’s fine to learn about another religion from a textbook, but getting to visit an actual mosque is a more powerful experience.

The group’s artist statement summed up what they’d learned: “We were able to see through the children’s eyes how Muslim principles are applied in their everyday life and how they handle judgments from people that are not familiar with Islam.”…

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Filed Under: Featured, Islamic supremacism Tagged With: Arkansas, Fayetteville, Fayetteville High School, Kittrell Art Gallery


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Comments

  1. Billy Chickens says

    Feb 25, 2019 at 1:05 pm

    God, people are stupid.

    • Rufolino says

      Feb 26, 2019 at 3:50 am

      It’s called Islamopandering.

  2. Antiislamicman says

    Feb 25, 2019 at 1:07 pm

    The students might just find out how stupid Islam is.

    • gravenimage says

      Feb 26, 2019 at 11:51 pm

      Probably not, given the whitewashed version they are being taught.

  3. mortimer says

    Feb 25, 2019 at 1:07 pm

    The US constitution PROHIBITS THE ESTABLISHMENT of ONE RELIGION by the GOVERNMENT.

    The school board has NO RIGHT to ESTABLISH ISLAM IN SCHOOLS and must stop immediately. A court challenge should proceed.

    • infidel numero uno says

      Feb 25, 2019 at 1:13 pm

      Agreed, Mortimer. I value the truth and accuracy of all your posts regarding the evils of izlaam. Thank you!!

      • Ashley says

        Feb 25, 2019 at 4:07 pm

        I, too, agree Mortimer.

        “This is the third year Grisso has done the project as part of the ARTeacher Fellowship program. The program is organized by the university’s Center for Children and Youth in collaboration with Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and the Walton Arts Center….
        ________________________

        The school board has gotten away with this crap for the past three years.

        Are there no outraged parents in Fayetteville?

        • Spiro says

          Feb 25, 2019 at 8:56 pm

          No they don’t pay attention after all the school knows what’s best don’t they ?
          What could possibly go wrong

  4. brane pilot says

    Feb 25, 2019 at 1:25 pm

    The message being conveyed to these schoolchildren is very clear and unmistakable.
    Islam in general, and Muslims in particular, are special and get a pass.
    No other religion on earth is pandered to in US schools.
    Not Christianity, not Hinduism, not Buddhism, not…
    Just Islam. Even though it is unconstitutional and illegal, they do it anyway. For ‘Diversity’.
    Because Muslims kill lots and lots of people all over the world, every single day, and cry victim when they are confronted with this simple fact.
    And that gets them a pass to indoctrinate US schoolchildren.

    • LytchZam says

      Feb 26, 2019 at 11:34 pm

      That’s horrifically true.

  5. Trish says

    Feb 25, 2019 at 1:39 pm

    Antiislamicman I strongly disagree These are high school kids who have never been taught one single TRUTH about Islam and the Muhamaden’s sure as hell aren’t going to tell them the truth!! The parents should be at the school RAISING HELL bcuz, as motimer said , this isn’t even legal. I have family in Fayetteville and they are hard core Baptists! They are STILL upset (as am I) that Christian kids can’t pray. But to shove Islam down their throats? UNACCEPTABLE!! Especially when it’s just the word of a FEW Muhamaden’s illegally brought during the Obama administration! AT LEAST TEACH THE TRUTH!

    • gravenimage says

      Feb 26, 2019 at 11:52 pm

      +1

  6. Flavius Claudius Iulianus says

    Feb 25, 2019 at 2:24 pm

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aniconism_in_Islam

  7. rubiconcrest says

    Feb 25, 2019 at 2:36 pm

    We are talking about an advanced placement world history class. Have they studied the advance of Islam throughout the ages? The teacher must know about the bloody Islamic history or does he? Maybe he is the one who needs a history lesson.

    • Spiro says

      Feb 25, 2019 at 9:05 pm

      I really don’t care if it’s AP class or not it’s still indoctrination
      Into a religion of conquest and hate it needs to be offset
      With Christianty maybe even the clueless teacher could see the comparison and learn the error or her ways but I doubt it
      Her political correctness wount allow it

  8. dan christensen says

    Feb 25, 2019 at 2:40 pm

    Islamic art has focused on the depiction of patterns, whether purely geometric or floral, and Arabic calligraphy, rather than on figures, because it is feared by many Muslims that the depiction of the human form is idolatry and thereby a sin against God, forbidden in the Qur’an.
    “Their (students) artwork was paper cut and decorated to resemble a mosque; they drew small pictures within it representing what they had experienced during their visit.”
    So, these kuffar children are guilty of an islamic mortal sin and according to islamic theology shall burn in hell.
    Why were they allowed to proceed with their evil mockery of the holy commands from Qur’an? many muslims are now offended and provoked by such deeds – they will surely be radicalized into jihad.

    • gravenimage says

      Feb 26, 2019 at 11:55 pm

      Because it furthers the cause of Islam–for now, anyway.

  9. somehistory says

    Feb 25, 2019 at 2:49 pm

    “raised as Christians — visited the Northwest Arkansas Islamic Center and guided a discussion with preteen children during Sunday school. ”
    **********************************
    “how they handle judgments from people that are not familiar with Islam.”
    **********************************************

    So, these children were told to “interview” moslims and then create art that would express *islam and the lives of moslims.* They and their art and the moslims they had interviewed…whom we can all believe expressed the Truth about islam (Not!)…were showcased at the art gallery. Imagine the applause for all. Eeeccchhh.

    Then, the next step….take it to the Church and “present to” even younger “children.” Since these teens are now “experts” on the subject, we can be sure that they too spoke the Truth about islam and moslims. (Not!)

    And the final insult: Those people who express “judgments” about islam are the most likely to Know islam and the dangers it represents due to its evil and its goals of a complete takeover.

    But these “children” are made to believe that if someone has a negative opinion of islam and moslims, that one does not Know islam and are “unfamilar with ilsam.” They are made to believe that the only people who are “familiar with islam” will have good things to say.

    This is so wrong; so disgusting.

  10. Sue Ellen says

    Feb 25, 2019 at 3:20 pm

    Why is this not unconstitutional???!!!!??? If it where Christianity then it would be unconstitutional. I love being an American, born and raised in Texas, but this county is going downhill. Why do we have to accept others religion, especially Islam, out of all religions??!! But Christianity, which this great country was founded upon has to be pushed to the side. The excuse, of we have to have separation of state and school. So why is Islam an exception??? This makes my blood boil!!!

    • gravenimage says

      Feb 27, 2019 at 12:00 am

      And how dangerous might it have been telling school children to interview Muslims? Good grief…

  11. PRCS says

    Feb 25, 2019 at 4:00 pm

    Betcha’ Qur’an 5:33 didn’t come up during their visits with Muslims and to mosques. So, here’s an article to help Ashley Grisso’s advanced placement world history classes understand the real Islam. It includes a ready made ‘art’ picture:
    “Somali schoolboy tells of how Islamists cut off his leg and hand ”
    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/oct/20/somali-islamists-schoolboy-amputation-ordeal

    • gravenimage says

      Feb 27, 2019 at 12:09 am

      It is easy to fool children–and probably many of their teachers are as clueless.

      And that is a terrible story, PRCS–Islam is utterly savage to children. If only these kids in Arkansas knew that.

  12. Geoffrey de Brito says

    Feb 25, 2019 at 4:07 pm

    The First Amendment text reads:

    “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”

    What part of “Congress” and “no law” don’t you understand?

    ONLY Congress is prohibited from passing legislation that would establish religion or prohibit the free exercise of it…

  13. mgoldberg says

    Feb 25, 2019 at 4:59 pm

    Advanced Placement, World History? Look at what passes for ‘advanced’ in the high school. They don’t actually learn any history. They don’t learn any history- they learn the art of the personal interview- without ever learning how to e an actually investigating reporter.
    No history, and no conscience, no honor, no decency. Meanwhile on this day, the finding of 50 Yazidi ( non muslim) sex slaves discovered in the enclave of ISIS fighters- muslim caliphate fighters.
    No history of that taught to these students in ‘Advanced Placement’ in a course on World history…..

    • gravenimage says

      Feb 27, 2019 at 12:11 am

      Grimly true. While it is–rightly–not the main focus of this article, the fact that academic standards have sunk so low in so many places is part of the problem.

  14. FYI says

    Feb 25, 2019 at 5:13 pm

    Speaking of “putting a face on islam”..

    Would it be ok,for artistic purposes,to draw cartoons of muhammed,the “prophet” of islam and the most perfect man…so as to “put a face on islam”?

    A man who,according to islamic teachings* was a..

    fat,white,cross dressing dwarf*

    Is it ok to depict his black slaves{how many would be acceptable to draw?}and is his winged fantasy flying horse with a woman’s face,Buraq,off limits as its depiction might seem to ridicule the Great Prophet?

    *{sahih bukhari 2442,Abu dawud 40:4731,sahih muslim 3901}

  15. Jay says

    Feb 25, 2019 at 5:25 pm

    How nice to welcome cutthroats and beheaders into one’s community. Just charming.

    All the propaganda materials they’ve generated and all the moslem propaganda textbooks they’ve been using should be assembled into one big pile outdoors and then turn the temp up to Fahrenheit 451. Have some marshmallows and sing some nice Christian hymns and stuff to try to understand the ways of Christian believers. May I suggest “The Battle Hymn of the Republic.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5mmFPyDK_8

    It’s not really such a long time since Europeans had to throw the moslems out of Europe, back into the deserts and wastelands. That time is coming again. You don’t change that fanatical 7th century belief system, you fight it to the death.

  16. Ralph Rowlett says

    Feb 25, 2019 at 7:39 pm

    How can you learn about Islam through art? Islam prohibits any kind of representative art.

    • gravenimage says

      Feb 27, 2019 at 12:12 am

      +1

  17. Bad Penguin says

    Feb 25, 2019 at 8:07 pm

    The area around Fayetteville is really liberal. These people seem to want their children victimized by muslims.

  18. TruthHonestReality says

    Feb 26, 2019 at 10:08 am

    They’ve been getting away with this for 3 years? How is this allowed and condoned and even pushed onto obviously clueless children? Perhaps these adults should have let the kids talk to these muslimes from an article right next to this one titled – “Saudi sisters flee father and brothers who beat them: “I was like a prisoner”

  19. Mad Muggy says

    Feb 26, 2019 at 10:47 am

    If this school were promoting Christianity, which America was founded on, the A(anti)C(christian)L(litigation)U(union) would have had them in court in a heart beat. But, having successfully driven Christianity out of the public schools and the public square, they now advocate for moslems at every given opportunity and sue whomever they can in partnership with C(christians)A(are)I(infidel)R(reprobates). What else could be expected of a “civil liberties” organization that was founded by the communist Roger Baldwin?

  20. gravenimage says

    Feb 26, 2019 at 11:48 pm

    Arkansas: Public high school students use art to learn Islamic faith
    ……………..

    Does this include learning that Islam bars most artistic depictions? Of course not.

    Just more whitewashing of Islam for our kids. *Ugh*.

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